Happy Birthday Maddie Ziegler: Unseen photos, facts about dance prodigy

If there is one thing that is synonymous with Maddie Ziegler, it is dance. The young prodigy is blessed with twinkle toes ever since she graced the earth with her presence. She has not only appeared on Sia's music video, but has become the star of Lifetime's reality show, "Dance Moms."

Most of Maddie's fans love her solos, but not much has been spoken about the person behind her fame. And as the young star turns 13, we present you with a list of bizarre facts and trivia about the paduvan who has her sight set on bigger achievements. 

Here are some lesser known facts about the "Dance Moms" star:

When Maddie's mom was pregnant, she decided to name her kid Taylor. Nevertheless, they changed her name to Maddie a few days later.

Maddie loves doing her own make up and refuses to let her mother do it for her. In fact, she learnt all about make up techniques from YouTube videos.

She is a huge fan of Justin Bieber and even has a life size poster of him in her bedroom. Her other favourite music artists include Cody Simpson and Selena Gomez.

The Zieglers' pet dog is a Corgi and has been christened Molly.

Maddie pays for her phone bills.

The young dancer rehearses for 40 hours a week.

Apparently, Maddie didn't watch a single episode of "Dance Moms" season 4 because, as she put it, she lived the show.

Her favourite store is Abercrombie and Fitch.

She was personally selected by Sia to appear in one of her videos.

This article wouldn't be complete without a Maddie Ziegler dance solo, so watch it here: