As she reclines on a sofa, naked but for her knickers, it's clear there is nothing retiring about Rihanna.
In newly released outtakes from the Barbadian singer's GQ photoshoot, she uses her shapely body to provoke in a series of revealing photos.
Talking to the upmarket men's magazine she revealed she likes her partner to 'take the lead' in her relationships.
'I like to feel like a woman,' the 24-year-old explained.
'I have to be in control in every other aspect of my life, so I feel like in a relationship, I wanted to be able to take a step back and have somebody else take the lead.
'I could absolutely be dominant, but in general, I'd rather... How do I say this in, like, a non-X rated version?'
And she added: 'Love makes you go places you probably wouldn't ever go, had it not been for love. But I think everybody still has their limits.'
Rihanna's collection of tattoos can be seen in the shots, while she wears her cropped hair simple and flat against her head.
The pictures come as the beauty appeared to confirm she and former boyfriend Chris Brown were back together.
Having spent Thanksgiving partying together in Berlin, on Saturday Rihanna tweeted a shirtless photo of the singer sprawled on her London hotel bed.
She had previously denied that she was back together with Brown, who she split from in 2009 after he hit, choked and bit her during an argument in Los Angeles.
He later pleaded guilty to assault
