We admire her for her smash hits in our charts such as "Umbrella" and "please Don't stop the music" but what we didn't know was that Rihanna has an ongoing battle in her life. The ability to keep her balance.

he singer has come out of the woods to reveal that she only has 4 toes on her right foot. She lost her smallest toe in an unfortunate run in with a python snake whilst on holiday in the Amazon when she was only sixteen.

She says each day is a struggle. When my artificial toe isn't on I wobble from side to side a lot. The artificial is fitted for the likes of my tours to prevent me from falling but it does chaff and this is only a temporary solution to the problem. Rihanna admits that she often falls over at home and finds it hard to walk in a straight line.

Not only does it cause medical problems but it also leaves the star feeling self conscious. Only we can say is toe luck Rihanna!