Cannes 2015: What do You Mean, no Selfies? Aishwarya, Eva Take Some Anyway

New Delhi: No selfies on the Cannes red carpet this year, decreed festival director Thierry Fremaux sending a ripple of alarm through social media. It needn't have worried, the no-selfie rule has been blithely ignored by several celebrities who've managed to sneak at least one in before navigating the camera-filled stretch to the Palais de Festivals.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Desperate Housewives alumnus Eva Longoria took this one together as a testament to their friendship. They were attending the screening of actress Cate Blanchett's film Carol on May 17. (Also Read: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Stops Red Carpet Traffic in Elie Saab)
 

"We became friends at Cannes. L'Oréal Paris got us together!" -Aishwarya. @EvaLongoria #Cannes2015 #AishwaryaAtCannes pic.twitter.com/huk1MPKL4T

— L'Oréal Paris India (@LOrealParisIn) May 17, 2015

"Wouldn't be my 10 year anniversary without Aishwarya," Eva wrote in a separate tweet. Both women are veterans of Cannes - Eva is celebrating a decade on the French Riviera and Aishwarya is making her 14th appearance.

L'Oreal, the cosmetics giant that both actresses represent at Cannes, outed the normally stately Aishwarya as one of a small clutch of celebs who insist on ruining other people's photos. She has Jennifer Lawrence and Benedict Cumberbatch for company.
 

Cool fact about #aishwaryarai: she loves photobombing #photobomb #flawless #redcarpetready https://t.co/DN8lgrYa8X pic.twitter.com/IYL4Zzyjsp

— L'OréalParisOfficial (@lorealparis) May 17, 2015

Eva Longoria managed this strategic selfie with Aishwarya on the red carpet behind her:
 

At the top of the Palais! Celebrating 10yrs with @lorealParis #Cannes2015 #BecauseWeCannes #InsideCannes pic.twitter.com/tpT0GMHC88

— Eva Longoria (@EvaLongoria) May 17, 2015

Model Natasha Poly, also walking the red carpet for L'Oreal, scored a selfie too:
 

Bisou from @Poly_Natasha#TwitterMirror #InsideCannes #RedCarpetWORTHY @ChapuyC pic.twitter.com/LXX7Xa0vPq

— L'OréalParisOfficial (@lorealparis) May 17, 2015

The selfies have been trickling in since Cannes kicked off last week. Sonam Kapoor took one over the weekend:
 

Just for you! @sonamakapoor's red carpet selfie. Retweet if you love it as much as we do! #Cannes2015 #Cannestastic pic.twitter.com/BzVbVWaoNL

— L'Oréal Paris India (@LOrealParisIn) May 16, 2015

Cannes rookie Katrina Kaif took one with Julianne Moore:
 

@KatrinaAtCannes & Julianne Moore, share a light moment as they take their first selfie #LiveFromCannes2015 pic.twitter.com/tz7jfNMU8X

— L'Oréal Paris India (@LOrealParisIn) May 13, 2015

Models Karlie Kloss, Liya Kebede and Doutzen Kroes posed for one together:
 

Ready to Cannes Cannes? Cocktail time before rocking the red carpet with @karliekloss @Doutzen_Kroes & @liyakebede pic.twitter.com/Jk41nYhEWN

— L'OréalParisOfficial (@lorealparis) May 13, 2015

"You never look as ugly as you do in a selfie," Thierry Fremaux complained ahead of the festival. Those populating his red carpet don't appear to agree.