The 53-year-old star - who is well known for her diva-like behaviour, once commenting she wouldn't continue with an interview until a window was opened - let slip she did not like the flowering plant after being handed one at her press conference for movie 'W.E.' at the Venice Film Festival.

Clearly thinking her on-stage microphone was turned off, Madonna accepted the flower from a man with a polite "thank you", before turning to her side and saying: "I absolutely loathe hydrangeas. He obviously doesn't know that."