By Bisola Bello
A week after an historic appearance in Fader’s 100th issue, pop princess, Rihanna, is gracing the cover of Vanity Fair’s November issue.
Shot in Old Havana, Cuba by world renowned photographer, Annie Leibovitz, the cover shows Ri-Ri rocking her signature red hair and a revealing top, while standing up against an old school car.
An image inside the magazine shows the Barbadian beauty completely naked as she lay on the bed.
The 27-year-old sat down with Vanity Fair’s Lisa Robinson and opened up about her past relationships with Chris Brown and Matt Kemp. She revealed her stand on hooking up for fun, and what she looks for in a man.
On career-oriented topic, the ‘Diamond’ singer talked about being discovered by Jay-Z, working in the past with Eminem, and creating her bad-ass image given by the media.
While talking about Chris Brown, she said “I don’t hate him. I will care about him until the day I die”.
Even though she is constantly linked with other guys, Rihanna said that Chris Brown remains her “last real boyfriend”.
26-year-old Chris Brown attacked her inside his Lamborghini the night before the 2009 Grammys and photos of her bruised and swollen face were subsequently leaked to TMZ.
She said that she blamed herself as much as him for rekindling their romance in late 2012.
The ‘Four Five Seconds’ singer also added that she felt like she could be Brown’s ‘guardian angel’ and he just needed “someone to encourage him in a positive way and say the right thing”.
But in the end, she said, she was a reminder to him of what he had done and what had happened and she realised that her willingness to put up with his behaviour meant he would never really respect her.
