Karol G bares her soul — and her killer abs — for the latest issue of Playboy, which dropped Tuesday (April 7) featuring the Latin music icon as its cover star.
Striking a number of different sensual poses, Karol G looks strong and glowy in all of the photos she shot for the legacy magazine. Though stripping down for Playboy can be daunting, she told the publication, “The only person I asked if I should do it or not was Sofia Vergara. I called her and told her, ‘If you tell me not to do it, I won’t.’”
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“‘Mijita, with that body?’” the Modern Family actress responded, according to Karol G. “When you get to this age, you tell yourself, ‘F–k, why didn’t I pose that one time?’”
The cover comes ahead of this year’s Coachella, which kicks off Friday (April 10). The Colombian musician is set to headline the festival alongside Sabrina Carpenter and Justin Bieber, an opportunity that’s particularly meaningful for Karol.
“They called me and told me — in Spanish — that I was going to be the first Latina to close the festival,” she told Playboy. “I feel like it’s a show for my community, for the world, but it’s a show that’s very much for me.”
On the topic of representing her community, the singer was also candid about her complicated feelings toward condemning ICE, which has been carrying out Donald Trump’s promise of mass deportations and raids on immigrant communities since he took office last year. According to her, she’d like to speak out more — but she’s been repeatedly advised not to.
“People will say, ‘It’s better you don’t,’” she told the publication. “Why? Because if you say the thing, maybe the next day you’ll get a call: ‘Hey, we are taking your visa away.’ You become bait, because some people want to show their power.”
“My team would kill me,” she continued. “If I’m being honest with you, it’s something that crosses the line of what I have to do to protect myself. But at the end of the day, what is my role if I’m in this position?”
That said, she’s waiting for the opportunity to arise for her words to make the most impact. “I have a huge stage, and that’s why I want to wait, and if someone was ever to do something to me, I want to stand firmly on my stage for my community,” Karol added. “So that’s why I may have to be more careful, and wait for my turn, and ensure that, through that opportunity, I can talk and represent something more.”
