Maria Bello attending Barack Obama event where celebrities gave their support to the senator for the next election. Los Angeles, USA - 31.01.08

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor star was at a relative's birthday party, when she spotted a restaurant staffmember who took her fancy.

And instead of gossiping about the hunk to friends, the determined star marched over and asked if he was single.

She tells New York gossip column Page Six, "I walked up and said, 'Can you take this cake and put a candle in it? And by the way, do you have a girlfriend?'

"(And) from that night on, we've been together."

Source: WENN