Madonna refused to shave her armpits at school

'For some reason, I feel like I never left high school, because I still feel that if you don't fit in, you're going to get your ass kicked,' she told Harper’s Bazaar.

'That hasn't really changed for me. I've always been acutely aware of differences and the way you are supposed to act if you want to be popular.

“I saw how popular girls had to behave to get the boys. I knew I couldn't fit into that. So I decided to do the opposite. I refused to wear make-up, to have a hairstyle. I refused to shave. I had hairy armpits.'

But her strike out at individuality didn’t go down too well with the opposite sex.

'The boys in my school would make fun of me,' she said. ''Hairy monster'. You know, things like that. Straight men did not find me attractive. I think they were scared of me because I was different. I've always asked, 'Why? Why do I have to do that? Why do I have to look this way? Why do I have to dress this way? Why do I have to behave this way?''