British celebrities undress in defense of the herring
Last year, a photo of famed British actress Helena Bonham Carter posing naked and hugging a 27kg tuna fish went viral at an astronomical rate. And now film star and theater actress Emma Thompson and husband Greg Wise have followed suit and stripped down for a FishLove campaign photo shoot to draw attention to overfishing in UK waters. The couple starred together with a sable fish.
The action was also attended by many other actors and stars of the country, who called for a reduction in the consumption of such popular fish species, such as cod, and switch to lesser-known ones - sprats, herring, mackerel and triglidae (sea cocks).
London's leading seafood restaurant, J Sheekey Oyster Bar, supported the FishLove campaign by inviting photographer Gillian Edelstein for a series of photographs. It must be admitted that thanks to the annual provocative photo shoots with naked leading actors dedicated to drawing attention to the problems of endangered fish species, the FishLove campaign has become one of the most successful in terms of information content.
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British actress Emma Thompson, 56, and husband Greg Wise pose nude for a FishLove promotion with a sablefish.
Joseph Millson.
British actress Miriam Margulies posed with a sunflower.
Mark Rylance, British actor and playwright, artistic director at Shakespeare's Globe Theater in London.
Alex Jennings, theater, radio, film and television actor, the only winner of three categories of the Laurence Olivier Award.
Actor Tom Bateman.
Choreographer Gary Avis posed with the mahi-mahi.
Felicity Dean and cod.
Comedian Aid Edmondson and the Carabineros.
Dougray Scott and sea bream.
Chipo Chang and striped mullet (black mullet).
Helena Bonham Carter in last year's photo shoot.
Actress Gillian Anderson also posed naked with an eel around her neck to draw public attention to the damage deep sea fishing is causing to marine ecosystems.
Dame Judi Dench and a lobster in last year's photo shoot.
British actress Julie Christie.
Zoe Wanamaker and the Stingray.
Downton Abbey star Hugh Bonneville.
British actress Jodhi May.
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