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yes we cannes
May 24, 2013

The Many Cuddle Puddles of Cannes

By Charlotte Cowles

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Photo: ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP/Getty Images

Cannes would make anyone feel amorous. The swaying palm trees! The Champagne! The never-ending parade of sparkle-swathed cleavage! It’s a miracle red carpets don’t devolve into giant diamond-fueled orgies. But celebrities are here to do a job, so they must make do with PG-rated embraces suitable for the cameras. While some make-outs are clearly for display (Paris Hilton and River Viiperi, for example), others are awkward enough to seem genuinely spontaneous — see Keith Urban’s wandering hands, and Marion Cotillard’s phone call interruption. Click through our slideshow to see famous people so overcome with joy that they can’t help but grab hold of their nearest loved one.

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The Sneaky-Butt-Grab Cuddle Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman Photo: Tony Barson/2013 Tony Barson
The "We've Been Doing Pregnant Yoga" Cuddle Alec Baldwin and Hilaria Thomas Photo: ALBERTO PIZZOLI/2013 AFP
The Preferential-Treatment Cuddle Director Rebecca Zlotowski (left) with actors Tahar Rahim and Lea Seydoux Photo: LOIC VENANCE/2013 AFP
The Interrupted-by-Phone-Call Cuddle Guillaume Canet and Marion Cotillard Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/2013 Getty Images
The Carefully Posed Cuddle Paris Hilton and River Viiperi Photo: Mark Robert Milan/2013 FilmMagic
The "Let's Do It Again in Case the Cameras Didn't Catch It the First Time" Cuddle Paris Hilton and River Viiperi Photo: Mark Robert Mi... The "Let's Do It Again in Case the Cameras Didn't Catch It the First Time" Cuddle Paris Hilton and River Viiperi Photo: Mark Robert Milan/2013 FilmMagic
The "Please Don't Ruin My Makeup" Cuddle Lara Lieto and Adrien Brody Photo: Vittorio Zunino Celotto/2013 Getty Images
The Dip Cuddle Tatiana-Laurens Delarue and Xavier Delarue Photo: Dominique Charriau/2013 Dominique Charriau
The Crop-Top Cuddle Valeria Bruni Tedeschi and Celine Sallette Photo: Venturelli/2013 Venturelli
The Sisterhood Cuddle Lea Seydoux and Adele Exarchopoulos Photo: Danny Martindale/2013 Danny Martindale
The Ass-Out Cuddle Leonardo DiCaprio and Audrey Tautou Photo: AFP/2013 AFP
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