Rihanna and Drake steam up the Brit Awards

Canadian rapper Drake made a surprise appearance during Rihanna's performance at the 2016 Brit Awards on Wednesday night (24Feb16).

The 28-year-old Barbadian beauty took to the stage at London's O2 Arena for her first performance on British soil since 2012.

Wearing a white cropped top and a pair of white tassled trousers, the singer performed her latest track, Work, with a number of female backing dancers.

As computer graphics were projected onto her ensemble as she danced, former flame Drake joined her onstage to the delight of the audience.

The pair soon got up close and personal, as Rihanna bent over and grinded against the 29-year-old before turning and tugging at his T-shirt.

The musicians have dated on and off since 2010, and were last linked in 2014.

They also got up close and personal in the Work video, throughout which Rihanna dances for Drake wearing a sheer top, which exposes her naked breasts.