British singer Paloma Faith is coming clean about hiding her real age when she was starting out, Mirror reported.

Faith started in the show business when she was 27, but she said she told record labels that she was only 23 out of fear that no one in the music industry would want a singer who is "too old."

Now 33 years old, she said she remembered the struggles of Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall, who broke into the public eye in 2004 at the age of 27.

"I felt that everyone was going to focus on my age, not my music. I thought I'd try and protect myself that way," Faith told the publication.

Now, the Brit singer has the fourth best-selling album of 2014. Her latest single, "Changing," in which she collaborated with dance act Sigma, is expected to get the top spot over the weekend. Faith also recorded a track with Dame Shirley Bassey, and is scheduled to conquer the United States, starting with an appearance on the popular talk show, "Late Night with David Letterman."

Faith is also gearing up for a full UK arena tour that will start in March, according to Stereo Board. She will promote her album, "A Perfect Contradiction," next year with stops in Brighton, Newcastle, Bournemouth, Cardiff, Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds, Nottingham, Liverpool and London.

The busy soul songstress, however, doesn't really want global stardom, which was one of the reasons why she turned down Simon Cowell and the chance to become a judge on X Factor.

Faith said she feels she's not "emotionally equipped" to deal with public criticism, according to an RTE report.

"People wanting to know what I've had for breakfast every morning... urrgh, it's just not me," she said.

The "Never Tear Us Apart" hit maker, who is known for her quirky style, broke into the music industry in 2009 with her debut album, "Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful?" which reached the ninth spot in United Kingdom.

She followed it up in 2012 with her sophomore album, "Fall to Grace," and her single, "Picking Up the Pieces," reached top 10.