Exhausted Rihanna has physical breakdown, turns to Beyonce for advice

Rihanna turned to Beyonce Knowles for advice after she reportedly had a meltdown, hours before her concert in Dublin during the weekend.

According to the Sun, the 'Umbrella' hitmaker threatened to cancel her Dublin show and was only able to carry on after a tearful phone call to the former Destiny's Child singer.

The R and B star advised her younger counterpart to continue with the tour, but to take a year off when she's finished to recuperate.

The Barbadian singer has been rundown by extensive touring recently.

The 23-year-old singer is currently working her way through a mammoth 101-date world tour.

After the show she took to ... BNN