Current:Home > MyPadma Lakshmi, John Boyega, Hunter Schafer star in Pirelli's 2025 calendar: See the photos -AlphaFinance Experts
Padma Lakshmi, John Boyega, Hunter Schafer star in Pirelli's 2025 calendar: See the photos
View
Date:2025-04-19 10:46:52
"Bridgerton" star Simone Ashley, "Star Wars" actor John Boyega and "Euphoria" breakout talent Hunter Schafer are among the celebrities causing double-takes in Pirelli's 2025 calendar.
On Tuesday night, the Italian tire manufacturer revealed the stars featured in the 51st edition of The Cal at an event that took place at London's Natural History Museum. The Cal's 2025 photos show its famous participants in various states of undress – and sheer outfits – both in a photography studio and in the water at Miami’s Virginia Key Beach Park.
This year's theme for the calendar, "refresh and reveal," was chosen by this iteration's photographer, Ethan James Green. He told Reuters, "It's exciting to be able to revisit nudity, sexy in photographs just because the world has ... changed a lot ... and our idea of beauty has become so much more expansive and exciting."
"There’s not really a way that we can be more our true selves than if we’re naked," he told CNN.
Former "Top Chef" host Padma Lakshmi, "Queen & Slim" leading lady Jodie Turner-Smith and "Squid Game" actress Jung Hoyeon also appear in The Cal. Models Connie Fleming and Jenny Shimizu, artist Martine Gutierrez, French actor Vincent Cassel and Italian singer Elodie Di Patrizi round out the 2025 calendar's cast.
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
Green, who also appears in The Cal's 24 photos, is described as "a leading name in the world of fashion photography and portraiture" and was chosen for his "portraits of astonishing intimacy that capture and amplify the essence of his subjects," per Pirelli's press release.
What is Pirelli's calendar?
According to the company, The Cal "was born as an exclusive project" of the group's British subsidiary as they sought a marketing strategy to differentiate the brand from its competition in 1964.
The calendar was conceptualized as a gift to the tire maker's clients.
The Cal, per Pirelli, aims to "mark the passing of time with images by the most highly acclaimed photographers of the moment – capturing and interpreting contemporary culture and often anticipating new trends."
Idris Elba, Bella and Gigi Hadid, Kristen Stewart, Rosalía, Emma Watson, Cher and Iggy Pop are among the famous faces who appeared on The Cal in recent years.
The Cal's six-decade history boasts moments such as noted British fashion photographer Terence Donovan photographing only Black models, including up-and-coming teen talent Naomi Campbell, in 1987.
Karl Lagerfeld was the creative vision behind the 2011 calendar and renowned portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz was behind the lens of the 2000 and 2016 editions.
Contributing: Lisa Keddie/Reuters
veryGood! (328)
Related
- Police remove gator from pool in North Carolina town: Watch video of 'arrest'
- Kidnapped teen rescued from Southern California motel room after 4 days of being held hostage
- Philippines vows to remove floating barrier placed by China’s coast guard at a disputed lagoon
- Wait, who dies in 'Expendables 4'? That explosive ending explained. (Spoilers!)
- DoorDash steps up driver ID checks after traffic safety complaints
- Tentative deal reached to end the Hollywood writers strike. No deal yet for actors
- Rep. Andy Kim announces bid for Robert Menendez's Senate seat after New Jersey senator's indictment
- Hazing lawsuit filed against University of Alabama fraternity
- NHL in ASL returns, delivering American Sign Language analysis for Deaf community at Winter Classic
- Stock market today: Asian shares mostly lower after Wall St has its worst week in 6 months
Ranking
- Meet 11-year-old skateboarder Zheng Haohao, the youngest Olympian competing in Paris
- Florida deputies fatally shot a man who pointed a gun at passing cars, sheriff says
- Mega Millions jackpot grows to $205 million. See winning numbers for Sept. 22 drawing.
- College football Week 4 highlights: Ohio State stuns Notre Dame, Top 25 scores, best plays
- 'Most Whopper
- EU commissioner calls for more balanced trade with China and warns that Ukraine could divide them
- UAW strike: Union battle with Detroit automakers escalates to PR war, will hurt consumers
- EU Commission blocks Booking’s planned acquisition of flight booking provider Etraveli
Recommendation
Can Bill Belichick turn North Carolina into a winner? At 72, he's chasing one last high
How inflation will affect Social Security increases, income-tax provisions for 2024
India had been riding a geopolitical high. But it comes to the UN with a mess on its hands
India had been riding a geopolitical high. But it comes to the UN with a mess on its hands
Euphoria's Hunter Schafer Says Ex Dominic Fike Cheated on Her Before Breakup
Saints’ Carr leaves game with shoulder injury after getting sacked in 3rd quarter against Packers
Political neophyte Stefanos Kasselakis elected new leader of Greece’s main opposition Syriza party
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs bills to enhance the state’s protections for LGBTQ+ people