As the world’s media reports that Aaron Taylor Johnson has officially been offered the role of the next James Bond, speculation is heating up about who the next Bond girl might be, with bookmakers in the UK and US starting to share the odds of each candidate scoring the part.
So which women have emerged as the front runners, and whose shoes are they filling? We take a look at some of the most iconic Bond girls of all time – and who might be next.
Aaron Taylor-Johnson has reportedly been offered the job of 007 – but is yet to be confirmed as taking it. Photo: @legends.inc/Instagram
Who are the most iconic Bond girls?
Whoever lands the part of 007’s new sidekick/love interest has big shoes to fill. Since 1962 there have been dozens of Bond girls who became iconic in their own way.
Needless to say, the antiquated tradition has been given something of a spring clean over the years. But with our most forgiving eyes on, here are some of the most memorable …
The first, and to many, still best Bond girl: Ursula Andress in Dr No. Photo: Archive
Swiss actress and model Ursula Andress was quite literally the original Bond girl, starring as Honey Ryder opposite Sean Connery in Dr No. The image of her emerging from the sea in a bikini after snorkelling for giant seashells remains one of the most iconic in film history, and was even mimicked in tribute by another brilliant Bond girl, Halle Berry, in 2002’s Die Another Day.
