London, June 5 (IANS) After the success of his ‘Twilight’ series, British actor Robert Pattinson yearned for shelter to hide away from paparazzi and ended up asking pop singer Christina Aguilera for help.

The young actor was hounded by photographers and requested Aguilera to let him in last year, reports contactmusic.com.

A source revealed that she was in the driveway of her Beverly Hills home when she heard someone at her security gate. As she saw Pattinson, she let him hide out for a few hours.

Later, Aguilera helped him step out unnoticed by moving the photographers away.