Cycling Naturalist
Guru
- Location
- Llangollen
Only those who live on Planet Zog will have failed to notice photographs of Helen Mirren in a bikini frolicking by the seaside in all the papers. The photographs were accompanied by such headlines as "Phwoar - what a tidy pair" (most tabloids) to "Dame Helen is an inspiration to us all - see 4 more pages of pix inside" (the broadsheets).
I had assumed given the flattering nature of the poses and the crafted "naturalism" of the pictures that it had all been organised well in advance to the mutual benefit of Dame Helen's bank balance and the papers. However, The Times today was suggesting that they were paparazzi photos and that the slimy snapper concerned had trousered £70 K for lurking on the beach and waiting for the delectable Dame Helen to pass by.
Are there any experts here? Are these beach photos set up or not?
I had assumed given the flattering nature of the poses and the crafted "naturalism" of the pictures that it had all been organised well in advance to the mutual benefit of Dame Helen's bank balance and the papers. However, The Times today was suggesting that they were paparazzi photos and that the slimy snapper concerned had trousered £70 K for lurking on the beach and waiting for the delectable Dame Helen to pass by.
Are there any experts here? Are these beach photos set up or not?
