Singer Ariana Grande likes to embarrass her friend and singer Ed Sheeran because "it is so easy".

"I can be known to have quite an inappropriate sense of humour. And Ed Sheeran is so British and embarrasses easily. It's so easy to make him blush. People often think I'm totally censored, so I love to catch them off guard," Grande told LOOK magazine, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

She had teamed up with former boyfriend singer Nathan Sykes for the song "Over and over again" but says it wasn't awkward getting into the recording studio with him.

"We're friends and I'm so happy with how the song turned out," she said.

And now the 22-year-old is hoping to collaborate with more British stars.

"I really love Adele. Jessie J is my girl - collaborating with her was super-cool. She brings such a different vibe. I was buzzing off her energy. Ed is obviously a legend. The Brits know how to do it - just more proper and washed down with a nice cup of tea."