The Britney Spears circus is well and truly underway in London. The Dorchester is already making plans for her arrival at the start of June. We can reveal that the singer has asked for a stripper's pole to be installed in her favourite suite in the top hotel so she can work out between shows during the appropriately named Circus tour.

Private dancer: Britney enjoying a quick pole dance

Hardly the most orthodox request they're likely to have received at the five-star hotel.

We're told: "Britney loves pole dancing, it is her new favourite work out. She gets the toning that she needs without having to hit the gym, and she wants to be able to do it in the privacy of her own hotel room.

"Keeping fit on the tour is very important as her show is full of rigorous dance routines, so Britney likes to do her pole dancing work out every morning when she gets up."

The 27-year-old star, who is known for her love of "good old-fashioned cuisine" (or junk food), has also asked for a cook from the Nando's restaurant chain to be on hand for the duration of her visit to whip he r up some spicy chicken when she feels like it.

The last time Brit was in town she gorged on Domino's pizza instead of eating in any of London's fancy restaurants.

And finally, Brit is planning a huge private shopping spree in Topshop while she is in town.

She is making arrangements for Sir Philip Green to open the store especially for her and her dancers so they can stock up on a new wardrobe with no other customers vying for the bargains.

We can hardly wait to see what else she gets up to while she's here.