If you are a pop star or famous actor/actress you can be forgiven for making sure that everything is precisely as you like it to be, especially when travelling around for much of the year.

While this is not going to garner sympathy with much about anyone else, it is a well-known fact in the world of show business that certain big names like things to be just right for them when making an appearance.

This leads us on to one particular request which has been revealed recently. When singer Mariah Carey was due to appear on Alan Carr’s talk show, it has been reported that she asked to have a staircase assistant present.

The diva was said to have made this dressing room demand in advance of the date and requested that a person was appointed to check the stairs to ensure she was able to descend them.

As Mariah is known to wear high heels it does not sound like as far-fetched a stipulation as it first seems, especially as she certainly would not want any embarrassing entrances onto the set. Still, even if she was only concerned with losing her footing on the steps, it is still an out-of-the-ordinary request – while the expensive champagne ordered certainly wasn’t.