Rihanna: Portrait of a popstar who revels in being lewd

Her lewd behaviour has brought savage criticism in recent weeks.

But if Rihanna thought there was a need to tone things down in public there was no sign of it at the O2 Arena last night.

The 23-year-old singer stunned the London audience as she worked her way through a provocative routine.

Provocative: Rihanna in a pose from last night’s concert at the O2 Arena in London, in which she performed much of the gig in just a bikini

Rear view: The singer bends over in front of a group of fans – who capture the moment on their mobile phones

She initially arrived wearing a bottom-skimming blue jacket but quickly stripped down to a barely-there jewelled bikini, nude fishnets and neon platform boots.

Just days ago, farmer Alan Graham ordered the Barbadian singer off his land after she stripped down for a music video.

The 61-year-old interrupted filming on his muddy field in Northern Ireland and warned the star, who was wearing low-slung jeans and a bikini top, to ‘find a greater God’.

Covered up: Rihanna arrived on stage wearing a blue coat and neon pink boots, but it wasn’t long before the coat came off

Days later, the singer was warned she would have to cover up if she appeared on The X Factor again, following thousands of complaints over her skimpy outfits on last year’s show.

TV watchdog Ofcom announced stringent guidelines for pre-watershed programmes, putting an end to scantily-clad dancers and overtly 𝑠e𝑥ual routines on the ITV talent contest.