Singer Gloria Estefan has claimed that the CIA once tried to hire her as a spy. The Cuban-born star said she was approached by the US spy agency to become an undercover agent due to her "language skills" when she was working as an interpreter for US Customs at Miami International airport years back.

"They realised I was someone who could pass as regular person without raising any eyebrows. So, the CIA approached me and wanted me to train in their Atlanta HQ," the star, now 52, told the Miami Herald.