feature shoot, making us wish our
girlfriends were hot like her. You
know, it’s the song.
● Our Editor-in-Chief, Santi Pintado
does Coachella for the first time,
hangs out backstage with a few
bands, creepily rubs shoulders with
VIPs like Lindsay Lohan and Paris
Hilton and doesn’t remember a thing
about it. Purple Haze, anyone?ISSUE 12 JULY 2012
● Big Bang Theory’s Kaley Cuoco
(7) poses for a hot, exclusive cover
shoot and we and other nerds
Australia-wide are unable to sit
down properly for a month.
● In her MAXIM shoot Lady Gaga
(8) reveals, “I’d be a happy girl if
I could make the whole world gay.”
You go girl.
● Legendary guitarist Slash tells us
a not-so-big secret about his past,
“I was so high back then, I was
lucky to just make it out alive.”
● We spend a few unsteady days
in Alaska with the Captains and
crew of Deadliest Catch. There
was blood, there was guts and
yes, there was karaoke.
● The ultimate movie bad guy
and star of the Machete series,
Danny Trejo tells us, “Man, there
ain’t nothin’ better than kissing
Jessica Alba.” Bastard.ISSUE 7 FEBRUARY 2012
● For her cover feature, Aussie
pop star, radio DJ and talent show
judge, Sophie Monk (4) tells us
that, “Everyone in Australia knows
I’m just a Gold Coast bogan” and
“I love freeballing. Hence the camel
toe photos you always see of me
on gossip websites.” — all this while
looking super-freaking-hot in her
swimwear shoot on an L.A. beach,
of course.
● Dancing With The Stars judge
Kym Johnson shows off her bangin’
body and booty for her dazzling
MAXIM shoot.
● In our interview with super
skateboarding champ Tony Hawk
he reveals that he gave up playing
violin to take up skating. We guess
it kinda worked out OK for him.ISSUE 8 MARCH 2012
● Gorgeous Australian actress
Yvonne Strahovski lands her first
MAXIM cover. The star of TV shows
such as Dexter and The Handmaid's
Tale and films like The Killer Elite
and The Guilt Trip, reveals, “I like
a suave dude with some geek.”
● During our chat with NBA star
LeBron James (5) he asks when his
mum can see this interview, adding,
“She’s going to be delighted to see
her son in the magazine.” We ask
if his mum is a big MAXIM fan to
which he replies, “No. My mother
is a big LeBron fan.” #wegotowned
● We let our nuts hang at the World
Testicle Cooking Championships
(6) in Serbia and try the Bourbon
With Balls cocktail. Naturally.ISSUE 9 APRIL 2012
● Mega-cute American
actress Katrina Bowden
(from 30 Rock fame) poses
for her first MAXIM cover and
says she keeps her body looking
damn fine by taking pole dancing
classes. Zing!
● Hugh Jackman sits down for a
chat and tells us that he accidentally
stabbed himself in the thigh with
his Wolverine claws on the set of
X-Men Origins: Wolverine. We felt
a little awkward laughing at this.
● We take a few of our best MAXIMmusic comeback with a new single
and tells us all about her love for
the UFC, V8s and rugby. After the
all-day shoot, her strict diet goes
out the window as she heads to
Maccas for a Cheesburger Meal.
Oh, Ricki, you are so fine.
● UFC champion Georges “GSP”
St-Pierre chats with us about his
mad skills and how he psyches
himself up for octagon action. You
know, before he decided to semi-
retire, that is. Comeback looms?
ISSUE 5 DECEMBER 2011
● Best known for her bikini work,
illustrious Sports Illustrated and
Australian model Jessica Gomes
graces our cover — in a classy
topless pose. Revealing her real
and perfectly plentiful chest, the
Perth glamour over-shares with,
“My boobs are growing and they’re
not fitting into sample-size tops!”
How. Dare. They!
● The inaugural MAXIM Awards
celebrating excellence across
hotness, sport, humour, politics,
stupidity and heaps more, sees
Shane Warne take out the Man of
The Year gong and Black Caviar as
Woman of the Year. Bob Katter is
Funniest Man of the Year and Tour
of the Year goes to Cadel Evans’
for his super Tour de France win.
ISSUE 6 JANUARY 2012
● A new year sees a new attitude
for our cover girl Lindsay Lohan and
a return to the real world outside
of her usual rehab stints. We
predict 2012 to be the year of the
Lohan but... hey, look, we can’t get
EVERYTHING right, OK?!
● Eddie Murphy’s daughter, Bria,
poses in a hot bikini shoot poolside
in L.A. revealing that any guy she
dates tries to make her dad laugh.
● We go shopping with retired
NBA basketballer Shaquille O’Neal
which sees him spend $75 of his
$848 at Starbucks. Another $
is spent at Victoria’s Secret.
● Singer Katy Perry dons the
leather and lace for her sexy MAXIM
shoot telling us, “I think my curves
are something to be proud of.” We
simply couldn’t agree more, KP!
models out to a strip club to see
what happens. Clearly we thought
it was a genius story idea until we
forked out $144 on one round of
drinks. All we remember were the
multiple trays of shots. #rainmakers!
ISSUE 10 MAY 2012
● Brian McFadden’s now ex-fiance,
Vogue Williams, poses in a sexy
lingerie and swimwear cover shoot
on location at Sydney’s Star casino.
● In the same issue McFadden
explains, in what the media end up
calling a controversial interview, how
he landed such a glamourous girl
saying, “I don’t have a big penis so
it’s not that. I must just be a lucky
bastard.” We’ll still take your word
for it, B-Mac.ISSUE 11 JUNE 2012
● Former Miss Universe Australia,
Erin McNaught, celebrates her
30th by posing in her birthday suit
for (still) one of the best covers
in MAXIM Australia’s five year.
Afterwards, we head to a bar with
Erin for a few hours as she downs
Mojitos and Moscow Mules like
they are going out of fashion.
● Former Pussycat Dolls member
Nicole Sherzinger, and now Lewis
Hamilton’s ex, shows the world
she’s definitely still got it in her6 7
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