The beauticians of Belfast were reportedly woken from their sleep when Rihanna needed an emergency bikini wax in the wee hours. The 23-year-old singer arrived at her hotel in Norn Iron in the early hours and needed a quick tidy-up downstairs ahead of her video shoot the next day. I too thought she'd gotten lucky with the male model, but - no - it was for a shoot...
Her assistants are said to have hit the phones in a desperate attempt to find someone qualified in hair removal to come to the hotel, although the first four refused to get out of bed. "The video shoot was scheduled for the following morning so she didn't have much time," said a source. "Her assistants got on the case quickly and called some beauticians after finding a directory on the web. "It was relief all round when they finally managed to find someone."
And that's what qualifies as celebrity news this morning. Rihanna doesn't have a qualifed waxer in her entourage. Nor is she willing to get busy with an epilator.
Consider yourselves informed.