Racy Rihanna twinkles with a tattoo of falling stars

If fans were not star struck before they saw pop singer Rihanna, they certainly will be now.

The R&B artist revealed her latest tattoo to eagerly awaiting fans in New York, a collection of stars plunging down her back.

Star quality: Rihanna reveals her latest tatoo, a collection of stars plunging down the back. She was seen at a party attended by on-off boyfriend Christ Brown (right)

Tattoo number five: The body art on her back joins ones on her hip, ankle, behind her ear and inside her ear

It took a collection of police and bodyguards to keep fans at bay after the singer visited one of her favourite tattoo parlours.

The singer, who has only just turned 20, already has four other tattoos - a music note on her ankle, a Pisces behind her right ear, a star inside her left ear and a Sanskrit prayer going down the hip.

She was later seen coming out of the tattoo parlour wearing a green top - perhaps to hide the painful and sore price of her latest fashion accessory.

Tats a lot: Rihanna leaves the tattoo parlour, with police and bodyguards protecting her from New York fans

The Umbrella star then went to an evening party, where she was joined by on-off boyfriend Chris Brown.

But true to form, the two R&B stars, who have kept any relationship secretive, they made sure they arrived and left at different points of the evening.

Covering up: Rihanna was later seen in New York covering up her tattoo in a green top, before she dressed up in a sexy black leather outfit for an evening party