Current:Home > InvestPadma Lakshmi, John Boyega, Hunter Schafer star in Pirelli's 2025 calendar: See the photos -Summit Capital Strategies
Padma Lakshmi, John Boyega, Hunter Schafer star in Pirelli's 2025 calendar: See the photos
View
Date:2025-04-15 20:38:51
"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! (1)
Related
- IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
- Guitarist Wayne Kramer, founding member of the MC5, dead at 75
- Did Staten Island Chuck see his shadow? New York's groundhog declares early spring in 2024
- Tesla recalls 2.2 million cars — nearly all of its vehicles sold in the U.S. — over warning light issue
- Finally, good retirement news! Southwest pilots' plan is a bright spot, experts say
- Arkansas parole board chair was fired from police department for lying about sex with minor
- Longtime Pennsylvania school official killed in small plane crash
- Hulu to enforce new restrictions on widespread subscription sharing
- Why Sean "Diddy" Combs Is Being Given a Laptop in Jail Amid Witness Intimidation Fears
- LSU football coach Brian Kelly releases bald eagle, treated by the university, back into the wild
Ranking
- Louvre will undergo expansion and restoration project, Macron says
- Report: Feds investigating WWE founder Vince McMahon sex-trafficking allegations
- OxyContin marketer agrees to pay $350 million rather than face lawsuits
- Lawyers for Idaho murders suspect Bryan Kohberger seek change of trial venue, citing inflammatory publicity
- Civic engagement nonprofits say democracy needs support in between big elections. Do funders agree?
- Sacramento family man Ray Wright is abducted. A soda cup leads to his kidnappers.
- Target stops selling product dedicated to Civil Rights icons after TikTok video shows errors
- European farmers rage at EU parliament in Brussels, but France protests called off after 2 weeks of mayhem
Recommendation
Retirement planning: 3 crucial moves everyone should make before 2025
Tesla recalls nearly 2.2M vehicles for software update to fix warning lights
Incriminating letter points to the kidnapping of Sacramento father, say prosecutors
Longtime Pennsylvania school official killed in small plane crash
Federal hiring is about to get the Trump treatment
Larry David forced to apologize for attacking Elmo on 'Today' show: 'You've gone too far'
Steal Hearts With Michael Kors' Valentine’s Day Collection Full of Chic Finds That’ll Woo Her Away
This week on Sunday Morning (February 4)