Vincent Gallo’s NC-17 The Brown Bunny premiered at Cannes 15 years ago, surprising some with an oral sex scene starring Chloe Sevigny, a member of the 2018 Cannes Critics’ Week jury. Cheryl Tiegs, 70, tells THR in an interview to commemorate the occasion that she was aware of the graphic presentation but consented to appear in the film regardless.

“I got a message that Vincent wanted to talk to me about a movie. I didn’t call him back right away because I didn’t know who he was,” the former supermodel explains. “But after a month, I called him back, and he told me, ‘If you don’t know who I am, watch Buffalo ’66.’ I was cavalier about it all, pretty much because I’m not an actress. But when I finally saw it, oh, my God, I loved the film so much. I couldn’t get to the phone fast enough.”

She claims to have seen Brown Bunny several times since then, though she claims she doesn’t always make it all the way through. “I feel comfortable [performing oral sex], just not watching someone else do it,” she says. “I wish he hadn’t included that scene because it might have hurt the film, but I know he doesn’t care. I run into Vincent every once in a while, but it’s been a couple of years. I wish I could talk to him again.”

Cheryl Tiegs blasts Sports Illustrated For Putting ‘Full-Figured’ Model On Cover

Feb 26, 2016

Cheryl Tiegs, a former Sports Illustrated cover model, is dissatisfied with the magazine’s decision to feature plus-size model Ashley Graham on one of three swimsuit edition covers this year.

Graham is the magazine’s first plus-size model to be on the cover. Tiegs expressed her dissatisfaction with the decision to E! News.

“I don’t like that we’re talking about full-figured women because it’s glamorizing them because your waist should be smaller than 35 [inches]. That’s what Dr. Oz said, and I’m sticking to it,” Tiegs told E! News in a new interview. “No, I don’t think it’s healthy.”

“No, I don’t think it’s healthy. Her face is beautiful. Beautiful. But I don’t think it’s healthy in the long run.”

As a “nod to female empowerment,” the magazine chose three distinct covers for its annual swimsuit issue, which also features MMA champion Ronda Rousey and model Hailey Clauson.

Graham, who is 28 years old, was overjoyed with her stunning SI cover when ET spoke with her earlier this month.

The size 14-16 model told ET exclusively, “I’m really excited to know that Sports Illustrated is wanting to include women like us. There is no perfect body, and we shouldn’t be striving for perfection anymore.”

Graham claimed she preferred to be referred to as ‘curvasexalicious’ rather than a plus-sized or ‘fuller figured’ model on Thursday’s episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “I like to call it, like, curvasexalicious,” Graham said.

“Sizing has gotten frightening. There’s a double 0 now. It’s a little scary on both spectrums of weight. I’m not a promoter of anorexia. I’m not a promoter of obesity. I think we have to promote women to be healthy at every size as long as they’re getting off the couch and moving their body.”

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