Emily Ratajkowski Scores Sexy Cover and Exclusive Film for British GQ

Emily Ratajkowski talks Fame, Films, and "The Fappening" with 'British GQ'

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GQ isn't one to shy away from a sexy cover, and British GQ is no exception. For the title's September 2015 issue, British GQ has tapped We Are Your Friends actress and "Blurred Lines" phenomena Emily Ratajkowski as the magazine's cover star—including an exclusive video—shot by famed fashion photographer Mario Testino and styled by LOVE magazine's Katie Grand.

As Ratajkowski makes her move into Hollywood, she speaks with British GQ on her former work, including the now infamous "Blurred Lines" video. While she doesn't regret it, she admits she's "done enough nudity now."

"I think I've done enough nudity now that I don't really need to do "Blurred Lines" again. Like, if someone asked me to do it now, I'd probably say no.

Speaking on objectification, Ratajkowski understands that in show business, you have to give up your own privacy for the sake of fame. This is especially true when you discover you're an unfortunate victim of "The Fappening:"

"I've gotten over the fact I've got no privacy. This is not the right way to think, politically - that you 'have nothing to hide', but I always hated when I was growing up how people would really freak out about paparazzi following them. It's like, 'Well that's the job and the profession that you're in.' A lot of people who were victims of [The Fappening] said anyone who looks at these pictures should feel guilty, but I just don't think that's fair I think once it's out there, it's out there, and I'm not sure that anyone who Googles it is necessarily a criminal. I think the people that stole the photos are."

It's refreshing that Ratajkowski is surprisingly frank about her sex appeal in the interview, but laments how her image has prevented her from finding the right film roles.

"When people google my name they see this bikini sex-symbol kind of thing, and they're scared to cast as anything but that. So I'm taking a long—and I hope—high road of basically wanting parts that I'm most excited about, which can be really…annoying." 

But Hollywood films aren't the only roles she's looking to take on, as Ratajkowski also features in an exclusive film for British GQ, which ties into her editorial. This is also shot by Mario Testino. 

 

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If you're looking to find out more about Emily Ratajkowski, including her thoughts on feminism, her views on drugs, and her "love of men's butts," then cop the September 2015 issue of British GQ,​ available August 6. 

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