Photos of Theo James’ raunchy boat display with Italian model go viral

Screen heartthrob Theo James’ racy ad campaign with a glamorous model has prompted an outpouring of sympathy for his wife.

Spare a thought for Theo James’ wife waking up to viral photos of her husband getting up close and personal with a model in Europe.

The UK actor, 39, has been busy shooting a raunchy ad campaign for Dolce & Gabbana in Capri, Italy, with Leonardo DiCaprio’s current girlfriend, Italian glamour Vittoria Ceretti, 26.

Photos of the White Lotus actor - who has been married to Irish actress Ruth Kearney since 2018 - have sent social media alight. In the images, James can be seen wearing barely-there white swimming trunks, while Ceretti rocks a white string bikini as the pair engage in a horizontal dance of sorts on a dinghy.

Theo James and Leonardo Dicaprio's girlfriend Vittoria Ceretti film a new Dolce & Gabbana commercial in Capri. Picture: Cobra Team/BACKGRID

The pair were both pictured in white swimsuits as they got hot and heavy aboard a speedboat. Picture: Cobra Team/BACKGRID

Most of the reaction has been directed toward Kearney, also 39, who shares two young children with James.

One X user hilariously wrote, “Theo James’ wife stronger than the U.S Marines.”

“Spouses of these actors and models are god’s strongest soldiers i [swear to god],” another chimed in.

“Im too possessive to marry an actor or model,” a third wrote.

“What kind of sexual fantasy ad is this,” another said.

James with wife Ruth Kearney. Picture: Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for W Magazine

Ceretti, for her part, has been linked to Oscar-winner DiCaprio, 49, since May last year.

The pair reportedly first met at the Killers of the Flower Moon premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.

They were most recently sighted in May this year, packing on the PDA at a Rolling Stones concert in Las Vegas.

Vittoria Ceretti is a model hailing from Italy. Picture: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

Leonardo DiCaprio has been linked to Ceretti since May last year. Picture: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

Meanwhile, James’ star has exploded in recent years, after making his TV debut back in 2010.

His breakthrough role came with the popular Divergent film trilogy co-starring Shailene Woodley, from 2014 until 2016.

The Gentleman actor hit a new level of fame after starring in HBO’s second season of acclaimed series The White Lotus in 2022, notably, attracting widespread attention for his eye-popping nude scene.

It prompted many to question whether his, ahem, package, was the handiwork of a prosthetics team.

Addressing the viral scene with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, James shattered the fantasy by confirming his “pee-pee” was, indeed, fake.

“The truth of it was, you go into these things and you have a conversation with the director and the producers, and they go, ‘OK, for this, we’re going to use a prosthetic, we’re gonna use something,’” James explained.

“It’s a pee-pee prosthetic.”