Now Chinese use Kelly Brook in a gold bikini to sell condoms

Now Chinese use Kelly Brook in a gold bikini to sell condoms

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 2:06 PM on 10th March 2009


Unauthorised: Kelly Brook's picture has been used on packets of Chinese condoms

Kelly Brook has been used to promote safe sex across Asia after a picture of her clad in a gold bikini was plastered across Chinese condom packets.

The 29-year-old is pictured in a sultry pose on the 12-packet boxes with Chinese branding stamped across her body.

Now her management are investigating after not being aware of any endorsement.

It follows the unauthorised use of David Beckham and Sean Connery to promote a treatment for erectile dysfunction.

It is not known when the heavily airbrushed shots of the former Big Breakfast presenter were taken.

But based on her long hair extensions, it suggests the picture would have been taken early on in her career.

The condoms are available to buy for around £1 in certain Chinese supermarkets and on the internet.

She is not the only star to be used by the Chinese Eyesome company.

The firm also appears to have lifted the image of U.S. actress Mena Suvari, to promote another range of the contraceptives.

Images of the American Beauty star, 30, also appear to be lifted from early in her career as she cuddles herself in a backless halter-neck frock.

Brook's shock appearance comes just weeks after a Chinese Viagra company appeared to use video footage of David Beckham in a TV advert to promote the sex drug across the country.

On that occasion unauthorised footage of Becks was reportedly dubbed over in Chinese, appearing to show him involved in fake chat about his sex life with wife Victoria.


Bogus: The Chinese Eyesome company also appear to have used images of American Beauty actress Mena Suvari (centre)

Meanwhile Kelly was spotted in LA yesterday looking glum and indulging in a spot of retail therapy.

The dumped Britain's Got Talent judge was dressed in a flattering pleated-at-the-waist yellow dress, complete with a cleavage-revealing oval peep hole, which she teamed with casual flip flops.

ITV decided to axe Kelly in January, claiming she wasn't gelling with fellow judges Amanda Holden, Simon Cowell and Piers Morgan.

She was recently spotted house hunting in the bohemian area of Abbot Kinney in California, once again looking miserable.


Looking glum: Retail therapy failed to make Kelly smile as she shopped in LA yesterday in a yellow summer dress and flip flops


Young love: Kelly and boyfriend Danny Cipriani are now keeping their relationship out of the spotlight

Kelly is said to be intent on reviving her career out in LA and the place is very familiar territory for her - she lived in the city for much of the time during her four-year relationship with Titanic actor Billy Zane.

Another weight on her mind must be rugby player boyfriend Danny Cipriani, who is miles away on the other side of the world in London.

In recent weeks Kelly and Danny, who for months happily flaunted their romance, have attempted to keep the relationship out of the spotlight to concentrate on their careers.

It seems they have taken the advice of some commentators who suggested Danny, 21, needs to focus on his game rather than his high-profile love life.

'When Kelly first met Danny in September last year they went everywhere together, but now things have changed,' a source was quoted as saying in Now magazine recently.

'They’ve realised that being so public about your love life can have a downside when things go wrong.'

Kelly recently filmed a guest role in the new series of ITV's Moving Wallpaper, in which she plays 'a knock-off Lara Croft'.

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