Sometimes sexy Beyoncé bans snappers from Irish gigs

We all have our insecurities but you’d think being one of the world’s most successful performers with 17 Grammys, 125m record sales, $300m (€230m) in the bank, and a bottom that has its own fan club would cushion even the shakiest self-confidence.

Clearly not for Beyoncé, who is so paranoid about her image that she has banned photographers from her two sell-out concerts in Ireland tonight and tomorrow.

The superstar was apparently so upset over unapproved photographs taken during her Super Bowl performance earlier this year that her management told a website that published them to take them down.