Carey prayed to be kidnapped

Mariah Carey claims she was so miserable in her marriage to music mogul Tommy Mottola, she often fantasised about being kidnapped so she could get out of the relationship.

The We Belong Together singer divorced Mottola in 1998 after five years of marriage, and she admits that while they were together, she dreamed about being taken away.

She tells Allure magazine: "I longed for someone to come kidnap me back then. I used to fantasise about that a lot. I'd have my pocketbook with me at all times in case I had to make an escape."