Current:Home > reviewsPadma Lakshmi, John Boyega, Hunter Schafer star in Pirelli's 2025 calendar: See the photos -MarketPoint
Padma Lakshmi, John Boyega, Hunter Schafer star in Pirelli's 2025 calendar: See the photos
View
Date:2025-04-15 23:58:16
"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! (1435)
Related
- From family road trips to travel woes: Americans are navigating skyrocketing holiday costs
- Felony convictions vacated for 4 Navy officers in sprawling scandal
- Influencer Ruby Franke Officially Charged With 6 Counts of Felony Child Abuse
- 2 tourists die in same waters off Outer Banks within 24 hours
- Scoot flight from Singapore to Wuhan turns back after 'technical issue' detected
- Eric Nam’s global pop defies expectations. On his latest album, ‘House on a Hill,’ he relishes in it
- Trump Media's funding partner gets reprieve only days before possible liquidation
- Duke QB Riley Leonard wanted homework extension after win over Clemson, professor responds
- At site of suspected mass killings, Syrians recall horrors, hope for answers
- Phoenix on track to set another heat record, this time for most daily highs at or above 110 degrees
Ranking
- Trump issues order to ban transgender troops from serving openly in the military
- A popular climbing area in Yosemite National Park has been closed due to a crack in a granite cliff
- Ukraine counteroffensive makes notable progress near Zaporizhzhia, but it's a grinding stalemate elsewhere
- Maryland officer suspended after video shows him enter back seat of police car with woman
- What to watch: O Jolie night
- Yankees' Giancarlo Stanton blasts 400th career home run
- Maya Hawke jokes she's proud of dad Ethan Hawke for flirting with Rihanna: 'It's family pride'
- How Pippa Middleton and James Matthews Built Their Impressive Billion-Dollar Empire
Recommendation
EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
Carl Nassib, first openly gay player to play in NFL games, announces his retirement
'Alarming' allegations: 3 Albuquerque firefighters arrested in woman's alleged gang rape
USA TODAY, Ipsos poll: 20% of Americans fear climate change could force them to move
Kylie Jenner Shows Off Sweet Notes From Nieces Dream Kardashian & Chicago West
5 YA books for fall that give academia vibes
Eric Nam’s global pop defies expectations. On his latest album, ‘House on a Hill,’ he relishes in it
BTS star Jung Kook added to Global Citizen lineup in New York: 'The festival drives action'