Mariah Carey loves her diva reputation. The "Butterfly" singer says she takes it as a compliment to be called a diva because it just means she's successful.

She says, "They throw that word around like it's a friggin' Frisbee! I grew up hearing it, because my mother is an opera singer."

Mariah Carey doesn't have birthdays. According to the "Shake It Off" singer, she refuses to acknowledge her birthdays because getting old doesn't really sit well with her.

Carey has banned the word "birthday" and refers to them instead as "anniversaries." She says she prefers to think of herself as a child who will never grow up.

Mariah Carey feels like a "cash machine with a wig on."

The 'Touch My Body' singer - whose marriage to Columbia Records executive Tommy Mottola ended in divorce in 1998 - finds it hard to judge who is genuine and who just wants to be part of the Mariah circus.

Mariah Carey doesn't trust men.

The single 37-year-old singer - whose marriage to record executive Tommy Mottola ended in 1998 - finds it difficult to form new relationships because she is paranoid potential lovers will post compromising footage of her on the internet.

Mariah Carey has revealed she is as prudish as Mary Poppins.

The 'Touch My Body' singer, who is famous for her provocative music videos and songs, says she couldn't be more different from her on-stage persona.

Leona Lewis has branded Jamelia insecure.

'The X Factor' winner was stunned when Jamelia described her as a "poor man's Mariah Carey" but believes she only made the hurtful comment because she is worried about her own career.