Butter wouldn't melt! Rihanna releases innocent picture from her childhood... before her racy pop career took over
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She is now known for pushing the envelope in pop, to what is deemed acceptable and appropriate when performing highly-sexuliased dance routines in skimpy outfits.
But before all that, Robyn Fenty was just a normal teenager in her native home of Barbados.
In the photo, an adorable Rihanna is seen posing with a pal in a garden.
Humble beginnings: Rihanna recently put this childhood photo on Instagram with her friend Ella when they were younger
With her hair tied up in a neat bun and a pretty blouse, the young star looks a million miles away from the racy pop diva that she resembles now.
It seems that Rihanna is posing with her old friend Ella in picture, as the star wished her a happy birthday.
'Top bunz and tattoos!!! I wanna big up a girl like OG Ella from de Guyanese Sweet Nucci Crew!!! Happy birthday gal!' Rihanna wrote in the caption.
Relentlessly racy: Rihanna - performing at Barclays Center in May this year in New York - is known for pushing the envelope in pop
Nowadays, Rihanna has a reputation for her overly sexual performances, which often draw complaints for viewers at home when she appears on family shows, such as The X Factor.
Her instagram account 'badgalriri' is often flooded with pictures of the star in various states of undress.
Just last month the singer posted shots of herself in a bikini whilst drinking beer with friends. 
Hello: The 25-year-old singer is known for posting racy shots of herself on Instagram
Hello: The 25-year-old singer is known for posting racy shots of herself on Instagram
Multitasking: The star included a shot of herself and her assistant and friend Jennifer Rosales drinking in the pool
Is she a mermaid? Rihanna had a stunning photo taken of herself fully engulfed in the swimming pool
Rihanna also faced an an extraordinary backlash last month after her fans branded her last music video ‘obscene’, ‘vile’ and ‘pornographic’.
Hundreds took to social networking sites to tell the singer that she should be ashamed of herself over the X-rated images in Pour It Up.
They questioned whether she was fit to be a role model to her millions of young and campaigners also called for YouTube to ban the video.
Pushing the envelope: Rihanna poses poolside in a bikini, in one of hundreds of racy snaps she often posts
Poolside: Rihanna posted that the photos were taken in the Dominican Republic where she was performing
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