Plenty of fish in the sea, and Helena lands hers

13 February 2015 - 03:17
By ©The Telegraph
MY FUNNY VALENTINE: Helena Bonham Carter and her new friend 'with benefits'
Image: JOHN SWANNELL/CAMERA PRESS/FISHLOVE MY FUNNY VALENTINE: Helena Bonham Carter and her new friend 'with benefits'

Helena Bonham Carter has posed naked and in a passionate embrace with a giant tuna.

The actress said she "truly bonded" with the 27kg big-eye tuna despite having a phobia of fish.

The photo shoot was in aid of a Blue Marine Foundation campaign against over-fishing.

The actress Greta Scacchi previously starred in the same campaign but her relationship with the fish didn't appear to be quite so intense.

Bonham Carter said: " I'm actually very phobic about fish so when Greta asked me to be photographed naked with a 27kg tuna I was more worried about touching it than about getting my kit off.

"Having said that, I conquered my fears and by the end of the morning we'd truly bonded.

"He will be my Valentine."

She said of the campaign: "It would be a sad thing if, in our dotage, we'll be describing tuna to our grandchildren just like we do dodos today."