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Cara Delevingne went glam and suited up for a Bazaar Icons shoot on Wednesday as she reflected on being 'too honest' about her sexuality, sobriety, and identity.
The model and singer, 34, posed for the Harper's BAZAAR September 2026 ICONS Issue where she opened up about how much she has shared in the past.
She was joined by Charlotte Rampling, Alysa Liu, Julie Mehretu, Gabbriette, Chris Fleming, Kim Gordon and Anna Sawai in the special spread.
In June, Cara appeared on Alex Cooper's Call Her Daddy podcast where she discussed her path to sobriety, childhood trauma, sexuality and industry pressures, opening up about how she navigated addiction.
But now she has said: 'There's a part of me that after I do stuff like that, I'm like, 'Why did I do that?''
'But there's another part of me, especially as someone who's struggled with mental-health stuff and substance stuff and everything, that I feel like I need to be honest about that, that maybe that will help people more.'
Cara Delevingne went glam and suited up for a Bazaar Icons shoot on Wednesday as she reflected on being 'too honest' about her sexuality, sobriety, and identity
The model and singer, 34, posed for the Harper's BAZAAR September 2026 ICONS Issue where she opened up abut how much she has shared in the past
Cara also spoke to the publication about how she slows down amid a manic schedule, admitting that she has to 'really work to relax', before quipping: 'I'm an unmedicated mental-health queen - we do our best.'
For the accompanying shots she looked stunning in a sheer black sequin top with an off-the-shoulder style which was teamed with leather gloves and a plain skirt.
In a contrasting look she wore a sharp black and white suit with tall boots and swept her hair into an up do.
Cara has been embracing her sexy side in recent months and said it is 'fun to be naked', having also recently posed on the cover of Playboy.
She described what it was like shooting her raciest magazine cover to date, where she wore red heart-shaped pasties in one shot, before covering her modesty in foam.
Cara went topless and modelled a series of sexy lingerie sets in the sizzling photoshoot.
The actress, who was the first lesbian to grace Playboy magazine, declared: 'It's so fun being naked,' as she reflected on the shoot.
She added: 'I love the sense in the freedom of owning my sexuality and owning my body and I think for the first time instead of getting naked for a brand or an editorial, this felt more like my choice.
'Like, of course it's always been my choice, but it felt like something so liberating. That to me is sexy.
She was joined by Charlotte Rampling, Alysa Liu, Julie Mehretu, Gabbriette (seen), Chris Fleming, Kim Gordon, and Anna Sawai in the special spread
The American model and musician, 29, looked stunning in one black and white shot as she wore mini dress
Actress Charlotte Rampling also starred and wore a dramatic red ruffled dress as she posed up a storm
Singer Kim Gordon, 73, wore a knitted red dress as she took part in the glossy shoot for the publication
Artist Julie Mehretu wore a smart suit for the shoot
Japanese actress and singer Anna Sawai wore a structured black dress, white socks and chunky shoes
'I was texting my girlfriend earlier and I was sending her the photos and she was like 'Oh my god, you look so pretty'. And I was like 'But I'm just a silly baby pretending to be a sexy lady and sometimes that's how it feels.
'You know, everyone has that kind of polarity and dichotomy and so kind of playing within that and still having fun while trying on this, like I'm a sexy woman because you can be all of those things.'
Playboy detailed: 'In her prime, Delevingne is also making history. She's the first out lesbian woman to appear on the print cover of Playboy...
'To mark the occasion, she also dons the iconic Bunny Suit, becoming the first supermodel to do so for the magazine since Kate Moss in 2014.'
In the shoot, Cara was lighting up a cigarette with a match while pulling a smouldering pose and showing off her tattoos along her arms.
Another shot saw the musician prowling towards the camera in red lingerie while her image was displayed on a vast screen alongside.
Cara was sending temperatures soaring in the snaps, as she bowed into the sizzling nature of the saucy bible - with very little left to the imagination.
Another image saw her slip into the classic Playboy ensemble comprising a corset, bowtie, bunny ears and cuffs.
She gave a further nod to the Playboy look of days gone by as an image gave a full shot of her bunnytailed bottom, cuffs and Playboy cufflinks.
Cara deemed her cover appearance 'powerful', saying: 'Of course, Playboy is very much a heterosexual institution. That's why it felt like a bit of a 'f**k you' and a rebellious thing to do, and to have an incredible female-led creative team - a lot of them being queer - felt really fun and different'.
Speaking about stripping off, she said: 'I've been naked before in shoots, in movies. But it always made me feel a bit gross when it was for someone else - of course, it was my choice and I agreed to it, but it never felt empowering...
'I didn't feel great after it. But today I had so much fun. I've never felt more comfortable in my body and in my sexuality. I feel like I'm in more of my prime as a woman and as a sexual being.'
Alongside her shoot, she spoke about her music career and how she wanted her music to go out under a different name to avoid 'preconceived ideas'.