May 23, 2009, 4:00 GMT
Mariah Carey will never turn 40.
05/15/2009 - Mariah Carey -The 'Touch My Body' star - who reached the landmark birthday in March - will never admit her real age and wants to remain a woman in her 30s for the rest of her life. © Solarpix / PR Photos
The 'Touch My Body' star - who reached the landmark birthday in March - will never admit her real age and wants to remain a woman in her 30s for the rest of her life.
She said: "Read my bio again. We can't allow these lies to spread! Don't say the F word around me. It's just a number but I don't see why women should have to conform to what is expected of a 40-year-old - whatever that is."
To celebrate her birthday - which was on March 27 - Mariah's husband Nick Cannon whisked her away to Barbados on a private jet.
Mariah enjoyed an intimate dinner party with 11 close friends at the exclusive Wispers restaurant, which was filled with hundreds of pink and lavender balloons.
A source said: "It was important to Nick that the trip be a very relaxing one, where Mariah and her friends could truly enjoy themselves."
At the time, Nick revealed he wanted to treat his wife to a "bald eagle" for her birthday.
But as well as being an endangered species, a "bald eagle" is also a slang term for someone with shaved pubic hair.
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