Rihanna smoking  cigarette in outtakes from photo shoot

She recently featured on a sultry Rolling Stones cover as she made startling revelations about her reconciliation with Chris Brown.

And Rihanna cuts an equally smouldering figure in new outtakes from the shoot by acclaimed celebrity photographer Terry Richardson.

One striking photograph features the 24-year-old star holding a hand rolled cigarette while puffing smoke towards the camera.

Smoking hot: Rihanna smoulders at the camera while puffing away at a hand rolled cigarette in outtake pictures posted on Monday

With her hair partially shaved at the side,the star shows off several of her tattoos as she poses and pouts in just a flimsy vest top and no bra.
She shows off her curves in another provocative pose which puts her bare legs on show.
However, in another shot posted by Richardson, she dresses up in a high necked blouse, black leather skirt and jacket, while still clutching her trusty cigarette.
The star spoke to the magazine about her relationship with Brown, after forgiving him for beating her nearly four years ago.

In the interview, Rihanna appeared to officially confirm they are an item again following Brown's split from model Karrueche Tran last October.

Taking the plunge: Rihanna shows off her curves and bare legs in a provocative pose in one sultry shot

Back to basics: Rihanna goes without a bra in a flimsy singlet which shows off her tattoos

After Chris was arrested for assaulting Rihanna on the way home from a pre-Grammys party in Los Angeles in February 2009, she admitted she want to punish him, even though she still loved him.

She explained: 'I wanted him to know what it felt like to lose me. To feel the consequences of that. So when that (stuff) came back it hit me like a ton of bricks.

'Like, God, you’ve got to be kidding right now. But I got real with myself, and I just couldn’t bury the way I felt.'

When she decided to give Chris another chance, she knew she would be criticised by fans, friends and the media, but decided to follow her heart.