Taylor Swift frolics in a black bikini in home video

Her fame rocketed when Kanye West grabbed a microphone off her on stage, but these pictures of Taylor Swift in a bikini won't harm her career either. The country singer was filmed frolicking in the sea wearing a black two-piece swimsuit for a home video.

In a collection of clips, the 19-year-old is also seen jet-skiing, practising dance moves with friends and being doused by a waterfall.

Taylor Swift appears in a black bikini with a black bandana on her arm and a heart necklace in the home video

The singer scoops up wet sand and jokingly threatens the camera person in the video, which was posted on YouTube

The slender star, who was nominated for eight Grammy awards last night, is usually dressed conservatively so this video has gone viral on the internet. The clips from home videos were posted with her song I'm Only Me When I’m With You, a bonus track from her self-titled debut.The Love Story singer visited the UK recently for a series of concerts and the Children In Need event, and went shopping on Portobello Road in London.

Taylor shows off her slender figure

Scantily clad: The 19-year-old stands under a waterfall

She revealed she was looking for items for her new home in Nashville in the U.S. and next time she is in Britain, hopes to go antiques shopping there. The country star, who turns 20 in ten days, is the biggest-selling artist in the US this year, excluding Michael Jackson.

At the Grammy Awards she has the second-highest number of nominations, after Beyonce, and is up for the three major awards - best album, record of the year and song of the year.

Taylor out shopping in London and on stage in Manchester