Trying to upstage the locals? Rihanna leads the glamour in plunging sequin number at the BRIT Awards

At an evening which celebrates the best in British music, Rihanna knew she had to go all out to steal the show.

And she did a pretty good job at the BRIT Awards last night, donning a plunging sequin number.

The Umbrella singer, who is on the tail end of a three-day party in London after celebrating her 24th birthday, showed off some serious skin as she posed for photographers on the red carpet.

Rihanna's gold dress had a halterneck-style which finished at her navel, and a thigh-high split showing off her enviable legs.

She paired it with brown leather gloves and strappy gold heels.

Her blonde weave was twisted up onto her head.

Later in the evening, Rihanna donned a curly wig to give an energetic performance of We Found Love after winning International Female Solo Artist, donning just a long-sleeved top, exposing her pants underneath.

She sang in a clear box which contained dancers splashing paint around, and later emerged with green paint on her outfit.
Meanwhile, Holly Willoughby gave the star a run for her money in the provocative dress stakes.

The This Morning host donned a plunging black dress, showing off her ample cleavage, trumping singers like Jessie J and Florence Welch.

The mother-of-two - nicknamed Holly 'Willoughbooby' by Celebrity Juice host Keith Lemon paired the number, which finished just above her knees with towering strappy black heels and a small clutch.

Her blonde locks were curled slightly and fell loosely around her face.

Jessie J was in no way conservative, but in her sheer red dress, she was still unable to divert eyes away from Holly.

   

Big Bang bombshell! Beehive-touting Kaley Cuoco smoulders in Sixties styled shoot for Zooey magazine;

Kaley Cuoco has given hope to nerds everywhere with her winning performance as Penny in The Big Bang Theory.

A pin-up in the California girl mold for those with explosive synapses, the heroine of the CBS comedy is the heart at the centre of this hugely popular show.

And the 26-year just keeps giving, because this photo shoot she's kindly done for the March edition of Zooey magazine is bound to go up on a few walls.

 Kaley told Adelaide Now how the show has brought out her inner nerd.

She said: 'I think we all have different moods - a nerd one day and cool the next. I think everyone has an inner geek and I know I definitely do. I think we all have a little bit of the characters within us.'

And she added about the show's evolution: 'Originally it was just the cute girl next door and the show started that way.

'Over the years things have changed, I've dated one of the characters, we're all friends now and it took me a while to get into their group but now Penny is one of them and they all have a special relationship with her.'

  Before explaining her vision for the future: 'Deep down I want Penny and Leonard to end up together. Knowing the crazy, genius mind of (creator) Chuck Lorre that may or may not happen. And I would like to see Sheldon kiss a girl.'

Cuoco is set to wed Josh ‘Lazie’ Rusnik after the speech therapist in October.

The actress and her addiction specialist fiancé are said not to have set a date for their nuptials and little information about the engagement has been revealed.

Kaley, who find fame on the hit show 8 Simple Rules, previously dated her Big Bang Theory co-star Johnny Galecki after meeting him on set.

The relationship ended after two years.

The actress was also dating Chris French from the band Annie Automatic and the couple bought a dog together.

After Kaley broke her leg horse-riding Chris was on hand to help her recover and the couple even recorded a song together for the Humane Society of the United States.

Kaley has played Penny on the hit Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning series since 2007.

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