Billionaire James Packer kisses bikini-clad model on his $250million superyacht

Billionaire James Packer and Hollywood director Brett Ratner enjoyed the company of two scantily-clad women on Thursday.

The pair, who are close friends and former business partners, couldn’t wipe the smiles from their faces as they spent a day in the sun on Packer’s $250million superyacht in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Capri, Italy.

The 54-year-old son of media mogul Kerry Packer kissed the cheek of one of the mystery models as he enthusiastically greeted her on board.

The stunning woman looked overjoyed as she spent the afternoon dancing around on deck in a loose white shirt over a colourful G-string bikini. 

The other woman donned a black bathing suit, which she partially covered with a leopard print top. 

Meanwhile, James wore a dark blue shirt paired with black shorts and sunglasses, and Brett, 53, was spotted in a grey T-shirt. 

The scantily-clad blonde looked like she was having the time of her life on board the luxury superyacht.

She spent most of her time prancing around and dancing, and at one point spritzed herself with a bottle.

Her long luscious hair came down to her waist, and her perfectly toned physique looked like the body of a swimsuit body. 

She couldn’t have looked any happier to meet Packer, grinning from ear to ear as he kissed her cheek to greet her. 

It comes after James seems to have put a series of health issues behind him.

In the last few months, he has lost 33kg (72lbs or 5.2st) and has also ditched the psychiatric medication that for so long altered his mood.

Packer told The Weekend Australian in June he was ready to start the ‘third act’ of his life, including a planned return to his home city of Sydney.

‘I’m roughly 130kg now and want to be back to 100kg by the end of 2022,’ he said from his home in Mexico.

‘I want to swim with my kids at Bondi when we’re all in Sydney together next year and be 100kg.’

Packer revealed he’d quit the antidepressants and antipsychotic drugs he was taking, and was now looking to ‘rehabilitate’ his reputation in Australia.

‘I am very much looking forward to seeing Crown Sydney… it hasn’t been appropriate for me to be in Australia for the last few years,’ he said.

In a subsequent interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, Packer said he had lost a total of 33kg and counting by quitting alcohol, following a strict diet and exercise regimen, and limiting his daily calorie intake.

He told the newspaper his life was ‘pretty good right now’, adding: ‘My mental health is the best it’s ever been.’

Packer sold Crown to private investment company Blackstone for $8.9billion in a deal that was finalised in June, pocketing $3.3billion in the process. 

The sale marked the end of a major chapter in his life which at times was mired by controversy amid inquiries into the company and allegations of money laundering.

Despite the investigations, the father of three credited his casinos in Melbourne, Perth and Sydney with changing the cities ‘for the better’.