Craig David always seeks his mum's advice on his music.

The 44-year-old star has enjoyed a hugely successful music career and Craig admits that his mum, Tina, has always played a part in his achievements.

Speaking to The Sun newspaper's Bizarre column about his career breakthrough, Craig shared: "For me, it was taking my mum to Top Of The Pops for the first time.

"It was one of the most amazing experiences because we watched it all these years together. And then all of a sudden, you're in the crowd watching your son on stage.

"I'm looking at her, she's looking at me. We're looking at each other and I'm just like, 'Wow'."

Craig now leans on his mum for advice and feedback.

The Fill Me In hitmaker also described Tina as his "biggest supporter".

He explained: "You want your mum to be honest because she's the only person who can be that honest.

"It used to be me jotting down lyrics and a melody in my bedroom and then coming in and saying, 'How does this sound?' I always send her my new songs and ask her what she thinks. I know with her that it'll be the reaction time.

"If it's quick, like, 'Oh my God, that's the one', I know it's good. If she is slower, I'm like, 'I know you hate it'. But she is my biggest supporter."

Craig previously explained that he enjoyed a "warm" childhood. However, the chart-topping star still became a target for bullies during his school years.

He told the BBC's Imposter Syndrome: "I remember one time walking down the corridor and one of the older boys, two years above me, just pushed me into the corner and asked me what money I had.

"This started happening regularly, every day in that same corridor, even when teachers were coming down. They would see what was happening and he [the bully] was very quick to put an arm round, big smile - and you would just lean in because you don't want it to continue but it lodged itself as a trauma."