Vickers is in her knickers: Diana wears lacy knickers and tight T-shirt as she smoulders in sexy FHM shoot

PUBLISHED: 19:01 EST, 6 November 2013 | UPDATED: 19:49 EST, 6 November 2013

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She rose to fame as the bare-footed, husky-voiced teenager on the X Factor.

But five years on, the 22-year-old has transformed into a sexy pop star, even posing in just her knickers for December's front cover of FHM.

Dressed in nothing but a pair of blue knickers and a pink crop T-shirt emblazoned with the words 'lost my mind,' she stands holding a paintbrush and pot of paint as she mock paints the glossy mag's cover orange.

Transformation: Diana Vickers has graduated from bare-footed husky-voiced teenage pixie to mega-sexy pop star for FHM coverage

In other photographs, the Blackburnian posed seductively on a bed whilst reading a copy of The Motorcycle Diariers.

And in another shot lay on her stomach, kicking up her feet, which were covered in a pair of pink fluffy socks and brown leather strappy sandals.

She left out her silky blonde locks in a middle parting and wore minimal make-up, with just a touch of smokey eyeshadow and lip tint, which exposed her flawless complexion.

Lost My Mind: Diana poses for a series of sexy shots for the December edition of FHM

Diana, who was also interviewed by the magazine, said: 'Before the shoot, I was really scared about taking my clothes off in front of everyone, but I got into it, and it was really good fun.

'I’ve been brought up with FHM so it’s a real honour to be asked to be on the cover!

She added: 'I don’t see myself as a sex symbol at all, but I know it’s part of my job to be kind of sexy. I just don’t really think of myself like that.'

Enjoyable experience: Diana said she was initially nervous about taking off her clothes but enjoyed it in the end

The singer also recalled her time as a barefoot X Factor contestant in 2008, saying: 'I was 16 – I didn’t know who I was. I wasn’t an artist, I didn’t write my own music, I didn’t know what I wanted to be.

'Now I’m 22 and I know the sort of artist I want to be. And when I perform, I wear shoes!'

She added: 'I think maybe (the show) should go away for a few years and come back again fresh. When you see something too much it’s good to step away from it and then come back to it. It makes you appreciate it a bit more.'

Showing off her bod: In August, Diana was seen partying at the Ocean Club in Ibiza dressed in a skimpy Tomboy bikini

The singer-songwriter and actress is preparing for her role in a West End production at the same time as promoting her second album, Music to Make Boys Cry.

'It is a great opportunity to go to the West End again and my acting means the world to me. It was really annoying because my album has come out at the same time as the show. I am probably my record company’s worst nightmare,' Diana told the Lancashire Telegraph, and who is playing the role of Holly, in political comedy The Duck House, which is due to open on December 10.

Fashion-forward: Diana has been known to be an experimental dresser, often trying out unusual prints (left) or quirky accessories (right)

'I am loving everything that is happening around me at the moment and there’s always lots of exciting opportunities. Releasing an album and not being on tour has been quite random. I am sure everyone thinks I should be on tour.'

It will be the second time that Diana has appeared in London’s West End stage following her lead role in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice in 2009.

FHM is available to buy in the shops from Thursday November 7.