Nicki Minaj is never going to win any awards for her expansive and colourful wardrobe.

However, the rapper looked particularly bad as she stepped out for dinner in Los Angeles on Tuesday evening.

The 30-year-old opted to wear a rather unflattering yellow polo neck jumper that made her look slightly rounder than normal.

Super bad: Nicki Minaj looked fuller figured than normal in a bright yellow jumper as she stepped out for dinner at Boa Steakhouse in Los Angeles on Tuesday night

The tight top did nothing for the curvy star’s ample cleavage as she teetered into Boa Steakhouse restaurant with a group of friends.

With the bright yellow top attracting a fair bit of attention to her, Nicki made sure she stayed warm in a short fur coat.

Despite the night sky already being out the American Idol judge still decided to wear a pair of extravagant sunglasses to hide her eyes.

Blonde ambition: The rapper stood out from the crowd in her attention grabbing top and fur coat

All eyes on me: The American Idol judge kept her face hidden behind a pair of large sunglasses despite being out at night

Nicki teamed the jacket with a pair of tight leggings and some wedged trainers as she clung to her mobile phone and headed into the restaurant.

American Idol, which kicks off in the UK on Thursday 17 January at 8pm on 5*, will see Minaj making her long awaited debut.

During a question and answer session she said she had joined the show because she gets increase her exposure to a huge market.

Dinner time: Nicki teamed the jacket with a pair of tight leggings and some wedged trainers as she clung to her mobile phone

Nicki said: ‘I knew it was going to reach the masses and like I keep saying, it was something that wasn’t expected of me and I always like to do things that people wouldn’t believe that I would do.

‘The producers were really sweet and I asked a lot of people I really cared about if I should do it and the last person that I asked was Little Wayne and he said ‘absolutely do it’ and that was my last thing where I found peace with it, so I did it, I signed on the dotted line.’

Nicki also put an end to her feud with fellow Idol judge Mariah Carey, and insisted that she no longer had a grudge against her.

Speaking to Ellen DeGeneres, she said: ‘We’re fine. I cannot hold a grudge against Mariah Carey,’ she said, adding that she’s idolised the diva since she was a girl.

‘What people don’t understand is that I’ve looked up to her for so many years. Since she came out, Vision of Love all that. Me and my Mother would sing her songs like all day and all night.’

She’s not sure if Mariah has moved on, but Nicki’s put it all behind her.

‘I don’t know if she’s gotten over it but I have,’ Nicki said.

‘I mean, I’m over there cracking up laughing, having fun and if she’s still holding a grudge. I don’t know. Like I don’t care.’