Lizzy Jagger joins elite club as face of Skiny

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American Lizzy‚ 28‚ joins a host of international supermodels who have also fronted Skiny campaigns through its 26 year history
LONDON: Daughter of rock legend Mick Jagger and supermodel Jerry Hall, Lizzy Jagger is the face of the new Skiny campaign - her second season with the cult Austrian intimates brand.

American Lizzy, 28, joins a host of international supermodels who have also fronted Skiny campaigns through its 26 year history, including Naomi Campbell, Helena Christensen and Laetitia Casta.

Showcasing underwear and loungewear, Lizzie shot the campaign in South Africa and the whole of the collection is based around the Out of Africa/safari vibe, under the tag line 'Who Scares?'

She modelled from Playboy in 2011 and just a few months ago got naked with a fish to highlight unsustainable fishing.

But the model hasn't been pushed to her limits yet.

The ‘Who Scares?’ campaign sees Lizzy and her fellow models riding zebras, fearlessly facing rhinos and bumping along dirt tracks in a four wheel drive.

The Skiny brand labels itself as 'playful and fresh' and 'with a great sense of fun'. The underwear is made of cotton with statement prints, basic colours and bold brights.

The brand values good shaping and incorporate 'smooth, seamless and shapely designs' for 'the ultimate T shirt bras'.

They also incorporate loungewear into the collection, reworking cotton basics with new prints and bold colourways.

Talking about the brand and products, Lizzy said: 'It's just my kind of underwear - pretty, sexy, comfortable, versatile and well made.

'Also Skiny uses a lot of natural fabrics, which is important to me.'

Regarding her friends and family's reactions to the pictures, Lizzy said: 'My friends, my sister Georgia and my mum think they are really cheeky.'

Skiny is available on Amazon and swimwear will be launching later in the year.

Amber Heard dumps Johnny Depp for female model

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She is said to have ditched Johnny over his moods and grown "very close" to Marie.
LONDON: Johnny Depp is down in the dumps after bisexual girlfriend Amber Heard left him — and went on holiday with a stunning model, reported British daily The Sun on Saturday.

Amber, 26, ended the seven-month romance as she and Marie de Villepin, daughter of ex-French premier Dominique, flew to Paris.

She is said to have ditched Johnny over his moods and grown “very close” to Marie.

Pals said the actor, 49 — Tonto in a new Lone Ranger movie — is “cut up” as they had even discussed starting a family.

One said: “He hasn’t been this smitten for a long time.

“He’s been head-over-heels in love with Amber. But just as she started to love him back, she got cold feet.

“They seemed happy and were even talking of marriage and babies.

“But Amber grew fed up of him and his moods.”

The US actress and Marie, also 26, have frequently been seen together as they spend a week in the romantic French capital.

They have headed out for cinema dates on Marie’s scooter.

The pair were introduced last October by Amber’s artist ex-girlfriend Tasya Van Ree, 36. The source added: “They’re very close and some friends say they’re a couple.”

Last June Johnny split from Vanessa Paradis, 39 — mum of his two children — after 14 years together.

He fell for Amber on the set of their movie The Rum Diary. He moved her into a £10million Tennessee mansion and even named a bay on his Bahamas isle Amber’s Cove after her.

Not winning an Oscar does not bother Jackson

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NEW YORK: Samuel L Jackson isn’t bothered about winning an Oscar. The actor has only received one Academy Award nomination in his long career — for a supporting role in 1994’s Pulp Fiction — but doesn’t feel he needs a gold statue to validate his work.

“I’ve had a pretty good career,” he said. “I don’t think it will validate my stature in Hollywood one way or another. I’ve done some pretty interesting things, and it’s been a long and rich career.”

The 64-year-old star was crowned the highest grossing actor of all time in 2011 — based partly on the success of franchises in which he’s appeared, such as Star Wars and The Avengers — which Jackson believes is reward enough.

“Winning an Oscar is definitely not going to help my box-office record,” Jackson said.

The actor is set to reprise his role as S.H.I.E.L.D. leader Nick Fury in Captain America sequel The Winter Soldier next year, and expects to appear in more Marvel superhero movies.

“I think I’ve got four or five pictures left on my nine picture deal. I’ll just keep showing up,” he said.

Was Monroe murdered?

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NEW YORK: Marilyn Monroe was murdered — according to a new report.

America’s Globe magazine insists the Hollywood bombshell didn’t kill herself with a sleeping pill overdose, but was killed.

The deputy coroner who signed the sex symbol’s death certificate reveals he was forced to take part in a massive cover-up.

“Her death certificate is a lie,” a source said. Author Tony Jerris previously claimed Marilyn had a very steamy night with teen Jane Lawrence, with whom she had bonded with over their shared troubled family histories.

“Jane met Marilyn when she was 12 because her adopted father ran the legal department at RKO studio,” the author of Marilyn Monroe: My Little Secret told Radar Online.

“They soon became close friends after realising that they had been in the same orphanage at different times of their lives, even though Marilyn was 14 years older, and neither of them knew their birth fathers. They became close friends because there were so many similarities in their past.

“Jane always struggled with her sexuality, she talked to Marilyn about this many times and she was very understanding. She told her, ‘Whatever your sexual preference is, it means nothing — love is love’.”

A mooning Bieber now

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WASHINGTON: After his recent breakup with Selena Gomez and making headlines with marijuana smoking pictures, Justin Bieber has sparked another controversy by showing his bare butt in an Instagram picture on January 18.

Wear a black tank top, a baseball hat and aviator sunglasses, the Baby hitmaker peers over his shoulder in the image.

Bieber deleted the image shortly after it was posted to his official account, though it had already been liked more than 15,000 times and received more than 2,700 comments, Us magazine reported.

Bieber’s manager, Scooter Braun, joked about the picture via Twitter. “As a prankster you have to respect another good prank,” he wrote. “Only makes sense. #crackdealer.”

Bieber’s succinct reply was, “Haha.”

Swift‚ Fox feud at peace

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LONDON: Taylor Swift plays down her rivalry with Michaej J Fox after the actor seemingly told her to stay away from his son Sam.

Swift has taken to Twitter to reveal that Fox has reached out, and she insists the pair “are good.’’

Their feud followed Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s skit at the Golden Globes last week when they warned the I Knew You Were Trouble hit maker away from Fox’s son Sam.

The Back To The Future star was asked about the singer in an interview with Vulture.com, and whether he’d allow her to date his son.

Fox, 51, said, “No. No ... Just back off ... I don’t keep up with it all. But Taylor Swift writes songs about everybody she’s out with, right? What a way to build a career.’’

He implied his son would become a subject of such a track, jokingly suggesting ‘Sam, You Piece of S**t’ as a potential title.

Although it seemed the actor slammed her, Swift’s now taken to Twitter to say they have no issue.

She wrote, “Hey everybody, Michael J Fox got in touch with me today and we are good. Thank you for having my back.’’ However, his son cheekily retweeted and added, “Hope he gave her my # [number].’’

Gaga's Judas‚ a rip off?

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NEW YORK: Lady Gaga’s plagiarism trial over her hit track Judas is to be held in her hometown of Manhattan, it has been revealed.

Though the case has been proceeding largely under the radar in Chicago, Bill Niro, the plaintiff’s lawyer, told the New York Post that he’ll be in the city next week deposing experts who are confident that Gaga’s song is a rip-off of a song by his client, Rebecca Francescatti.

“The case is proceeding along a schedule that is a little slow, but deliberate,” Niro said.

He claims that they have a strong case and can prove that there are segments of Francescatti’s music and lyrics that have found their way into the song Judas.