Rihanna regards Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema her ‘best friend’...

Rihanna feels her boyfriend, Karim Benzema is like her ‘best friend’ because they were pals for so long before they started dating. The ‘Diamonds’ singer has been on a string of dates with the Real Madrid soccer star in recent weeks after their first meeting at the World Cup tournament last summer and the 27-year-old beauty has reportedly told friends the relationship feels very different to her past romances with the likes of Chris Brown, Drake, and Leonardo DiCaprio because she got to know him well through calls and texts first. A source said: ‘It’s taken a long time for the relationship to get off the ground but she says that’s what makes it so special. He’s the first guy she’s actually gotten to know before diving in head first. ‘She’s been telling people she’s never experienced anything like this in her life and that she trusts him like her best friend.’ And Rihanna is said to have been ‘completely swept off her feet’ by the French sportsman – who has 16-month-old daughter, Melia from a previous relationship – and friends are astonished by her transformation....