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Rihanna’s dad told her to lose weight

Rihanna as pictured at this year's Grammy Awards
Rihanna as pictured at this year's Grammy Awards

The father of R&B singer Rihanna, Ronald Fenty, told his daughter to lose weight because she was getting "too fat".

In an interview with Heat magazine, Fenty said: "I actually thought she was a little fat the last time I saw her.

"But when I saw her at this year's Grammys, I thought she was back to her normal size. I used to joke with her, 'Robyn, [the singer's real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty], you're getting too fat.'

“But I think she's fine. I think she looked excellent, as everyone saw, at the Grammys. She's dieting, she's working out."

He also commented on the fact Rihanna has rekindled her friendship, if not her romance with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, despite him being convicted of assaulting her in 2009.

He told Heat: "Chris is a nice guy and everybody's entitled to make mistakes in their life - God knows how many I've made. She's her own woman now."

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