BEST known as Sex and the City's man-eating Samantha Jones, Kim Cattrall is no stranger to baring her body on camera and she's at it again - this time, in the name of art.
The actress, who recently confirmed that a SATC movie sequel is in the pipeline, has recreated a version of Titian's Diana and Actaeon with performers from theatre production LA CLIQUE for photographer Tom Hunter as part of a campaign to keep the original work of art on display in the UK. "Kim is the perfect Diana," says Hunter of his newest muse. "Just like the Greek goddess, she combines beauty with a sense of threat. She was a great sport and at 52, made an amazing Diana. She more than held her own among a room full of 20-somethings."
Cattrall, who was born in the UK, feels strongly about the painting; £50 million is needed to keep it on display in Britain after its owner, the Duke of Sutherland, issued an ultimatum to the National Galleries of Scotland and the National Gallery.
"It would be a tragedy if it were not on public view," she says during the shoot, which was filmed for BBC2's The Culture Show, airing at 10pm tonight.
Leisa Barnett
21 November 2008
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