Madonna is being plagued by nightmares - about horses.

The sexy singer, who is a keen horse rider, claims her sleep has been haunted by equine night terrors since she was thrown from a horse on her 47th birthday in August.

Madonna is rumoured to have a crush on Uma Thurman's lover, hotelier Andre Balaz, after flirting outrageously with him at his restaurant.

The 47-year-old singer, married to film director Guy Ritchie, sidled up to Balaz at New York's Mercer Kitchen - in front of sexy Uma - before chatting animatedly to the shocked millionaire, according to stunned eyewitnesses.

Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie are planning a romantic wedding anniversary at the Scottish castle where they tied the knot.

The couple are jetting to swanky Skibo Castle - which boasts thousands of acres of stunning countryside in the Scottish Highlands - to celebrate their fifth wedding anniversary next week.

Madonna wants to follow in her husband Guy Ritchie's footsteps and direct a movie. The pop queen - whose latest documentary, "I'm Going to Tell You a Secret" airs on British TV this week - says she'd love to try being behind the camera for a change.

The 47-year-old star says, "I would love to direct a film. I felt very inspired by making this movie, and I learned a lot about filmmaking and storytelling. I would like to do it on my own next time."

Madonna is convinced her two children will follow in her footsteps to become chart-topping musicians.

The Material Girl says Rocco, five, is musically gifted while nine-year-old Lourdes is likely to start her career, like she did, as a professional dancer.

Madonna has confessed to taking the highly-addictive painkiller Vicodin. The sexy singer has confessed she took the prescription drugs - which Matthew Perry and Eminem were famously hooked on - after injuring herself in a horse riding accident.

But the star says the drug turned her into a "complete bitch" and she vowed never to take it again, "I only tried Vicodin once. I was in a lot of pain, and everyone kept telling me to try it. But they kept saying, 'Be careful. It's so amazing. You're going to get addicted.' So I called five people to get advice before I took it, and they all told me I was going to love it."