Cosmopolitan magazine is reviving the women’s magazine centrefold, and features a man on its cover for the first time since the Australian brand’s relaunch.
The magazine is featuring Heartbreak High’s Josh Heuston labelling him the “ultimate Cosmo crush.”
Cosmopolitan Australia Editor Tess Ogle explained the decision to feature the actor as a response to readers who have been quizzing her since the magazine returned to shelves.
“The one question we were asked repeatedly when we relaunched Cosmo back into Australia with overwhelming support this year was, ‘Please, tell us you’re bring back the centrefold?!’,” she said.
“Well, we heard loud and clear – our readers want bold, they want fresh, and they want content that speaks to the empowered woman of today. So, we’re delivering just that by reviving the centrefold in a way that feels authentic, exciting, and oh-so-Cosmo. We’re excited to make history together. Because Cosmo doesn’t just follow trends, we set them.”
Heuston, 27, is a Sri Lankan-Australian actor from Sydney’s west.
He holds a double major degree in Biomolecular Science and Commerce from Macquarie University, models for some of the world’s biggest fashion brands and stars in the Netflix show Heartbreak High. He was also in Marvel’s Thor: Love and Thunder and was named GQ Australia’s “Breakthrough Actor of the Year” in 2022.
Heuston can currently be seen in HBO’s Dune: Prophecy as Constantine Corrino, the illegitimate son of the Emperor.
During an interview with Jackie O on The Kyle and Jackie O Show to announce the new issue, Heuston said he decided to pose for the magazine because of his family.
“My little sisters grew up reading the magazine so that was a big reason I did it,” he said. But admitted he was currently single and that he does get rejected by women.
“You can’t be everyone’s type,” he told Jackie O.
Josh Heuston on the cover of Cosmopolitan Australia
Cosmopolitan Australia has never included a male centrefold in its pages before but other male celebrities to grace the pages of the Cleo magazine’s centrefold include Richard Branson, Kyle Sandilands, Guy Pearce, Jamie Durie and Tom Williams.
The new December/January Summer issue of Cosmpolitan goes on sale on December 2.