Rihanna's Esquire Photoshoot (NSFW)
Ri-Ri gets down and dirty for her nude photoshoot.
Rihanna gets nude (again) for the November 2011 issue of Esquire magazine. Dubbed the 'Sexiest Woman Alive' by the men's mag, the Barbados-born singer strips bare and gets dirty - literally - for the photoshoot. In the accompanying video, Ri-Ri can be seen rolling around in what looks suspiciously like dirt:
Inside the magazine, Rihanna is asked about her ex, Chris Brown, and the physical abuse she suffered in their relationship. "Obviously, I had some resentment toward him for a while, for obvious reasons. But I've put that behind me. It was taking up too much of my time. It was too much anger," Rihanna responds candidly.
Rihanna's nude photoshoot follows a media storm surrounding one Irish farmer's outrage over the singer's skimpy outfit on set of her latest video clip, 'We Found Love'. Devout Christian Alan Graham (upon whose land Rihanna's clip was being filmed) reportedly drove right up to the singer in his tractor (bless!) to tell her what he thought of her wardrobe choices. We can only imagine what Farmer Graham must think of Rihanna's latest venture.
In an interesting parallel, Rihanna 8 on the cover of British Vogue's November issue, looking the picture of sophistication in a short blonde wig and Armani Prive couture - she's also the current face of Armani Underwear and Armani Jeans, both of which you can see in this video. Readers will have to wait until 16 October to get their copy of Esquire, but at least when you walk into the newsagent, there'll be a little bit (well, a lot) of Ri-Ri for everyone.
Video & Photography: Russell James for Esquite
Rosie Dalton
