Singer 'Removed Ribs To Look Thinner'

A Mexican singer has posed with a jar apparently containing two of her ribs.

Ariadna Thalia Sodi Miranda - known solely as Thalía - has taunted fans for years with the suggestion that she had two ribs removed to make her waist thinner.

Last week, the 42-year-old reignited the rumour by mentioning it in an interview. 

She then posted a video of herself on Instagram, holding her bare abdomen, with the caption: 'You think I removed my ribs? Yes, no? #ThaliasRibs #Myth'

Now, the performer, who has a strong Filipino fan base, has posted another video - of her ribs apparently pickling in a jar.

The teasing vine shows her gasping as she sits on a sunny balcony with the jar on a table in front of her.

Posting it on Instagram, she wrote: 'To all my loving Filipino fans, here is the proof! I love my famous ribs, I kept them with me all these years! And the saga continues...'

It is still unclear whether the video was a joke.

Thalía has been dubbed both the 'Queen of Latin Pop' and 'Queen of Telenovelas [hispanic soaps]' during her prolific career as a singer, songwriter, actress, author a and entrepreneur.

She first starred in a commercial at the age of one and has sold 40 million records worldwide.