topless shots of Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus

Photographer Annie Leibovitz has apologised for the topless picture she took of squeaky-clean Disney star Miley Cyrus.
The legendary snapper caused massive controversy with the picture she took for the cover of Vanity Fair magazine, which shows 15-year-old Miley with her back exposed.
But today she insisted the portrait of the star of U.S. TV series Hannah Montana has been “misinterpreted” by its critics.

Controversy: Miley Cyrus has apologised for this provocative photograph, which appears in Vanity Fair. The June issue of Vanity Fair hits newstands on May 1.

She said: “I’m sorry that my portrait of Miley has been misinterpreted. Miley and I looked at fashion photographs together, and we discussed the picture in that context before we shot it.
“The photograph is a simple, classic portrait, shot with very little make-up, and I think it is very beautiful.”
She had been accused of manipulating Miley to get her to pose nude.
The teenager has apologised to fans for the suggestive snaps. She said the pictures, in which she appears to be topless with only a cream silk sheet wrapped around her body, were an “embarrassment”.
“I was so honoured and thrilled to work with Annie,” said Miley, who is worth around £500million.
“I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be ‘artistic’ and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed.
“I never intended for this to happen and I apologise to my fans.
“The pictures of me on the Internet were silly, inappropriate shots.
“I appreciate all the support of my fans and hope they understand that along the way I am going to make mistakes and I am not perfect.
“I never intended for any of this to happen and I am truly sorry if I have disappointed anyone.
“Most of all I have let myself down. I will learn from my mistakes and trust my support team.
“My family and my faith will guide me through my life’s journey.”
Although the star’s parents, country singer Billy Ray and Tish Cyrus, attended the photo shoot, they left before the final shot.
However, Miley’s grandmother and teacher were there to see it taken.
A source close to the star said: “Annie convinced them it was going to be artistic. Her parents are mortified. But they know this is a learning moment for Miley.
“Originally she was in a flesh-coloured tank top but was asked to remove it.”.

Blonde ambition: Miley as Hannah Montana, the main character in the number one kid’s sitcom for 6-14-year-olds run on the UK’s Disney Channel
The Disney Channel last night attacked the photographs, claiming they had been taken “to deliberately manipulate a 15-year-old in order to sell magazines”.
However, Vanity Fair insisted the images are “a beautiful and natural portrait of Miley”.
A spokesman added: “Miley’s parents and minders were on the set all day.
“When writer Bruce Handy interviewed Miley he asked her about the photo and she was very cheerful about it and thought it was perfectly fine.”
Miley has also apologised for a separate set of racy pictures which have been posted on the Internet, one showing her with a bare midriff, draped over the lap of her ex-boyfriend, another revealing a green bra.

Rising star: Miley, who is the daughter of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, is on track to become a billionaire

Britney Spears decided to show off her body

She might have taken to the treadmill in an ambitious attempt to regain the sexy svelte look which once made her famous.
But as these pictures show, a curvy Britney Spears still has a way to go before she is ready to make her much-awaited comeback.
The princess of pop was taking a break from her new gym routine by sunning herself on a Malibu beach in the company of a friend.

Rising to the occasion: Britney shows she loves her bright new bikini while enjoying the Malibu sunshine.

Spears, who has supposedly dropped twenty pounds in thirty days, decided to show off her body as she spent an afternoon relaxing with a friend in the sunshine.
Sporting a yellow bikini which appeared too tight, the Toxic singer sunbathed, read magazines and at one point even paddled her feet in the water before covering up and heading off home.

Britney relaxes in the late afternoon sunshine with a friend
The 26-year-old star is currently working on regaining her famous figure amid talk of a highly-anticipated comeback.
The star was spotted working up a sweat on the cardio machines at Bally’s Fitness Center in Studio City, Los Angeles, earlier this week.
Sources say the troubled singer has already started recording again and after being reunited with ex-manager Larry Rudolph, and that she has realised it’s time to regain her figure, which critics have said she has “let go” since meeting now ex-husband Kevin Federline in 2004.

Feeling the burn: Britney and her assistant burn off the calories at an LA gym earlier this week
Her “excess” weight has also come under criticism after she stunned fans at the MTV Video Music Awards in September with a disastrous performance of Gimme More.
Britney appeared out of shape as she “walked” through the song, and even appeared to forget her dance routine during the performance.

Fiasco: Critics accused Britney of being out of shape and ill-prepared for her MTV VMA performance in September

Coleen McLoughlin showing off her bikini

It’s a tough life being Britain’s top WAG, so it is not surprising that Coleen McLoughlin is making the most of her sun-soaked hen party in Miami.
With a week packed with fun and frolics well underway the 22-year-old revealed yet another skimpy bikini as she stripped off by the pool to top-up her tan.
The pampered hens spent a busy day lounging in the sun and floating about on lilos with a generous helping of wine to ensure the party goes with a swing.

With only two months to go before her wedding Coleen makes the most of her Miami hen party.

Getting ready to celebrate, Coleen cracks open the Chapagne at her luxury hotel
Among the group of six is fiance Wayne Rooney’s cousin Claire, who will be maid of honour at the couple’s June wedding near Genoa.
The girls have already been out partying in the Florida beach resort, famous for its fun-loving atmosphere.
The wedding is less than two months away, but it looks set to be a luxurious affair.

Coleen is spending a week in the Florida resort with five of her friends.

Coleen cools off in the pool while she chats on the phone
Coleen has banned many of the Rooney’s relatives from the upmarket Italian Riviera celebrations
She was reportedly embarrassed by their headline-grabbing behaviour at other events.
The move prompted outrage from the footballer’s relatives at the time, Rooney’s cousins, Stephen, 23, and Natalie, 18, spoke out of their dislike for Coleen and have accused her of simply making money out of the Rooney name.
There will now be two wedding parties – an A-list celebration at the villa, from which many of the Rooneys are excluded, and a more low key one in Merseyside, to which the clan will be allowed.

Coleen looks stylish as ever as she poses by the swimming pool today.

Coleen relaxes by the pool with one of her friends as they soak up the sun
“I really hope that I get an invite to the party in Liverpool, as I would love to go. When I spoke out before [about Coleen] it was because I was hurt.
“I really hope this could be a chance to mend any bridges that have been broken,” Stephen told Reveal magazine.
The rift began when Coleen’s 18th birthday bash descended into a brawl between the two families, to which police were called.
Then Natalie was snapped flashing her breast at photographers after Coleen’s 21st birthday celebrations.
Stephen then angered the Manchester United star by dressing up as a WAG for a magazine and revealing how he fancied one of his team-mates.

Melanie Brown showed off her enviable figure

Spice Girl Mel B has been unleashed as the new face of Ultimo lingerie and if these shots are anything to judge by she’s in better shape than ever.
Posing in a daring photoshoot above the LA skyline, the 32-year-old sparkles dressed in nothing but the company’s latest line of racy two-pieces and stilettos in some of the shots.
The singer follows in the footsteps of supermodels Helena Christensen, Rachel Hunter and Penny Lancaster but thanks to the Spice Girls’ gruelling reunion tour Mel looks just as good as her catwalk-strutting predecessors.

Hot pink: Mel models the label’s latest designs.

Me showed off her enviable figure on the glamorous LA photoshoot
Her honed physique and glowing reputation stateside are reportedly the reasons behind the brand’s decision to hire her.
When the new appointment was leaked to The Sun earlier this month, a source from the company said: “We were blown away by the great shape she is in and desperate to land her. Mel B has never been bigger.”
Mum-of-two Mel said: “I am over the moon to become the Face and Body of Ultimo lingerie. When Michelle Mone asked me, I was ecstatic. I was so excited, but slightly nervous – I had never modelled lingerie before.
“The photoshoot in LA was fantastic. Ultimo lingerie gives you a superb shape and is so comfortable with sexy styles in every collection. I took every set home with me.”.

Mel accessorised with her trademark tattoo and a tiny white cardigan.

Mel said she took every set of lingerie she modelled home with her
Meanwhile, Sarah Harding may be smarting at being replaced after just two seasons modelling for the company.
The 26-year-old signed a £100,000 deal with Ultimo in 2007 and was expected to negotiate an even bigger sum in her next contract.
Upon being dropped by the label, a source close to her told the People newspaper: “Sarah’s a bit upset but she is sure she won’t be short of modelling offers – plus she’s really busy with the group.”.

The former Spice Girl called being the face of Ultimo an ‘honour’

Jennifer Aniston in her white bikini

Basking on a king-sized sun lounger, Jennifer Aniston chills out by the pool in her white bikini as she takes a break from filming her latest flick, Marley And Me.
The 39-year-old was alone and looking rather bored, as she smothered herself with sun cream, read a newspaper and listened to her iPod.

Knees up: Jennifer Aniston enjoys a day in the sun in Miami over the weekend.

Time out: Jennifer is on a break from filming her upcoming movie Marley and Me
When the rays got too much for the former Friends star she popped on a snazzy straw hat and seemed content to lounge around.
Her few snatched hours of laziness come the day after Aniston appeared on Oprah Winfrey’s US reality show The Big Give.

Tuning in: the actress flicked through tracks on her iPod
She appeared as a surprise guest and gave away $10,000 to contestants – before re-thinking her gift and tripling it.
Jennifer is currently working on Marley and Me alongside Owen Wilson – the pair star as married couple Josh and Jennifer Grogan, who adopt a Labrador retriever, with the hope that it will give them a taste of parenthood.
But the dog turns out to be neurotic and wreaks havoc in their lives.

Bed time: Jennifer, dressed in a skimpy white bikini, enjoyed the luxury king sized loungers at her resort

Fergie shows off her amazing bikini body

After a hectic performing schedule and months of fending off pregnancy rumours, pop star Fergie took time out for a spot of rest, relaxation and romance in the Bahamas over the weekend.
The Duchess showed of her toned – and bump-free – body in a tiny red string bikini as she took to the surf with her actor fiancé Josh Duhamel.

Cooling off: pop star Fergie shows off her amazing bikini body while holidaying in the Bahamas over the weekend.

The pair spent time riding the waves on jet skis, kite boarding and sunbathing ahead of Fergie’s performance at the Atlantis resort.
The persistent rumours she’s expecting a child, she joked earlier this month, “just mean that I need to get back to the gym.”
And judging by her incredibly slender physique, she’s stayed true to her word.

Need for speed: Fergie takes a jetski ride with her fiance Josh Duhmel.

Still, the 32-year-old, real name Stacy Ferguson, has been candid about her plans to take time out from her career.
The star has said: “I’ve been touring for a long time, and I want to go home this summer and spend time with my family and get in the studio and just take some time to think about everything.”
Fergie and Josh, who have been together since 2004 and got engaged in December, are expected to marry this year.

Liz Hurley new stunning bikini photo shoot

Not so long ago she declared that she was done with bikinis.
Never again, Elizabeth Hurley said, would she sit eating lunch on a boat in a skimpy two-piece.
The same went for tripping around the beach in a bikini top and skirt with her midriff showing.
But as these pictures indicate, Miss Hurley will relax the rules under certain conditions.

In the yacht-set shoot, Liz Hurley smoulders in the two piece.

The swimming-suits for Mango have a body-con style feel – one of this year’s key trends
Firstly, it must be in her best business interests, such as helping to launch a series of her own swimwear designs in a diffusion range for the High Street store Mango.
And there must – read must – be an airbrush involved.
In an interview to accompany these photographs in the Sunday Times Style magazine, the model and businesswoman conceded that “shooting bikinis is now my life”.
She said: “I can’t think of anything worse in the world than another bikini shoot – and I’ve got two next month.

Hot pink: She may be 42 but Hurley has the figure of a woman half her age.

In a range of styles the diffusion line is sure to be a summer high street hit
“It’s unbearable and I bring it all on myself. I’ve got nobody else to blame.”
But, she revealed, she now relies on “nice photographers” and a little digital enhancement.
“I like a certain amount of retouching like anybody,” she admitted.
Even if they have been airbrushed a little, the photos suggest that Miss Hurley, 42, has made good on her promise to “go to ground and annoy everyone by emerging thinner, sexier and mentally cleansed”.
She made that vow in an interview in 2005, at the same time as she spoke of instituting her bikini ban.

Accessorising only with chunky jewellery Hurley does skimpy with style.

In one shot the model covers up with a kaftan but still looks enviably stunning
Miss Hurley, a mother of one, revealed that when she looked in the mirror she saw “a person who eats too much junk food and doesn’t exercise. That has sadly become my reality over the past year”.
Commenting on one of her own designs for Elizabeth Hurley Beach, she said her days of wearing a towelling miniskirt, bikini top and flip-flops were over.
“I don’t feel comfortable doing that any more,” she said. “As the years go by you do feel less confident about your body.”
Miss Hurley is not afraid to follow strict diets when she needs to drop weight fast.
Her regime after the birth of son Damian, now six, was punishing, she said at the time.
“I did it by eating very little breakfast and not too much lunch.
“And only boring snacks such as a banana or six raisins. The only meal I have is dinner.”
She lost four stone, and was back in her trademark white jeans within three months of Damian’s birth.

Covering up: Liz Hurley and husband Arun Nayar

new action movie G.I Joe

Sultry Sienna Miller is sure to set pulses racing dressed in a skin-tight leather catsuit.
But rest assured, the outfit isn’t just for boyfriend Rhys Ifans’ viewing pleasure.
The stunning actress hams it up in the bondage-style outfit, complete with sunglasses and dark hair as part of her new action movie G.I Joe.

Sienna donned a skin-tight leather catsuit for her role as The Baroness in her new movie G.I Joe
And while it’s not known what Ifans thinks of her new look, there’s little doubt it has already caused quite a hit with her legions of male fans.
The normally sweet-looking 26-year-old has forgone her nicer side to play gun-toting femme fatal The Baroness, in the blockbuster film, which is due to be released next year.
The 26-year-old plays an intelligence officer for evil arms dealing organisation COBRA.
Her character, based on the classic army comic strip, is an evil but sexy woman with a production insider telling the Sun: “Sienna has had a lot of fun with the movie.”.

The actress is a force to be reckoned with, and below, a more demurely dressed and blonde Sienna with boyfriend Ryhs Ifans.

Katherine Heigl caught with her trousers down

Katherine Heigl has proved she’s willing to do almost anything to secure her place as a Hollywood box office star.
The actress, who has been hailed as “The next Julia Roberts”, was spotted in just her briefs and a top while shooting her upcoming romantic comedy The Ugly Truth in Los Angeles.

Caught out: Katherine Heigl endured the stares of onlookers as she filmed scenes for her new movie in LA yesterday
In the scene, her character is left stranded outside a restaurant in her smalls after her outfit gets caught up as her date speeds off in his car.
She stars as a romantically challenged morning show producer who is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests by her colleague, played by Gerard Butler, to prove his theories on relationships and help her find love.

Pants: Katherine is currently shooting her latest rom com The Ugly Truth
Katherine’s career has sky-rocketed in the past year on the back of her Grey’s Anatomy success and she has secured her spot as a sought after leading lady with turns in Knocked Up and 27 Dresses.
The 29-year-old, who married musician Josh Kelley last year, also has babies on the brain.
She has said: “I think he’d prefer to wait a little more time, but I kind of wouldn’t.”
“I think we’ll meet somewhere in the middle.”.

Rising star: Katherine, who covered up between takes, has been hailed as ‘the next Julia Roberts’

Sienna Miller’s caught with her skimpy bikini top down

The surf was up in California yesterday, but unfortunately for Sienna Miller, she was caught with her skimpy bikini top down.
The actress revealed more than expected as she eagerly raced into the waves to cool off after lounging in the sun, with her tiny strapless number slipping down around her waist.

GI low: Sienna Miller’s bikini top fell down as she hit the waves in California yesterday.

Adjustment: Sienna corrects her wardrobe malfunction
Realising her moment of over-exposure, she quickly pulled her top up and returned to the sand with a female companion.
Sienna is, of course, no stranger to baring flesh, and last year filmed nude scenes for her upcoming Hippie Hippie Shake set in the Swinging Sixties.
Later she met up with her boyfriend Rhys Ifans for a sushi feast at Nobu in Malibu, where, thankfully, they were both fully clothed.

Taking the plunge: Sienna cools off after with a quick dip
The pair, who have enjoyed a string of luxury holidays since they began dating last year including a trip to Mexico, recently reunited in LA.
She was previously filming the action movie GI Joe in Prague while Rhys, 39, was working on Richard Curtis’s new movie The Boat That Rocked in Southampton.

Summer loving: a day earlier, Sienna and her rotund companion Rhys enjoyed a romantic afternoon together
But the couple, who are rumoured to be planning a wedding, kept in touch with long-distance calls – albeit in Welsh.
“Sienna is always on the phone to Rhys and sometimes she misses him so much she just gets on a plane back to Britain to see him,” an on-set source said.
“It’s very sweet – whenever she says, ‘Darling I love you,’ she says it in Welsh – ‘Fy anwylyd, rwy’n dy garu di’.”.

Fun in the sun: Sienna certainly made a splash during the outing