Cullum: 'I wooed Sophie Dahl with books'

Jamie Cullum has revealed that he tried to impress his now-fiancée by talking about literature when they first met.

The singer, who is engaged to author and model Sophie Dahl, said that they got on well from the start because they have so much in common.

"We hit it off immediately. I think we knew emotionally that we would become good friends," the Daily Mail quotes Cullum as saying. "We just started talking about books - I was reading David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas at the time - and certain other stuff that we were into.

"Someone like me never entertains the idea of going after someone like her, so I didn't go for it. I couldn't assume that she would be interested in me... but it worked!

"Lucky old me - it turned out to be much more. I think it was to do with the fact that I always carry a good [book] around with me. In my case I was actually reading it, although it's a good chat-up tip, I think, to always carry a good, thick book."

It has been reported that Cullum and Dahl will get married in a winter wonderland-themed wedding in the New Year.