Dido's on a sex high

Dido was always happy to let her music do the talking. Now, having posed for a set of provocative pictures, the 32-year-old singer seems ready for a new image.

And the makeover doesn't stop at plunging designer dresses. 'I'm single now and I'm absolutely loving it,' she tells Elle magazine.

'I usually sort of slip into relationships. Now I'm enjoying forcibly not being in one. I worked out the other day that I've been in relationships for 13 years. Ridiculous!'

The singer also talks openly of how her sex life has improved with age. 'I think sex is one of the greatest things in the world. I feel very relaxed about it and I've got more that way as I've got older.'

She adds: 'I've always tried to keep people focused on my music, not me. So I don't parade around in a bra top and hot pants. I feel very confident about myself these days - I love this dress, but I can feel sexy in very simple things.'

The full interview appears in July's issue of Elle, out tomorrow.