Ariana Grande got her first cover of Cosmopolitan magazine (February 2014 issue). Inside the mag, the 20-year-old singer dishes on being wooed by her now ex-boyfriend Nathan Sykes of The Wanted, being an old soul, and becoming famous. Here are some excerpts from the interview:

On her first date with Nathan Sykes: “We were going back to his hotel to watch a movie, and he had Ladurée macarons and sunflowers waiting. I love Parisian baked goods, and sunflowers are my favorite flower. He had taken the DVD player out of the bedroom and into the living room, because he said he didn’t want to take me into the bedroom on the first date.”

On her personality: “I think I’m an old soul. What excites younger people doesn’t excite me… I’m kind of a boring, normal girl who likes Harry Potter and to sit in her pajamas and sing. A lot of my friends are partiers, but I’ve never really clicked with that. I like Barbra Streisand, and when was the last time you saw Babs getting, like, turnt up? That’s kind of the road that I, as a lady, would like to go down.”

On making a name for herself in the music industry: “I never really expected to be taken seriously as an artist, and it’s just been the ultimate, proudest achievement. I’ve dealt with a lot of people not knowing what to expect from me because of my age and my personality. People often mistake my kindness for weakness, and they didn’t expect much from me, because at the end of the day, I’m just a nice Italian girl from Boca.”