Rihanna: I’m afraid of fame

Rihanna is "super-duper afraid" of being put on a pedestal.

The Barbados-born singer has been interviewed by Oprah Winfrey for her Oprah's Next Chapter TV show, with the talk show host travelling to Rihanna's home island to talk to her.

In a clip from the programme, Rihanna opens up about the effect success has had on her.

"I'm super-duper afraid of the pedestal that comes with fame," she says. "It's amazing how lonely you can feel."

In a trailer for the programme, Oprah discusses what is in store for fans. She admits having pre-conceived ideas about the star, which were wholly disproved as their time together wore on.

"I thought she was going to be kind of a badass. Kind of a hard edged, rocker pop woman. Nothing could have been farther from the truth," she said.

"She was thoughtful. She was very emotional. She was vulnerable. I came away really getting a great sense of who she was. [It's] a really, really, get down conversation with Rihanna."

The show will air on Oprah's OWN network on August 19. It sees the host travelling back to the neighbourhood the singer grew up in.