Rihanna’s Sexy New Playtoys

From Britney to the Beckhams, all the A-listers are buzzing over sex toys!

Rude girl Rihanna's S&M shopping trip down under, but she's not the only toy-loving celeb...

Rihanna hitting a sex shop in my hometown of Sydney, Australia, this week left me clutching my sides with glee. Having been to the actual store myself – imaginatively called the Tool Shed – I’m not surprised the S&M singer left with two big bags of goodies… because I know I did!

So let me assure you from first-hand knowledge that the shop in question is not the sort that would render your flip-flops permanently stuck to the floor.
In fact, the shop has been an icon of Sydney’s gay and lesbian district for over 30 years, welcoming people of all ages and sexuality into its salubrious haven of gadgets, gizmos, literature and a number of items I can’t really tell you about, as I had my hypnotherapist remove them from memory.

And while the Tool Shed’s shop assistants are not exactly delicate Agent Provocateur types in pink aprons spraying signature parfum from a crystal atomiser, you’re guaranteed to share a giggle or an eyeroll or two with the macho leather queens and bi-curious clientele – not so the terrified red-faced married men in suits. Well, they’re in and out in minutes, so who’d want to anyway?

So what was in Ri-Ri’s bag when she left the Oxford Street store? Well at the moment the Tool Shed’s top-selling products include Adjustaclit Rabbits, Clone-A-Willy and even a Stretchy Silicone cockring. How can any A-list star resist?

But I’m pleased to report Rihanna’s not the only celebrity frequenter to these dank dens of iniquity. Posh and Becks were once clocked checking out the Pleasure Chest store in Hollywood, which has also welcomed Halle Berry through its doors.
And who can forget when a mid-meltdown Britney Spears was papped in 2008 going into the Hustlers X-Rated shop for naughty knickers and famously tried to strip off in the middle of the store? Charlie Sheen could learn a thing or two from Britney.

More recently, Twilight star Ashley Greene was seen browsing through the Coco De Mer Erotic Boutique in West Hollywood last September. The actress seemed particularly interested in the lingerie, vibrators and literature and was spotted flipping through a book called the C**t Colouring Book.
Although she didn’t buy anything (how could she leave that colouring book on the shelf?!), a Coco De Mer employee said: ‘She left empty-handed but lots of celebrities come and browse and have their assistants pick things up for them later.’

Rihanna seems to be an exceptional exception. So the question remains, Riri, are you buzzing?