Naomi Watts has put on her modelling hat in a vintage-inspired shoot for British Airways, as the airline celebrates it 80th anniversary of flights to Australia.
The 46-year-old actress recreated the company’s iconic poster from back in 1935, used to promote a service from London to Brisbane under the name of British Airways’ predecessor, B.O.A.C, in conjunction with Qantas Empire Airways.
Naomi is an absolute babe in the shoot, donning a red one-piece swimsuit featuring a balconette bra and shorts, and that big yellow surfboard under her arm. She practically becomes the real-life version of the image which preceded her, while also channelling the Baywatch vibes.
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Cartoon Naomi had to travel over 12 days back then, though, with Australian Business Traveller reporting passengers spent no less than 10 nights in hotels en route to Australia. A one-way ticket also cost you A$376, which is a massive A$23,470 in today’s money. To give you a better indication, that’s almost twice the amount of a return ticket in British Airways’ first-class cabin today. The kind you’d see Naomi lounging about in.
[Via Australian Business Traveller]
