Elle UK Riz Ahmed Does The Work 2025

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Actor Riz Ahmed poses looking back over his shoulder on the cover of the Elle UK 40th anniversary issue. Photographed by Fabien Montique with styling by Rudy Simba Betty, Ahmed wears a tactile, heavily textured off-white shaggy jacket over a crisp collared dress shirt and dark tailoring. The composition features clean studio lighting against a bright white seamless backdrop, overlaid with bold black magazine masthead lettering and handwritten red script.