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Rihanna's fondness for all things British has taken an unexpected turn. According to a report in The Sun, the Bajan superstar likes nothing more than practising her best Cockney rhyming slang on her beleagured roadies after being given a book on the subject.
A source told the tabloid: "Rihanna was given the book when she was last over and can't get enough of it. She's been reading phrases aloud in her best Cockney accent and finding it hilarious. Spending so much time in the UK has gone to her head, in a good way."
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10/12/2011 14:39
well I'm Portuguese i live here now few years and love my cockney accent,im always asking friends these and that,i pretend sometimes that im English now
The more i learn the more i like it!Love my fish N'chips too!!
The more i learn the more i like it!Love my fish N'chips too!!10/12/2011 17:24
they love britain because ther records sell more here then in the states
10/12/2011 16:53
Great Britians AMAZING! What else can I say?10/12/2011 20:43
NO they dont love Britain, its just a PR exercise when touring in Britain.
10/12/2011 20:53
Bit dodgy Jennifer Aniston was voted sexiest woman of all time; I've seen sexier just today, shopping! insane, given that she's axl rose with breasts! nah, Raquel Welch, Marilyn Monroe Liz Taylor a-go-go!
10/12/2011 17:48
They actually fit in I think. It's easy to accept those that fit in. I think Brits have a hard time with those who do not wish to integrate properly and so it is, visitors who don't need to integrate yet fit in are really welcome. If I was in Rome I'd do as the Romans do. If Katy divorced Brand ya all know we'll assume it'll be Brands fault.
10/12/2011 20:47
Apart from Hendrix, Isreal Q is spot on; they are just puppets, doing and saying whatever they are told to to sell records.
10/12/2011 23:04
They love money not Brittan.
11/12/2011 01:01
Pop stars don't love you, they love the money you give them
20/12/2011 14:31
When it said foreign stars I kind of expected like yano, people not from america who speak different languages?
like where's French legend - Charles Aznavour who in his lifetime wrote 150 of the 1000 songs he wrote in English?
like where's French legend - Charles Aznavour who in his lifetime wrote 150 of the 1000 songs he wrote in English?
or Gackt Japanese Pop/Rock sensation who apparently at great effort learnt English, just to engage with American and British culture better? (He also includes English in many songs)
Sometimes just sometimes, I think I should write the music articles for sites or be a radio DJ, its clear, I know a lot more about music than the music industry, nor am I the only one.
19/12/2011 19:49
It does'nt matter what country they are promoting their music in it's the best country in the world.
10/12/2011 18:45
well how about Korean stars! SHINee liked Britain! and more Korean groups are trying to come to England now!!
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