Dakota Johnson channelled the iconic Playboy bunny for a provocative new photoshoot, posing with a cigarette in hand.
The 37-year-old actress featured in the sultry images ahead of her Saturday Night Live appearance, wearing the bunny’s signature corset and suspenders.
Shot in black and white, the photos showed Dakota on top of one of New York’s landmark buildings. She hosted the NBC comedy show while promoting her role in the erotic thriller Verity.
During her opening monologue, Dakota received a surprise visit from her friend Taylor Swift and jokingly described the pop star as her “breakup therapist.”
The pair have recently grown especially close. The Madame Web actress appeared in Taylor’s music video for Patient Zero at last week’s MTV Video Music Awards.
Dakota later presented Taylor with the inaugural Artist Director Award and appeared alongside Colin Farrell in her music video. Taylor returned the favour by unexpectedly joining Dakota during her SNL monologue.
Dakota Johnson channelled the Playboy bunny in a provocative new photoshoot, posing with a cigarette in hand
The actress promoted her Saturday Night Live appearance in the sultry images, wearing the bunny’s iconic corset and suspenders
Dakota updated viewers on her life since her previous hosting stint, using the monologue to poke fun at her latest breakups.
“I went through two very public, very lame breakups with two very awesome musicians. Looking for a third,” she joked.
She then tied the joke to her new film, Verity, saying that dating musicians was like a “psychosexual erotic thriller,” much like the movie itself.
“But I have really good friends. They don’t judge me for dating these men. They’re actually really supportive,” she added.
Dakota introduced Taylor as her “literal therapist,” prompting the singer to walk onstage in a grey plaid dress as the audience broke into applause.
“I’m not—I’m not your therapist, actually. You just show up once a week at my house with an empty bottle of wine and ask if I want some,” Swift replied.
“And then you flop on my couch and overshare, and every so often I just say, ‘Damn, that’s crazy,’” she continued.
“Is that not a therapist?” Dakota quipped.
Dakota posed for a series of sultry photographs to promote her SNL appearance, which coincided with the release of her erotic thriller Verity
The actress slipped into a daring black lace negligee and heels for the racy shoot
Taylor Swift made a surprise appearance during Dakota’s opening monologue, after the Fifty Shades Of Grey star jokingly called her a “breakup therapist”
Dakota reflected on her life since her last hosting appearance, poking fun at her most recent breakups
The host then joked that women around the world should thank her for taking one for the team and dating misunderstood musicians, further noting that those in ‘England and parts of Ireland and Cleveland’ should be most grateful.
After referencing Kelce’s hometown, Taylor shouted out her husband with a ‘Woo-woo’ to the crowd.
The pop star recently released encore tracks from her 2025 album, The Life of a Showgirl, which included a song called Cleveland! dedicated to her husband. Patient Zero also appeared on the new set of tracks.
Taylor is no stranger to the SNL stage. She graced the studio with Travis back in 2023 to introduce her friend and collaborator Ice Spice as the musical guest.
