Current:Home > InvestPadma Lakshmi, John Boyega, Hunter Schafer star in Pirelli's 2025 calendar: See the photos -WealthRoots Academy
Padma Lakshmi, John Boyega, Hunter Schafer star in Pirelli's 2025 calendar: See the photos
Indexbit Exchange View
Date:2025-04-07 17:46:49
"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! (17969)
Related
- Tarte Shape Tape Concealer Sells Once Every 4 Seconds: Get 50% Off Before It's Gone
- Pastor of online church faces fraud charges for selling $3.2 million in worthless cryptocurrency
- Democrat Dean Phillips vows to continue campaign after losing New Hampshire primary
- Baseball Hall of Fame 2024 results: Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer and Todd Helton voted in
- Chuck Scarborough signs off: Hoda Kotb, Al Roker tribute legendary New York anchor
- A Texas school’s punishment of a Black student who wears dreadlocks is going to trial
- Why Jazz Jennings Feels Happier and Healthier After Losing 70 Pounds
- The death toll from a small plane crash in Canada’s Northwest Territories is 6, authorities say
- Behind on your annual reading goal? Books under 200 pages to read before 2024 ends
- Qatar says gas shipments affected by Houthi assaults as US-flagged vessels attacked off Yemen
Ranking
- NFL Week 15 picks straight up and against spread: Bills, Lions put No. 1 seed hopes on line
- Heavy rains soak Texas and close schools as downpours continue drenching parts of the US
- Voter turnout in 2024 New Hampshire GOP primary eclipses record
- Collision of gas truck and car in Mongolian capital kills at least 6 and injures 11
- Intellectuals vs. The Internet
- Madonna’s Birthday Tribute for 18-Year-Old Daughter Mercy Is a True Celebration
- Environmentalists Rattled by Radioactive Risks of Toxic Coal Ash
- Heavy rains soak Texas and close schools as downpours continue drenching parts of the US
Recommendation
Current, future North Carolina governor’s challenge of power
Oreo's new blue-and-pink Space Dunk cookies have popping candies inside
'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart' is back, baby as comedian plans to return as host
Ford to recall nearly 1.9 million Explorer SUVs to secure trim pieces that can fly off in traffic
IRS recovers $4.7 billion in back taxes and braces for cuts with Trump and GOP in power
Is TurboTax actually free? The FTC says no. The company says yes. Here's what's what.
Wolves at a Dutch national park can be shot with paintball guns to scare them off, a court has ruled
'Queen of America' Laura Linney takes on challenging mom role with Sundance film 'Suncoast'