Throughout 2025, names like Alexa Chung, Hoyeon Jung, FKA Twigs, Lily Allen, Elle Fanning, Doja Cat, and the female cast of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” have been splashed across the covers of British ELLE. Kenya Hunt, who has served as editor-in-chief since 2021, endorses Anya Taylor-Joy as a British ELLE cover star, who fronts the September 2026 edition of the magazine. In her UK ELLE cover debut, the Miami-born American actress appears before the lens of the photographer Yulia Gorbachenko. Dressed by stylist Jamie Kay Warren, Anya showcases a creation from Jonathan Anderson’s Fall 2026 Christian Dior collection and jewelry from Tiffany & Co (both to which Taylor-Joy serves as brand ambassador).
Anya Taylor-Joy for British ELLE September 2026
Read below the reactions of theFashionSpot’s forum members:
“The art direction was done with ANYTHING but love. Terrible,” exclaimed a horrified Kite. “Shot in 10 minutes with a budget of £14. What an embarrassment. Why publish this?”
“Poor Anya. This is bad,” chimed in a disapproving WAVES.
“Looks like something Love Want magazine would produce, and not in a good way,” shared forum member RMDV.
Also far from impressed was vogue28. “Anya Taylor-Joy is one celebrity that I could never see again, and I wouldn’t mind. From those AI-looking beauty campaigns for Christian Dior to shoots like this. She has a very strong tendency to look vacant and lifeless – and this is a prime example. Horrible, horrible, horrible cover and accompanying shoot. All involved should be ashamed,” he called out.
See more of Anya Taylor-Joy from the British ELLE September 2026 cover shoot and click here to join the conversation.
