Sophie Cunningham’s new pic is turning heads everywhere.

Sophie Cunningham is giving back-to-back updates about herself. The WNBA guard is now getting a lot of love after becoming a model for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit.

Her photo was released less than a day after she announced she would contribute to USA Network during the 2026 WNBA season. As a result, her presence is now just beyond the court.

Many fans already followed Cunningham during the 2025 season with the Indiana Fever. She averaged 8.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game and became popular for her energy and personality.

Now, this new move is helping her reach even more people.

SI Swimsuit Debut Creates Buzz

Sophie Cunningham (Photo via Instagram)
Cunningham traveled to Fort Myers, Florida, for the shoot. She posed alongside fellow athletes like Napheesa Collier and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden. Photographer Katherine Goguen captured the images on Captiva Island.

She did not hold back when she spoke about the experience.

“This is probably one of the most empowering things that I have ever done,” Cunningham told SI Swimsuit.

The first photo from the shoot spread on social media. Cunningham, wearing a white bikini, looked stunning.

Now, Cunningham joins a growing list of WNBA players who have worked with Sports Illustrated Swimsuit. Over the years, stars like Sue Bird, Breanna Stewart, and Cameron Brink have also been there. The magazine continues to feature athletes and promote confidence and representation.

Bird once explained that shift clearly. “This is who we are; this is the makeup of our league” she told SI Swimsuit in a past interview, pointing to the league’s diversity and strength.

Cunningham’s debut adds another chapter to that story. She continues rehab after an injury that ended her 2025 postseason hopes. Still, she stays active with her new media role and now her modeling work.

Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup.

Joining Lorraine Kelly on Monday’s episode of the ITV show, the TV presenter, 43, also gave an health update after having two tumours removed from jaw.

Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood, in December after 10 years of marriage.

She has since made swipes at Jesse and moved on with TV director Elliot Hegarty, with the pair having been seen kissing during a recent night out.

Fearne has had a difficult few months after undergoing surgery to remove two benign tumours from her jawline, just days before her split with Jesse emerged.

She told host Lorraine: ‘It’s all very amicable and kids are doing great. I am in a very good place.’place.’

Fearne Cotton has broken her silence on split from husband Jesse Wood in her first TV interview since the breakup

Fearne announced her split from Jesse, the son of Rolling Stones bass guitarist Ronnie Wood , in December after 10 years of marriage (both pictured in February 2024)

Discussing her recent surgery, she added: ‘I feel very grateful to have completely recovered.

‘I feel really good. I have a lot of people reaching out who have had the same thing.’

Davina McCall, 56, announced in November she’d been diagnosed with a colloid cyst, a rare type of benign brain tumour, and has supported Fearne.

She continued: ‘Everyone needs a Davina. She’s been amazing, weird that we had the same health thing going on at the same time. She’s so calming and we speak every day. She is just the best

It comes after Fearne has seemingly made another thinly-veiled dig at her ex-husband as she gushed that she is the happiest she’s ever been in a positive update.

Speaking to Scott Mills on his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, Fearne gushed that she is ‘really happy’ and is ‘springing out of bed in the morning ready for life’.

Scott, who has known Fearne for 25 years, said he has never seen her ‘more positive or happier’, prompting Fearne to agree and reply: ‘Yeah I feel great!’

She told how her health scare has changed her outlook and said she has been seeking comfort from Davina.

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Joining Lorraine Kelly on Monday’s episode of the ITV show, the TV presenter, 43, also gave an health update after having two tumours removed from jaw