Rihanna Covers ELLE, Discusses Hangover Cures And Cooking Prowess

ELLE’s got an early holiday present for vous! Rihanna nabbed her fourth cover for the mag’s December issue (making her the most frequently featured cover gal in Robbie Myers’ 15-year stint as EIC!), and the perennial provocateur doesn’t disappoint in her latest chit-chat. A few takeaways: being shy is what people misunderstand most about the star, childbirth is her worst fear, and she’s keeping mum about the craziest thing she’s ever done. If you ever find yourself dining chez RiRi? “My specialty is seafood, but I also make the sickest mac ‘n’ cheese you will ever taste.” Sign us up. And next time you’re hungover, try Rihanna’s go-to cure: “Ice, Chinese food! And an upside-down trash can and towels, preferably next to the toilet.” As for her life mantra? “F*ck bitches, get money!” Check out some of photog Paola Kudacki‘s shots from inside the issue in our Gallery. Grab the issue digitally and on newsstands in select cities on November 11th, and nationwide on November 18th. (Until then, behold the powers of RiRi on Instagram: after a six-month hiatus, the star returned, at last, to the ‘gram yesterday…and she made sure to include her gorge ELLE shots, obviously.)