BIKINI-BASED ALERT: The 2018 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue has just landed.
As always, the mag has delivered a sizzling assortment of super steamy spreads, with the likes of Myla Dalbesio, Jasmyn Wilkins and Eugenie Bouchard stripping down to nothing but togs and some smize:
As glamorous as the photos appear, the process of capturing them isn’t necessarily so.
Take, for example, this arresting shot of veteran SI model Kate Upton by Yu Tsai:
(Credit: Sports Illustrated / Yu Tsai)
Upton appears fierce and yet at one with nature, perched majestically upon a rock in the gorgeous, turquoise waters of Aruba.
In reality, the sea had other ideas, and poor Upton went positively A over T into the swell below:
instagram vs reality
“I really saw the vision for the photo, but as I climbed on the rock I did look down and was like ‘this is going to end badly,’” Upton told SI after the incident. “Looking back, that probably should have been a moment when we photoshopped me on there.”
Thankfully, she was unharmed and supposedly resurfaced with a big smile on her face. We bet…
You can watch the full ocean-based ownage here:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BfJXU27lFKy/?utm_source=ig_embed
Slippery sea rocks. Best to avoid, especially when topless.
