Kate Upton In String Bikini While Upside-Down Sparks 'Tatas' Complaints
By Evie Scott on September 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM EDT

Kate Upton has sparked complaints as a photo of her replicating someone in space gathers comments. The model, 32, was featured in a space shuttle-themed shoot by Sports Illustrated Swim back in 2014, and the photo is still live. Showcasing her iconic curves while photographed upside-down, Kate sizzled in a teeny gold bikini, flaunting her killer curves as she made mouths water. The swimwear icon was definitely in her element as she stripped to her gold swimsuit, but for some, something wasn't quite right. Users queried if Kate really has "gravity-defying" curves, with one fan complaining that Photoshop, per their allegation, was making it easy to have great "tatas."
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Yeah I'm still up and I see people still Rocking FW. Here's KATE UPTON . Happy 4th pic.twitter.com/Tnqa2op8JI
— FAMOUS WOMEN (@Kevin10919728) July 4, 2023
Scroll for the photo. Appearing to float as she was shot mid-air and upside-down, Kate made eyes pop in her metallic swimsuit, modeling a minuscule gold bikini with a string finish.
Flashing her ample cleavage and curvy hips, the wife to Justin Verlander drew the eye to her toned tummy, folding her long legs while wearing her blonde hair down.
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Kate Upton's sexiest pics: gravity-defying cleavage, bikini photos, topless covers and more! http://t.co/5ffHnBe47g pic.twitter.com/hNGAGRXWOx
— E! News (@enews) February 26, 2014
The Vosa Spirits partner, who has stripped to swimwear on her Instagram to promote the brand, sent the camera a gaze, flaunting her light eyes while sending out a very slight smile. She kept her makeup sunkissed, also rocking a golden tan. The image was posted on X by E! News, who wrote: "Kate Upton's sexiest pics: gravity-defying cleavage, bikini photos, topless covers and more!"
While some fans sent love, others challenged the shoot, with Kate winding up as a target. "I don't think gravity-defining cleavage is accurate when all they did was flip a photo upside down & airbrush in some tatas & a tan," one user said.
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"Photoshop does wonders for upside-down photos. I have them all over my IG page. Psss," another wrote.
The above photo was taken exactly ten years after the space-themed shoot. In 2024, Kate modeled this Agent Provocateur bikini, choosing swimwear from a lingerie brand as she flaunted her world-famous figure. In May of last year, she made headlines for a landmark return to SI Swim as the magazine celebrated its 60th anniversary. Kate landed herself a cover, although it's hardly her first. The former Canada Goose ambassador made her SI Swim debut in 2011.
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Kate Upton earned over 80,000 Instagram likes for the above photo."I'm so honored to be on the cover for @si_swimsuit’s 60th anniversary. SI has been a huge part of my career so it felt really special to be back with @yutsai88 and @mj_day, alongside the other amazing women included on the cover," she wrote.