Rihanna's hair takes small fortune to fix - The Province

Rihanna has reportedly paid $23,500 for an emergency haircut after hers was ruined in a sauna.

The "We Found Love" singer - who recently changed her red locks to blonde - apparently flew her stylist first class to London from Los Angeles to fix her matted tresses.

According to The Sun newspaper, the 24-year-old star had been for a swim at her hotel and used its steam room and sauna before disaster struck.

A source said: "When she got out, her hair was tangled and matted. She slapped a load of conditioner on but it didn't get through the mass."

With a TV appearance on 'The Jonathan Ross Show' scheduled for the next day, Rihanna decided that stylist Ursula Stephen was the only woman for the job.

The insider added: "She didn't want to take the chance on an unknown.

"Because they were on such a tight schedule, they had to get her on the first flight. Rihanna didn't care about paying a fortune."

She was pictured yesterday in London wearing a black cap in an apparent bid to hide the disaster.

The source explained: "Rihanna shoved a hat on to go to the studios. She was fine when she knew Ursula was on her way."