Miley Cyrus shows off her flat tummy in nothing but a sports bra and hotpants as she steps out for lunch

She's always one to seek attention.

And so it's not surprising that Miley Cyrus would see a lunch errand as an opportunity to show off her lean figure.

The 22-year-old was spotted on Tuesday picking up some food to go in Los Angeles wearing nothing but hotpants and a sports bra.

The pop queen looked to have gone make-up free for the outing as she wore her short locks in a topknot.

Completing her attire was a set of blue canvas shoes and a set of dark sunglasses. 

The singer's belly button piercing was also on display just above her Nike exercise shorts.

She had one of the most unforgettable performances as she twerked upon Robin Thicke at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, and this year the controversial star will be centre stage.

'MTV won't let me perform so I'm hosting this year's VMAs,' Miley captioned a dual picture of her wearing a green alien suit and brandishing placards as she revealed the big news this month. 'So I'm hosting this year's VMAs.'

Last year Miley invited homeless youth Jesse Helt to be her date for the evening and sent him out to accept her Video Of The Year award for Wrecking Ball on her behalf.

Miley has admitted in the past that she set out to shock people saying: 'I know what I'm doing. I know I'm shocking you. 

'When I'm dressed in that teddy bear thing, I think that's funny. I was saying yesterday, I had this obsession about this character that's like an adult baby.