diva

Friends told me to brace myself for the petulant movie star, the diva.

“Most gay boys I knew tended to fawn over other divas of the era, but my chosen idol was Merle.”

British tabloids called her outburst the "tantrum" of a "spoiled diva".

Cher got a tough time from the tabloid press during her time on the show - with stories about "diva" behaviour turning some of the audience against the teenager.

Disco diva Donna Summer bought one of her woodcuts.