Mariah Carey turns up 90mins late because of broken fingernail

Mariah Carey left organisers of an awards ceremony fuming yesterday (23.03.05) after turning up 90 minutes late because she broke a fingernail.

According to reports, the sexy singer threw a tantrum after snapping the nail and ordered her entourage to fix the problem before she would attend the Capital Radio Awards, in London.

Despite being accompanied by a team stylists, make-up artists and hairdressers on her trip Carey was unable to locate a manicurist.

Eventually staff managed to find a nail specialist to come to the lavish Bagloni hotel, where she is staying, to repair the damage and get Mariah to the ceremony where she caused more outrage by arriving with 11 bodyguards and demanded they watch over her as she ate.

A source told Britain's Daily Mail: "Mariah swept in looking every inch the star, but it was a little over the top.

She had kept everyone waiting over an hour for her grand entrance and her excuse that it was all down to a broken fingernail simply didn't help those fumbling over her tardiness."

Earlier this week, Mariah confirmed her diva status by getting staff at the same hotel to roll out a red carpet accompanied by lit candles for her arrival at 2am.