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Daily Mail
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EXCLUSIVE Katie Price, 47, reveals the reason behind reprising her iconic Jordan alter-ego as an AI TWIN as she hints fans will see a 'riskier' side that even her OnlyFans doesn't get to see
Katie Price has revealed the reason behind her latest interactive topless AI Jordan creation, sharing fans will get to see a 'riskier' side of her youthful self that even her OnlyFans don't get to see. The former glamour model, 47, has signed a lucrative contract with American firm OhChat to revive and trademark her old alter-ego Jordan - as an AI twin. She told MailOnline that her creation would give the public access to a 'risky' archival topless version of Jordan who would be 'available 24/7'. The 'twin' is said to 'feel so real it actually scares her' as she explained fans now get to see her on Only Fans as she is today but still get access to more 'risky' content from her heyday. Speaking to MailOnline, Katie said: 'So you get Only Fans of me as I am today, and then you get the AI version of Jordan.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the Daily Mail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'It's literally like real life again, ' she added. She then explained, 'It's the same thing as what I did back in the day.' 'So what I do on OnlyFans, it's my digital twin and obviously Jordan's probably more riskier than what I do myself because Jordan was risky back in the day.' 'Yeah, should be topless. It's all my old archive stuff of Jordan'. Katie instantly became a pop culture icon after bursting into the public eye as loud-mouthed Page 3 girl, Jordan. And she has had a very loyal fan base follow her through the years following her catapult to fame. This latest project with OhChat is one of many different career avenues as she has tried her hand at OnlyFans modelling, singing, presenting, campaigning and reality TV and has become a household name in Britain. And it's not just her projects that have gone through a journey as Katie subjected her face and body to countless treatments, botox injections, and even reconstruction surgeries. This year Katie revealed she had undergone her 16th boob job as she previously revealed she desired to be the 'biggest in Britain'. The 'twin' is said to 'feel so real it actually scares her' as she explained fans now get to see her on Only Fans as she is today but still get access to more 'risky' content from her heyday (pictured in 1997) Following her confession, Katie checked herself into the Be Clinic in Belgium for the procedure - opting for 2,120 cc implants. Since she burst onto the modelling scene, Katie has had 16 boob jobs - including both augmentation and reduction surgeries. She has also had three Brazilian bum lifts, a rhinoplasty, and six facelifts. But now fans will have access to both Katie's current Only Fans content and her old archival antics from her heyday. Katie's twin is level two on the platform, which means it will go topless but not full nudity. Fully nudity is level the and other creations on the platform offer this. Promotional videos shared on social media show Jordan saying in a voice similar to Katie's: 'It's Jordan here. No more looking at those cheeky mags.' OhChat, which describes itself as 'the leading platform to live out your uncensored dreams through AI-powered text, voice and images.' Ahead of the launch on Monday, she reassured fans: 'You can have me all for yourself.' Katie is a frequent flyer to Turkey and Belgium and self-appointed ambassador for body modification And she has dramatically altered her appearance every year - and, often, multiple times in a single year. The former Celebrity Big Brother contestant showed off her new teeth - just days after her fans were left shocked by her dramatic weight loss. Fans have shared their concern with the star as they have regularly pleaded with the performer to seek some advice from a professional. The many faces of Katie Price: A look back at star's changing features She instantly became a pop culture icon after bursting into the public eye as loudmouthed Page 3 girl, Jordan. Having tried her hand at modelling, singing, presenting, campaigning and reality TV, the glamour model quickly became a household name in Britain. Yet while Katie Price 's moniker will ring a bell for both young and old, you would be forgiven for not recognising the star on sight alone, with Katie famously undergoing numerous cosmetic procedures over the years. After two decades in the spotlight, Katie is almost unrecognisable from the naturally pretty teenager who burst on to the modelling scene at the age of 16, with her natural curls and fresh-faced beauty winning her an army of fans. Katie, now 46, has undergone an array of procedures over the years, including rhinoplasty, a silhouette facelift, 3D, veneers, lip fillers and Botox, culminating in her first facelift in 2017. Now, after two decades under the surgeon's scalpel, MailOnline takes a look at the many faces of Katie Price. 1995 - Barefaced beauty At the age of 17, Katie Price was a fresh-faced natural beauty looking to make it into the world of glamour modelling. At a friend's suggestion, the teenager had professional photographs taken and was quickly snapped up by a modelling agency who landed her a Page 3 slot in The Sun newspaper the following year, sparking the creation of her glamour model alter ego, Jordan. Speaking last year, Katie revealed she was glad that she wasn't exposed to social media at the time as she had 'no idea what Botox was or fillers', otherwise she may have started her tweaks and enhancements at an even earlier age. 1998 - First boob job Having just turned 20, the rising glamour model experienced her first taste of cosmetic surgery, boosting her 32B cup breasts to a 32C. The procedure cost £4,500 and it's thought her mum Amy and stepdad Paul helped pay for her to have the procedure. Katie has since spoken out about her decision to go under the knife, admitting she was 'too young' and that she feels sorry for young girls growing up these days in a world of social media and filters. 1999 - Second and third boob job Despite having only just increased her breast size, Katie opted to have two more procedures the following year at the age of 21. Katie boosted her bust from a C cup to a D cup and just a few months later went up again to a F cup. Katie has previously claimed that she has only paid for two of her boob jobs over the course of her career - it is not known if these were the ones. 2001 - Lip fillers At the age of 21, Katie had her first cosmetic procedure on her face, opting for lip fillers. While the glamour model did not confirm the rumours at the time, she was seen sporting a noticeably fuller pout while out enjoying the party scene. Her overall look had also started drastically transforming, with the model sporting dramatic false lashes, bright lipstick and pale hair extensions. 2004 - Botox Aged 26, Katie began to experiment with Botox injections that relax the muscles in your face to smooth out lines and wrinkles. She made no secret of her love of the procedure, announcing at the time: 'I get my forehead and around my eyes Botoxed every six months and I love it. You can't beat it. It just freezes all the wrinkles and that's what you want.' At the time, Katie insisted she would never take things further and have a facelift, explaining: 'I'd never have a full facelift. I've seen what they can do to people and I don't want to go through that.' 2006 - Fourth boob job Katie went under the knife yet again to take her F cup breasts up to a G cup. The glamour model also played around with her overall look and embraced her dark side with a new brunette hairstyle. She also continued to dabble with fillers and Botox. 2007 - First nose job and veneers At the age of 29, Katie took her love of surgery to the next level, undergoing rhinoplasty, a chemical peel and treating herself to a £25,000 set of new veneers. 'Oh my God, it burned like hell!' she said at the time. 'The next day I had this hideous red rash on my chin but two days later there wasn't a single spot left.' Speaking about her nose job at the time, she admitted to liking her original nose, explaining: 'I liked my nose before and now. If I had a cupboard with both noses, I would alternate between them!' 2008 - Fifth boob job Despite gradually increasingly her bust size over the year, Katie fancied a change on her 30th and brought her bra size back down from an F cup to a C cup. The procedure meant that Katie had returned to the size of her first boob job 10 years prior. Katie's changing shape also coincided with the launch of her first clothing line - an equestrian range. 2011 - Sixth boob job Katie's smaller chest didn't last long, and at age 33 she went back under the knife again to boost her bust to an F cup. Katie also underwent body-contouring treatment and cheek and lip fillers. The Loose Women panelist admitted that she loved having her cheeks filled to give her a 'plumper, more youthful look'. 2015 - Seventh and eighth boob job Just before appearing on Celebrity Big Brother, the reality star had a botched boob reduction that left her with a hole in her breast and an implant protruding from her flesh. Katie told her shocked housemates: 'I've got no tits anymore. They've gone. There's not even anything there. If you saw what I'm like underneath. The scar's gone septic. My whole implant was hanging out on New Year's Day.' Shortly after leaving the Big Brother house she underwent corrective surgery and had her implants swapped for a D-cup. 2016 - Ninth boob job and tattooed makeup Despite her surgery horror the year before, Katie was undeterred and flew to a Brussels clinic to go under the knife yet again, this time settling on a 32GG bust. The reality star also had her eyebrows and lips tattooed, also known as 'permanent make-up', explaining that she prefers to go make-up free on a day-to-day basis. Additionally the star has regular facial treatments, last year sharing a bloodied selfie after having a dermal roller micro-needling treatment, which sees a dermaroller with many tiny needles rolled across into the skin - designed to stimulate cells into regeneration. 2017 - First face lift, new veneers and 10th boob job Despite insisting she would never have a face lift and could rely on Botox, Katie went back on her word undergoing a 'Silhouette' face lift. The procedure is designed to lift a sagging cheeks and blurred jawline, using 'sutures' implanted under the skin to sculpt features. However, Katie was soon spotted with puffy features, revealing that she suffered an allergic reaction to anesthetic penicillin after having further work on her veneers. She also had her breast implants reduced from 1000ml implants to 795ml. 2018 - Second face lift Katie claimed her first face lift had been a botched job and went back under the knife the following year aged 40 to correct it. She said at the time 'I need to get my face re-corrected after surgeon has totally f**ked my face up', admitting it had He agent added: 'She had the thread and it really quite distorted her look. She got a lot of backlash, a lot of negative press, a lot of trolling, everyone saying she'd taken it too far, when actually it was a job that had not gone to plan.' 2019 - Third face lift, boob job first Brazilian bum lift and 11th boob job Katie jetted to Turkey to overhaul her entire look with a full body transformation. The reality star opted for a face, eye and eyelid lift, Brazilian bum lift along with a tummy tuck. Just three months later she returned to the clinic and opted for another boob job, going back down to a D cup. 2020 - 12th boob job and another set of veneers Katie returned to Turkey to have another set of veneers and revealed her real teeth had been reduced to stubs as she flashed a smile on her YouTube channel. The mother-of-five then jetted to Belgium to correct botched surgery on her breasts, saying her surgeon was utterly shocked by the 'awful' previous procedure. Katie said: 'They looked deformed, they were absolutely awful. That's the first time I've gone to a different surgeon. I had to go back to Frank with my head down, ashamed that I'd been to another clinic.' 2021 - Liposuction, eye and lid lifts and 13th boob job Amid the Covid pandemic, Katie jetted off to then red-list Turkey for a complete cosmetic surgery overhaul, undergoing full body liposuction, eye and lip lifts, liposuction under her chin, and fat injected into her bum. The reality star also visited Belgium to have her 13th boob job as well as full body liposuction with bum fat removal. The plastic surgery - performed by Dr Frank Plovier - came just five days ahead of the glamour model's sentencing for her shocking drink-drive crash. 2022 - Another brow and eye lift Katie secretly jetted back to Belgium at the beginning of 2022 for an eye and brow lift and had been concealing her new look with her head in a bandage. Dr Judy Todd, an aesthetic doctor at Clinica Medica in Glasgow, said: 'It appears like she's had a face lift, temporal brow lift, and possibly an upper blepharoplasty.' It was reported last month that Katie plans to travel to Turkey imminently for yet more plastic surgery, amid claims she wanted to get some tweaks in after being unhappy with her latest work. Sian Dellar, Brow Specialist and Founder of Sian Dellar Permanent Makeup Clinic, added: 'Katie's eyebrows, like the rest of her, have changed lots over the years! 'Back in the 90's she had a very thin over plucked brow which was the fashion at the time, and today she has an extremely thick and unnatural looking brow. 'Currently it seems the face or eye lift that she's had have pulled her brows outward which looks unnatural and makes the brows appear almost stretched. 'Of course, as with any enhancement, it's personal preference but we recommend not going too many shades darker, and keeping the shape as natural looking as possible and work to create or enhance brows to frame the face. 'Katie's choice to have them so thick and dark and in that unusual positioning means they dominate her face and are the first thing the eye is drawn to. I would love to see Katie take her brows back to 2015/2016 when the fuller brow became a big trend. She got it right then and they framed her face well.' 2023 - 16th and 'biggest ever' boob job It's not clear if Katie lost track of the number of breast augmentations or opted to keep some of her surgery private but by 2023 it emerged she'd undergone her 16th boob job, two years after claiming to be on her 13th. The star went under the knife in a bid to have the 'biggest in Britain' and was subsequently pictured being wheeled into surgery at the Be Clinic in Belgium. She is said to have wanted even bigger breasts, opting for 2120 CC implants in a bid to boost her already large bust size. Katie told OK! magazine of her boobs: 'I love them. They healed really quickly and they didn't hurt at all. That probably doesn't help. Because I heal quickly, it doesn't put me off and I have more. 'I would go bigger as well – and I will eventually. I just love having big boobs and a small body. I've always loved that look. In my eyes, if I'm having a boob job, I want them to look fake, I don't want them to look natural. I don't like the natural look. 'I just like that old-school American Playboy pin-up look. When I have surgery, that is what I'm striving for. If I could look like my airbrushed pictures, that would be amazing. But that's impossible to achieve.' 2024 - MORE facial surgery In July 2024 Katie confirmed she is travelling to Turkey for facial surgery, to be filmed for a new documentary, after failing to attend a bankruptcy hearing. The former glamour model was absent at a scheduled £760,000 bankruptcy court hearing having flown overseas for her latest cosmetic procedure. A warrant was subsequently issued, with Katie admitting she's 'doing the best she can' to rectify her financial issues after receiving 'very clear warnings' that she needed to attend court. 2024: Katie confirmed she is travelling to Turkey for facial surgery, to be filmed for a new documentary, after failing to attend a bankruptcy hearing
The Sun
a day ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Sofia Vergara, 52, goes topless as she tans in thong bikini by the pool
SOFIA Vergara sent her fans into meltdown with her latest topless selfie, as she topped up her tan by the pool. The America's Got Talent judge, 52, stripped off and bared her peachy bottom in a sizzling new snap. 4 4 4 Sofia looked incredible in her selfie, which saw her lounge by an idyllic pool. The stunning Modern Family star was completely nude apart from a pair of skimpy bikini bottoms. Showing off her natural beauty, Sofia wore minimal make-up and had her trademark long locks flowing freely. Taking to Instagram to share the sizzling snap, the sexy actress wrote: "Llego el verano!" - which translates to "Summer has arrived!" Fans went into meltdown at the sexy picture, with one saying: "Too hot to handle!" another added. "Wow hot body," penned a third. Sofia even had a message from her supermodel pal Heide Klum, who wrote: "Come over ….I am doing the same thing. Sunbathing." SINGLE LADY Sofia is embracing the single life following her split from ex-husband Joe Manganiello. Sofia Vergara, 52, leaves fans 'drooling' in skintight red dress as she pays tribute to Taylor Swift on magazine cover The former Hollywood golden couple shocked fans when they split in 2023. The high-profile pair confirmed their separation after seven years of marriage, with them revealing at the time: "We have made the difficult decision to divorce. "As two people that love and care for one another very much, we politely ask for respect of our privacy at this time as we navigate this new phase of our lives." Sofia and Joe, who is known for starring in Magic Mike, got married in a Palm Beach ceremony in November 2015. Their whirlwind wedding came after less than a year of dating. Shortly after their divorce came to light, reports swirled that their marriage was "impacted by Joe's sobriety" and the fact that Sofia was and is not actively sober. Speaking to MailOnline, the source revealed: "Of course, the fact that Sofia is not sober had an impact on their marriage." Sofia shared an update on her love life during an October 2024 interview with Us Weekly. Asked whether or not she thought New York City was the best place to date, she replied:: "Totally. Actually, I was talking about it because now I'm single. Kind of single."
Daily Mail
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Brandi Glanville, 52, leaves little to the imagination as she poses for topless snaps after life-changing mystery illness left her face disfigured
Brandi Glanville showcased her jaw-dropping figure as she shared a series of topless snaps with her fans on Wednesday. The former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star, 52, threw caution to the wind as she stripped off for the racy snaps to promote a wine brand. Brandi was joined in the photos by her talent agent friend James Mass who covered her chest with his hands. The reality star sported wet hair in the photos as she pulled a series of animated poses while showing off the wine. Brandi looked in good spirits in the snaps which come amid her battle with a mystery illness that has left her face disfigured. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. The star has spent over $100,000 seeking treatment for the condition, which she believes is caused by a facial parasite. And on Wednesday, Brandi — who is the ex-wife of actor Eddie Cibrian — provided a rare update while calling out those who've left 'cruel comments' about her face. 'I haven't posted much on any social site lately because I'm hiding out and don't want to deal with the cruel comments on my appearance,' she revealed in part on X (formerly Twitter). However, Brandi promised fans that her hideout is over and that she would no longer be disguising herself with 'filters and heavy edits' on social media. 'But I'll be posting and sharing authentically without all the filters and heavy edits... See you there and don't forget to turn on your notifications for the daily drops,' she wrote. Brandi also addressed her absence on Patreon, a paid subscription platform, amid her emotionally taxing health battle. After posting the tweet on Wednesday, Glanville received an outpouring of support from fans, with one writing, 'I appreciate your raw honesty and sharing the things that can happen. You'll always be beautiful to me.' Another fan tweeted, 'I'm so sorry you are going through this.' They also encouraged her to 'ignore the trolls' while admiring her strength. 'It's a 'them' problem, not a 'Brandi' problem. You are doing great. Keep on being that strong a** woman!' the fan conluded. Someone else gave the reality TV star more support, writing, 'This is sad that people are mean and cruel. You have to do what is necessary as you recover from this horrible situation.' Brandi has been open about her ongoing struggle with a suspected facial parasite, which she believes she contracted in Morocco while filming the Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip. Glanville has been frequently hospitalized due to her ongoing health concerns and that she has incurred substantial expenses because of it. The Bravo star said she's spent 'over $113,000' of her own money seeking treatment for the mystery condition outside of her health insurance plan. However, she's seen no improvements since. After various medical appointments, multiple physicians told the reality star she could be suffering from a 'parasite that jumps around [her] face.' According to the Mayo Clinic, angioedema is a reaction similar to hives that causes swelling in the deeper layers of skin, often around the face and lips. Cosmetic surgeon Dr. Terry Dubrow – who is married to Real Housewives Of Orange County star Heather Dubrow — said he was 'concerned' that Glanville could be suffering from either an 'infectious process' or a 'foreign-body reaction to something she's had injected.' Dubrow also clarified that Glanville isn't at 'fault' for not being certain about what is plaguing her, and he instead blamed her doctor for not having a solid diagnosis and treatment plan. However, he seemed fairly certain that whatever was going on with her is 'not a parasite' and is 'not from something she ate.' Instead, he suggested the issue is 'something that got into her bloodstream and seeded some foreign body.' Surprisingly, Dubrow even thought it was possible that Glanville could be ahead of her doctors, as he said she could be right that she might require surgery. He noted that she could have been infected with either mycobacteria or fungi, which could be 'very difficult to treat.' Dubrow looked particularly concerned when he said Glanville's condition was 'like a ticking time bomb,' because the potential damage could get more and more severe in a short period of time. He added that antibiotic treatments for mycobacteria or fungus could take six to 12 months, so it would be essential for her to get a solid diagnosis and possibly a skin sample to determine what she was suffering from. Dubrow concluded the interview by offering the services of himself and his Botched costars. Brandi later shared that she had a consultation with Dubrow, but had decided to get a second opinion. Brandi explained that Dubrow told her it might take five years for her to be 'totally fine.' 'Five years is way too long for me to wait,' the reality beauty said on her Brandi Glanville Unfiltered podcast, while also revealing she has not had sex in a year due to her health issues. 'I have places to go, people to make out with. I have not had sex since last October. I haven't kissed [or] made out with anyone. I haven't socialized, really.' The star shared that she wants to 'run tests, get another MRI, another cat scan' adding that she wants to 'get to the bottom of this.' Brandi added that she doesn't 'feel better' and stills sees 'this thing in my face jumping around.' She also shared that she has 'four different doctors' who have given her 'four different opinions of what it could possibly be.'
Daily Mail
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Bianca Censori angers locals in Spain after she bares her breast in a see-through top as shock rules reveals if she broke the law: 'People were horrified'
Bianca Censori has angered locals after baring her breasts in a fishnet bra during a shopping trip with husband Kanye West in Spain on Saturday. The 30-year-old wandered from stall to stall wearing a black fish net bra top with her nipples in full view while visiting the booths of an outdoor market in Mallorca. Locals were 'left horrified' as the couple walked through the market in the revealing ensemble. 'People were horrified. They could be heard asking "is that her real nipple?" as they walked by,' one witness told 'Kanye was standing back a little, letting her browse the market.' Despite the backlash, women have been allowed to go topless in certain areas of Spain since 2020 under Catalan equality law. Spanish officials have enforced rules that allow women to sunbathe topless in public without fear of arrest, according to t he Daily Record. Authorities can be fined up to £430,000 [$900,000 AUD] if they prevent women from going topless. However, Bianca's revealing look has been deemed ''inappropriate', with many slamming her look. 'Why hasn't this woman been arrested for indecency yet!!!?' one person asked. 'We have literally seen it all, even when we didn't want to,' another said while a third wrote: 'So disrespectful to the country and their modest views.' 'How do they get away with this nudity? If any other non - celeb tried it, they would be arrested,' another asked. Censori shocked onlookers as she wandered the markets in a fish net bra top along with a pair of black bikini bottoms with a long black loin cloth. Her long, dark hair was styled straight with long, thick bangs that seemed to cover most of her eyes behind her dark sunglasses. She seemed to be enjoying a frozen treat. West, 47, strayed somewhat from his usual all black ensemble, opting for a pair of jeans with a hoodie with Army written on it. The rapper also donned dark shades in the bright Spanish sunshine. Censori's sister, Angelina, 29, appeared to be with them on the outing. She looked relaxed in a black sundress and her dark hair was pulled back into a chignon. No strangers to scandal, West and Censori continuously raised eyebrows over their choices in clothing, with Bianca's barely-there looks sparking fury from locals. During a previous Italian trip in 2023, Censori wore a slew of eccentric outfits during the couple's getaway. At the time her sheer and mesh outfits, which left her breasts clearly visible, were described by social media users as 'disrespectful' in a country known for its conservative Catholic heritage. There were even calls are being made for Kanye and Bianca to be arrested, after they were spotted enjoying an amorous moment on a boat, with West exposing his bare buttocks in front of gawking tourists. Images of the couple showed the American rapper seated at the back of the river taxi while Bianca placed her head in his lap.
The Sun
14-05-2025
- Lifestyle
- The Sun
I'm 63 but still sunbathe topless in parks & on beaches when it's hot – strangers moan but I don't care who sees
IF there is one thing I love, its sunbathing topless. Every year, come the summer months, I think nothing about getting to my sunlounger in the garden, the park, or on the beach, spreading out on my towel and whipping off my bikini top. 4 4 After months of being shrouded in woollies and layers, I find it liberating to feel my body drinking in the golden rays. There is something about heat and near nakedness that makes me feel fun and footloose. Except I am not a nubile 30-year-old, I am a 63-year-old woman. I don't see why it should be such a big deal anyway. I'm a firm believer that summer is the time when you can be your best, fun, and carefree self. It is not the time to be fretting about your wobbly bits or the size of your stomach. Looking back, since I was 16 and on holiday in the South of France with my friends, I have been soaking up the rays sans bikini top. In the 1980s we wafted around the sands of Portofino and Sicily flaunting our lithe, bronzed bodies wearing only skimpy bikini bottoms and a golden suntan, and checking the admiring glances from local boys. Fast forward four decades, and while the admiring glances are a thing of the past, skimpy bikini bottoms and not much else is still my go-to beach uniform. Don't get me wrong, I am not under any delusion that I look like my 30-year-old self. Like most women, I am no stranger to wobbly fat, sunken soufflé bottom, and things heading south. But that doesn't mean I have to cover up. No way. Of course not everyone agrees. I distinctly remember several years ago on holiday in Nice with my then-fiancé and a few other couples. As I stripped off, some of the men gawped, and a few of the women tutted and whispered amongst themselves, seeing it as some sort of come-hither gesture to their balding hubbies. Hang on! Isn't it time we grew up and stopped tittering over unfettered mammaries (which are petite anyway)? Horny swingers or wholesome fun? Fabulous lets it all hang out at a naked festival to find out why naturism is booming in the UK The way I see it is that it's the tut tutters who think nothing of harassing me when I am lying there topless in the sun. Despite finding a quiet grassy area to lay my towel in the park, passersby will roll their eyes, and mothers with children shake their heads. One man stood there staring, and another came up to me obviously thinking, 'she's topless, she's fair game.' One hot day a couple of weeks ago, a dark haired young man sat a metre away, gawping at my chest and then started to chat me up - I politely asked him to move away and he got quite riled. My more judgy friends say being half naked in a public place is asking for it, 'put your top back on", they roar. How unfair it all is. I don't sunbathe topless to get attention. It is the only way you're going to avoid those white triangles and get an all-over tan. I am careful to cover up with sunscreen to avoid burning, but there is nothing like a full body sun kiss to make you feel and look healthy. And Vitamin D, as we know, is very good for you. 4 4 Do men cover up the minute their stomachs start to resemble anything less than a washboard? Do they heck. In my experience, they don't even notice if it's getting a bit flabby. I have lost count of boyfriends who sunbathe happily despite packing a generous midlife paunch. And no one minds. Don't get me wrong, I am unlikely to be found uploading boob-shots on Instagram. But I still see my body as something to be celebrated. We all should. Yet, go to any beach and women spend their time in a series of ill-fated sarong purchases to cover up any sight of dimpled flesh and a line in sturdy swimsuits. It's always the British. Why are we so weird when it comes to nudity? Our wink wink nudge nudge attitude is stuck somewhere in the Carry On films of the 1950s/60s and daring to bare is still seen as tasteless and inappropriate on anyone over 25. Last year on a holiday in Marbella as I lay on the sun lounger soaking in the suns rays, one English man in his late 60s clad with a medicine ball stomach and tight swimming shorts came over wagging his finger, and then told me I should be ashamed, there were families around, he said. including his. I was flabbergasted. I told him it was none of his business, and other families on the beach looked away when I smiled. Others tittered, and a couple even pointed. I had broken the silent contract. Thou shalt not show thyself in public, tuples over 40. Well, isn't it time we got over our collective guilt about our bodies and start realising that it is simply about being natural? I refuse to put my bikini top back on and sit there fidgeting around with straps and underwire, not to mention getting two ugly white triangles on my chest, just because the bikini police think it is unbecoming in someone my age. Is it legal to sunbathe topless in the UK? Yes, it is legal to sunbathe topless in the UK. The UK does not have a law that makes topless sunbathing illegal in itself. Being naked or topless in public is not an offence unless it causes distress or alarm to others. The test for whether an action is offensive is whether a reasonable person would be put in a state of fear or alarm. According to the Crown Prosecution Service, it must be done discreetly. The police encourage telling your neighbours if you are going to sunbathe topless in your garden, and recommend doing it out of view, to avoid any trouble. What about other countries? The laws around topless or nude sunbathing depend on each country. For example... Australia – Topless sunbathing is legal, with plenty of official nudist beaches. New Zealand –Not illegal but you must do it in a designated area. Ireland – Illegal to sunbathe topless and no official nude beaches. USA – In 32 states you shouldn't have any legal worries about nude sunbathing; however, it isn't allowed in Utah, Indiana or Tennessee. Netherlands – Topless sunbathing is common and allowed in designated areas. Spain – Legal to sunbathe naked or topless and it's a fairly common. I remember when my nephews were younger, I thought nothing of whipping off my top. That was until they looked at me distinctly uncomfortable. It clearly wasn't an auntie thing to do. It got worse when I offered to buy them an ice cream from the kiosk on the next beach, I was told in no uncertain terms to put my top back on. But apart from teenagers, I don't bow to anyone. Why cant I celebrate being 63 and liberated? It shows that I have reached middle age and is not ashamed to show myself semi starkers. Look, I wouldn't play beach tennis bouncing around, swinging breast syndrome is not a good look. Ditto if I am going to sit at the beach bar, then obviously the top goes on. But a saunter along the waters edge, shouldn't shock anyone. To me, my body is not something that has to be put out to pasture just because some people may think it is past its seduce-by date. As I see it, going topless on the beach is about freedom. Freedom to do and wear what you want at any age.
