Nothing Sweet About Me! Gabriella Cilmi sexes up her look in steamy photoshoot

She burst on to the music scene insisting there's nothing Sweet About Me with her debut song.

And if these steamy photos are anything to go by, pop sensation Gabriella Cilmi was singing no word of a lie.

The Australian-born star is seen here in a series of steamy poses as she sheds her innocent image for her first ever photoshoot with a men's magazine.

Sultry: Gabriella Cilmi poses in her first ever men's magazine photoshoot for FHM

In one she wears red lingerie, which she provocatively exposes by pulling down her white T-shirt, while in another she slips into a black bra and suspenders.

Speaking about the experience, the 18-year-old singer told FHM: 'I loved it.

'Italian women are taught to celebrate their figures, so as long as I am comfortable with the photographer and confident the shoot is going to look classy, I’m not afraid of showing off my body.'

Nothing Sweet About Me: The Australian-born star throws off her innocent image

Melbourne-born Gabriella moved to London aged 15 but started performing at an early age.

She was discovered while singing Jumpin’ Jack Flash at a  street festival aged 13.

Recalling her first experiences of performing, she revealed: 'I wrote my first song when I was nine and was so excited I snuck a few guys into the girls’ toilet so they and the girls could hear me perform it.

'Ha – I’ve just realised this means my first gig was in a toilet!'

Currently single, Gabriella told FHM she goes for the 'un-evolved man' look but is quick to point out that any new guy would need to get the nod of approval from her family.

Retail therapy: Gabriella shopping in Sydney on Thursday

She revealed: 'My family are all Italian, so are really protective of me. I’d wait so long before I introduce any guy to my family, because my ten cousins would give him dirty looks at the dinner table and my dad would probably take him outside for a word.

The full interview and more amazing pictures appear in this month's FHM magazine, on sale now

'It’d be embarrassing, so I’d have to make sure he’s really special before I put a guy through that.'

Recalling some recently dating disasters, Gabriella said: 'The whole guy thing has been annoying me recently.

'First I found out this guy who invited me to lunch had a girlfriend. And then, a couple of weeks ago, this other guy that I thought was kind of cute got into a fight at the bar while we were out. He just punched someone. I was like, “I’m leaving."'

Gabriella counts Led Zeppelin among her musical inspirations.

'I’m a massive Led Zeppelin fan. Houses Of The Holy is my favourite album, and on my last tour I sang Whole Lotta Love, which is my favourite song in the world,' she said.

'It won me a lot of male fans, too – I had three metalhead guys who followed me everywhere, which is cool. I have a lot in common with metalheads.'

She added: 'I’d love to do a metal or a dirtier blues record.'

Abbey Clancy enjoys the frills and spills in bejewelled bikini as she hits beach with her mother

After slumming it across the Indian desert recently, Abbey Clancy is back in the lap of luxury on a sunshine break.

The 24-year-old WAG hit the beach in Dubai yesterday with her lookalike mother Karen, who also accompanied her daughter on the arduous nine-day trip.

Abbey, the fiancée of England footballer Peter Crouch, looked stunning in a frilly peach bikini complete with a bejewelled top half which barely contained her curves.

Making a splash: Abbey Clancy showed off her stunning figure as she frolicked around in the sea on a beach in Dubai yesterday

The blonde showed off her svelte figure as she frolicked in the sea - and the results of her 5lb weight loss after her trek across the Thar Desert with a family of gypsy dancers.

She shed the weight, amazingly, on a diet of curry as she filmed a new TV show, to be screened on ITV2 next week.

Abbey whiled the day away by taking dips in the sea and relaxing on the sun lounger and certainly looked relieved to be getting back to her pampered lifestyle.

Svelte: The WAG wore a peach bikini with a bejewelled top half

Hat's fun: She was joined by her lookalike mother Karen

She and her mother, who are staying at Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort and Spa, teamed their bikini looks with hats and tried each other's on for size as they chilled on the beach.

Speaking about her recent trip to India, and subsequent weight loss, Abbey said: 'All we ate was curry,' she said.

 

'We would have curry for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

'After a few days, we were craving it and couldn't wait for our brekkie. I lost 5lb. I was 8st 7lb before I left.'

Time out: The pair tried each other's headwear on for size

'I was also eating so much bread, but I didn't have any sweets or chocolate. At home I have to have a dessert every night - cheesecake or chocolate pudding.'

On the trip, Abbey swapped her luxury WAG lifestyle of limousines and designer clothes for a life of sleeping on the ground, riding on camels and eating food cooked on a dung fire.
Her fiancé Peter Crouch remained at home while Abbey and her lookalike mother Karen filmed for ITV's new show The Parent Trip.

See Abbey in The Parent Trip on ITV2 on April 8 at 9pm

Topping up the tan: Abbey and her mother are staying at Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort and Spa

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