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Madonna: queen of reinvention, flaunter of all things taboo, pioneer of the conical brassiere and, on 24th April 2007, a popstar with precisely 25 years' worth of hit-making under her belt.
Think you know all there is to know about Her Madgesty? We present the top ten most unusual Madonna facts.
Eek!
Fear of bad reviews, fear of getting old, fear of slipping a disc on stage - these we could understand. What really gives Madonna the willies, however, is "brontophobia" - not a fear of the mighty brontosaurus, but a morbid fear of thunder.
During her 1994 appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman, Madonna said "f**k" 13 times, asked Letterman to smell her underwear, accused him of being a "sick f**k" wearing a wig and refused to leave the set when her time was up. Behave!
Separated at birth?
Distant relatives of Madonna include Gwen Stefani (a far-removed cousin), Celine Dion (they share a French-Canadian ancestor) and Mark Wahlberg (who is intermittently rumoured to have brawled/had a fling with her).
