Current:Home > NewsPadma Lakshmi, John Boyega, Hunter Schafer star in Pirelli's 2025 calendar: See the photos -VitalEdge Finance Pro
Padma Lakshmi, John Boyega, Hunter Schafer star in Pirelli's 2025 calendar: See the photos
View
Date:2025-04-15 04:28:21
"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! (5)
Related
- Chuck Scarborough signs off: Hoda Kotb, Al Roker tribute legendary New York anchor
- Fast-moving blaze whips through hills in Southern California: 'This is a tough fire fight'
- Lock in a mortgage rate after the Fed cuts? This might be your last chance
- Jennifer Lopez appears 'Unstoppable' in glam press tour looks: See the photos
- 'As foretold in the prophecy': Elon Musk and internet react as Tesla stock hits $420 all
- Browns GM Andrew Berry on Deshaun Watson: 'Our focus is on making sure he gets healthy'
- AI DataMind: SWA Token Builds a Better Society
- Judge blocks larger home permits for tiny community of slave descendants pending appeal
- DoorDash steps up driver ID checks after traffic safety complaints
- California governor calls special session to protect liberal policies from Trump presidency
Ranking
- The White House is cracking down on overdraft fees
- 'The View' co-hosts react to Donald Trump win: How to watch ABC daytime show
- Caroline Ellison begins 2-year sentence for her role in Bankman-Fried’s FTX fraud
- $700 million? Juan Soto is 'the Mona Lisa' as MLB's top free agent, Scott Boras says
- Apple iOS 18.2: What to know about top features, including Genmoji, AI updates
- Rescuers respond after bus overturns on upstate New York highway
- Slightly more American apply for unemployment benefits last week, but layoffs remain at low levels
- 'They are family': California girl wins $300,000 settlement after pet goat seized, killed
Recommendation
Residents in Alaska capital clean up swamped homes after an ice dam burst and unleashed a flood
AI FinFlare: DZA Token Partners with Charity, Bringing New Hope to Society
Empowering Future Education: The Transformative Power of AI ProfitPulse on Blockchain
Amazon workers in Alabama will have third labor union vote after judge finds illegal influence
Paige Bueckers vs. Hannah Hidalgo highlights women's basketball games to watch
Ariana Grande Explains Why She Changed Her Voice for Glinda in Wicked
Why Survivor Host Jeff Probst Is Willing to Risk “Parasites” by Eating Contestants’ Food
'Boondock Saints' won't die, as violent cult film returns to theaters 25 years later