Rihanna is not The Only Girl as it is revealed that the R&B singer has a secret family in Barbados
By Daily Mail ReporterLast updated at 4:07 PM on 19th April 2011
She once sang that she she was The Only Girl In The World - but clearly wasn't accounting for the other Miss Fentys.
Singer Rihanna has been hiding a secret family, which include two half-sisters, the result of a couple of flings her father Ronald had before he married Rihanna's mother.
According to reports this weekend, the R&B star also has a half-brother and has a couple of nieces, who adore their famous aunt.
Secret sister: Rihanna is seen here in a family snap with her half-sister Kandy, her father's daughter from a previous relationship, and who she met for the first time when she 15
But before her father met her mother, he had three relationships that all produced Rihanna's half-siblings, according to the Sun.
The star keeps in touch with her siblings - who have never spoken about their relationship with her before - and first met the eldest one, Kandy, 32, when she was just 15.
Kandy, who works as a pharmacist’s assistant in Barbados, said the singer was just a teenager when she showed up at the Fentys' door and explained who she was.
One big happy family: Rihanna poses with Kandy, her nieces Brandy and Crystal and her two younger brothers Rajad and Rorrey
Ronald, who designs and sells clothes, said: 'I guess you could say I was shocked.
'But I was a bit on the wild side and something of a ladies' man back in my early days.
'Once Kandy told me who her mother was and explained what had happened, I said, 'Well, OK, welcome to my family".'
Kandy was born in Barbados but was raised by her grandparents after her mother moved to the UK.
Before the fame and fortune: A teenage Rihanna poses for a family snap with father Roland, mother Monica and Rajad
And it was on a trip to her see her at her home in Dagenham, east London, that her mother told her who her father was. Kandy also introduced Rihanna, who is known by her family by her first name Robyn, to her daughters, Brandy, now 14, and eleven-year-old Crystal.
She said: 'Even then, before she was famous, she was really cool. My girls thought she was great fun and now, of course, they love the fact their auntie is one of the most famous singers in the world.
Rihanna's other secret siblings are Samantha, 30, a policy consultant for Caribbean regional governments, and brother Jamie, a 27-year-old graphic artist.
Busy: Rihanna, seen here at the Coachella Music Festival on Saturday, is now a world-famous star but stays in touch with her extended family
And friends of Samantha spoke about the first time she met Rihanna and described as 'mini me'.
They said: 'She was the sister Samantha had always wanted. She said she looked identical to the way she did at three years old.
'Samantha said it was a joy to have a younger sister and she used to love dressing her up and braiding her hair.'
Rihanna still stays close to her siblings and whenever she has a break from her busy schedule, will fly to her home island to see them.
Family connections: Rihanna's extended family. The mothers of her half-siblings are unknown