The 'Stone Cold' singer cites the 'Trainwreck' actress as 'the perfect example of a #CONFIDENT woman' for posing topless for the 2016 Pirelli calendar.
- December 1, 2015
AceShowbiz -
Demi Lovato has praised Amy Schumer for baring her "real" body in a semi-nude picture for the 2016 Pirelli calendar. The former Disney star admires the comedienne's confidence to bare her body without getting the photo retouched.
The "Cool for the Summer" songstress posted Schumer's picture on her Instagram and wrote in the caption, "This is the perfect example of a #CONFIDENT woman taking a giant s**t on society's twisted views of what perfection is."
Referencing her own song "Confident", she continued singing praise for the "Trainwreck" star, "I wrote Confident with women like her (men too) and examples like this in mind. The attitude captured in this photo is brave, sexy and inspiring but most importantly REAL!!!! F**k yeah @amyschumer.. Women all over the world thank you for this. Especially me. #badb***h."
Schumer is just one of other "distinguished women" posing for the annual Pirelli calendar. Posting the photo on her own Twitter, Schumer wrote, "Beautiful, gross, strong, thin, fat, pretty, ugly, sexy, disgusting, flawless, woman. Thank you @annieleibovitz."
Famed photographer Annie Leibovitz who took the pictures said this year's edition is drastically different from previous calendars which featured topless supermodels like Naomi Campbell, Kate Moss and Gisele Bundchen. "When Pirelli approached me, they said they wanted to make a departure from the past. They suggested the idea of photographing distinguished women. After we agreed on that, the goal was to be very straightforward. I wanted the pictures to show the women exactly as they are, with no pretense," Leibovitz said.
"For 2016, we did something completely different, but it is still simple. It is a classic set of black-and-white portraits made in the studio," she added. "I'm a great admirer of comediennes. The Amy Schumer portrait added some fun. It's as if she didn't get the memo saying that she could keep her clothes on."
