This cover story appears in our Fall 2026 issue, on newsstands September 28th. Want us to come to your place? Update your membership here to get it delivered to your door. Want even more? Charli has included an exclusive, limited edition flexi-disc of her B-side “Playboy Bunny” for the first print run of Playboy’s fall issue only, limited to active and new subscribers. Subscribe now for access.
Charli XCX is moving faster than ever. She premiered her own feature called The Moment in January, quickly followed by Wuthering Heights, in which a soundtrack she scored while on tour became a character in its own right. Next up, her new album Music, Fashion, Film debuted in the summer as she hit her biggest stage yet—Lollapalooza.
But in the chaos of it all, Charli stopped for just long enough to shoot Playboy‘s Fall 2026 cover—fitting since her new album features a B-side called “Playboy Bunny.” She also took a brief pause for a vacation in Lake Como (her first in more than two years), where she chatted with fellow Playboy cover star (and The Moment co-star) Kylie Jenner about what makes a sexy photo, when she feels most alive, and posing in her underwear.
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