Fears have grown for the Good Girl Gone Bad star in recent months as she reunited with abusive ex Chris Brown and boasted on Twitter of drug use.

Now family friend and Barbados pastor Bishop Vibert Lowe says her homeland is "praying for" the singer.

The 64-year-old clergyman preached to Rihanna and her family at church every week before she quit the Caribbean island for pop stardom.

He told The Sun: "A lot of people have been praying for her and hoping that she will drop these bad habits.

"We feel it's wrong for her to behave like this.

"As a young lady she's not setting a good example.

"Young people look to her as a mentor, they regard her as an idol and copy her lifestyle.

"There are people on the island who think she parties way too hard."

Speaking of 24-year-old Rihanna's reunion with hip-hop star Brown, who beat her up, the Bishop said: "After all he did, I'd tell her to steer clear of him.

"He's not the correct influence on her life."

He added: "I don't see her much when she comes back — she seems too busy — but she should spend more time in church."

Hollywood stylist Phil Bloch, who has known Rihanna and Brown for years, said he was worried by her recent behaviour.

He said: "I went to one of her concerts and was shocked by what I saw. She has no idea how to cope with this level of fame.

"She needs to calm down and behave — I think she's a troubled girl.

"She's talented and beautiful, but puts herself in dangerous situations."











EXCLUSIVE
By PETE SAMSON
Last Updated: 12th March 2012
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/bizarre/4187931/Rihanna-warned-to-clean-up-her-act.html