Woman from Blink 182 album cover also had part in music video people didn't know about
The woman who takes centre stage on Blink-182's most memorable album cover, has more ties to the band that many first thought.
You've likely come across the Enema of the State album at some point in your life - it's the rock group's third album, and the first featuring Travis Barker as part of the line-up.
It's not like you have to be a die-hard rock fan to be familiar with the iconic album art, it's sold over 15 million copies around the world since its 1999 release.
While it is the band's most popular album, being responsible for propelling the band to fame, the photo of a woman in a revealing nurse outfit on the cover is one of the contributing factors to the album's success.
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She isn't just any regular model though, with the woman actually being an adult star, further playing to the album's play on words with 'enemy of the state' changed to Enema of the State.
Her name is Janine Lindemulder, who sports a red bra and the one latex glove, in addition to her colourful tattoo ink and make-up to make up the striking image.
She looks very different nowadays, having been inducted into the AVN Hall of Fame in 2002 before coming out of retirement just two years later, moving on to posting on OnlyFans in 2017.
Band members Barker, Mark Hoppus and Tom DeLonge feature on the back, wearing nothing but their boxers, similar to one of their more popular music videos, where they ran around in public while butt-naked.
It's for What's My Age Again?, which you can view here:
The song features on the Enema of the State album, and while many remember the outrageous idea of the band running through a city, causing a ruckus with their bums out for all to see, many missed Lindemulder's feature.
While the band members can be seen stopping for no-one while leaving it all hanging out for people to see, they actually stop and turn around to look at the adult star, who is in her iconic nurse outfit again.
An apparent ode to the album cover, she doesn't say anything in the music video for the catchy tune, instead walking along as if there aren't three naked blokes around her.
It's an Easter Egg that many over the years may have missed, but Lindemulder had an even bigger role in the band's magnum opus.
Nowadays, Lindemulder is in her 50s and has switched the blonde look up for a darker shade, while adding an array of tattoos across her body.
While she announced her retirement from adult films in 1999 to become a kindergarten teacher and to focus on raising her son, she has dabbled in the industry since 2004.
It's previously been reported that a subscription to her OnlyFans page will cost $10 (£7.35) per month, with her bio reading: “Penthouse Pet '87, Vivid girl, AVN Hall of Fame, Blink-182 cover model, multiple award winner including Best G/G and B/G.”
Topics: Adult Industry, Music, Travis Barker
Joshua Nair