Hamilton was grilled by the Pussycat Dolls

London Jan 29: Formula 1 champion and sports heartthrob Lewis Hamilton was thoroughly grilled by the members of the girls group `Pussycat Dolls` before they finally let him date their lead singer Nicole Scherzinger. The glamorous American singer began dating the British

sportsman after they met in 2007, but Scherzinger`s bandmates had to make sure that Hamilton was good enough for their friend, before they gave him the go ahead, Contactmusic reported. Melody Thornton, a part of the 5 member group said, "When we found out Lewis was a racing driver, we were like, `Hold on a minute, he`d better not be a playboy`,". "So we asked him all sorts. What were his intentions, if he was a nice guy, did he know how to treat her right, did he bring her flowers and pull out chairs on dates? We didn`t mess about and gave him a tough time as we do with all new boyfriends. We are very protective of each other especially when a new guy comes into the fold." The group released their second studio album `Doll Domination` in 2008 and have sold millions of copies worldwide. Bureau Report