Idris Elba becomes first male on Maxim magazine cover
British actor Idris Elba has made Maxim magazine history by becoming the first male to grace the cover.
The Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom star is featured on the front of publication's September issue (15), marking the first solo-male cover for Maxim.
Editor-in-Chief Kate Lanphear tells website Racked Elba is the
perfect choice for their inaugural male cover, stating, "We've
never in US Maxim history had a man on the cover solo... and there
was no one else in the world more bad**s than Idris.
"For me, he was really the perfect embodiment of what I think the
new Maxim man is. He's multi-dimensional, he's complex, he's
sophisticated, but he's down to earth.
"It was funny when on set, I was like, 'Is there anything this guy
can't do?' He's an award-winning actor, he's a DJ, his capsule
clothing line for Superdry is about to hit stores. The guy broke
the British land speed record which hasn't been touched since,
like, 1928. He's sort of a living, breathing superhero."