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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle

Take 10: Celebrity pants

Celebrity underwear: Constance Briscoe
Constance Briscoe, judge and author of Ugly - who would have thought it of a judge? Photograph: Linda Nylind/Linda Nylind
Celebrity underwear: Alison Goldfrapp
The flesh-coloured woollen panties of musician Alison Goldfrapp Photograph: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Abbie Trayler-Smith
Celebrity underwear: Daniel Day Lewis
Actor Daniel Day Lewis provides a crude design Photograph: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Abbie Trayler-Smith
Celebrity underwear: Emma Thompson
The spanx of actor Emma Thompson, with her very own bum print Photograph: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Abbie Trayler-Smith
Celebrity underwear: Fergie from Black Eyed Peas
Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas donated her snazzy Peach John lingerie Photograph: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Abbie Trayler-Smith
Celebrity underwear: Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren , actor and wearer of M&S's finest knickers Photograph: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Abbie Trayler-Smith
Celebrity underwear: Jah Wobble
Jah Wobble, musician, wears his elephant pouch thong both on stage and around the house. The elephant roars when you squeeze Photograph: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Abbie Trayler-Smith
Celebrity underwear: Jarvis Cocker
Y-fronts are still the pant of choice for musician Jarvis Cocker Photograph: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Abbie Trayler-Smith
Celebrity underwear: Jordan/Katie Price
Katie Price, aka Jordon, gives up her finest pink thong Photograph: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Abbie Trayler-Smith
Celebrity underwear: Mark Quinn
Cover yourself up with modern art in Mark Quinn's boxers Photograph: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Abbie Trayler-Smith
Celebrity underwear: Nick Cave
Musician Nick Cave's suitably explicit Grinderman pants Photograph: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Abbie Trayler-Smith
Celebrity underwear: Nick Hornby
A collaboration between author Nick Hornby and his son Photograph: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Abbie Trayler-Smith
Celebrity underwear: Olympic rower Tom Braben
Tim Brabants, Team GB gold medallist canoer: 'Athens 2004 pants - I didn't wear any in 2008!' Photograph: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Abbie Trayler-Smith
Celebrity underwear: Ricky Gervais
Ricky Gervais, comedian, sports David Brent-esque grey Calvin Kleins Photograph: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Abbie Trayler-Smith
Celebrity underwear: Robert Crumb
Cartoonist Robert Crumb's pants could not be more Crumb-like: huge, unironed and blue as the man himself, with a self-portrait saying, "This is sick." Photograph: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Abbie Trayler-Smith
Celebrity underwear: Sacha Baron Cohen
Sacha Baron Cohen, comedian, gives three autographs for the price of one: Borat, Ali G and Sacha Baron Cohen Photograph: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Abbie Trayler-Smith
Celebrity underwear: Steve Bell
Steve Bell, cartoonist, donates the Original John Major Pant Photograph: Abbie Trayler-Smith/Abbie Trayler-Smith
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