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WouldYOUposenudetoboostyourselfesteem?GrowingtrendwomenofeveryshapeandsizebaringallforVERYpersonalportraits

ByRACHELHALLIWELL

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Itsoundslikeamortifyingordealmostofuswouldshyawayfrom,butmoreandmorewomenareposingfornudeportraitsaspresentsfortheirpartnersormorale-boostingtreatsforthemselves.RACHELHALLIWELLspentadaywithaspecialistfemalephotographystudiotofindoutwhyfivewomendecidedtoundressforthelens…

‘IWANTTOLEARNTOLOVEMYCURVES’

BusinesswomanRachaelRitchie,41,livesinAshby-de-la-Zouch,Leicestershire,withherhusband,James,a41-year-oldmechanic,andtheirdaughter,Charlie,17,andson,Sam,12.Rachaelsays:

I’vespent20yearsbemoaningthewayIlookandenduringendlessdietsinanattempttochangemybodyshape.

SinceImarriedJamesin1991,I’vebeeneverysize,froma12toa20,butatnopointhaveIfeltcompletelyhappywithmyappearance.Yetthroughallthoseyearsofyo-yodietingmyhusbandhasalwaystoldmeIamthemostbeautifulwomanheknows.

Bodyconfident:Rachael’snudeportraithasconvincedhertoditchdieting

HebuysmeprettyunderwearandtellsmeI’msexy,butstillIbeatupmyselfovermycurves.

Inourhomewehaveseveralpiecesofartthatfeaturenakedwomenofallshapesandsizes.Iseebeautyinthemall,yetstruggletodothesamewithmyself.TheolderIget,themoretragicthatseemstome.

Fabulous:Rachelforthefirsttimeseeswhatherhusbandsees,asexy,curvywoman

Thatiswhy,whenIsawanadvertforastudiothatspecialisesinnudeportraits,Idecidedtogoalong.

IwantedtofinallyseemyselfthewayJamesdoes:tohaveproofthatthoughImightbeasize18,I’mstillanattractiveanddesirablewoman,inthehopethatIwon’twastethenext20yearstryingtobesomeoneI’mnot.

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JameswasdelightedwhenItoldhim,especiallywhenIexplainedthereasonwhy.

Yes,itwasnerve-rackingundressinginfrontofstrangers,butIknewtheywerejusttryingtomakemelookbeautiful.Ifeltsoself-consciousaboutmytummyandkepttellingthephotographertogetridofmyrollsoffat,butwhenIsawthepictures,thatwasn’twhatInoticed.

IjustthoughtIlookedfabulous.Isawforthefirsttimewhatmyhusbandsees:asexy,curvywoman.

Hewantstoputuponeoftheportraitsinourhouse—perhapsinthediningroom.Moreimportantly,though,I’vemadeapromisetomyselfthatIwillneverdietagain.

Iintendtobringmy17-year-olddaughterforashoot,soshecanseehowincrediblybeautifulherbodyisandsowon’tstartobsessingaboutitthewayIhave.

IWANTEDTOPHOTOGRAPHMYBODYBEFOREHAVINGCHILDRENTAKESIT’STOLL’

ClaireMcLauchlin-WHhitehead,28,isaPRexecutive.ShelivesinManchesterwithherbusinessmanhusband,Anthony,27.Clairesays:

NooneknowswhatI’mdoingtoday—myhusbandthinksI’mworkinglate.It’snotthatI’membarrassed;Ijustdon’tfeeltheneedtotellpeopleaboutit.

I’venoideahowAnthonywillreactwhenIgivehimthepictures:they’reagiftforourfirstweddinganniversary.He’lleitherlovethemorthinkit’svainandself-indulgent.

Fullofsurprises:Claireposedtoshowherhusbandshe’sdaringandunpredictable

Recommendation:Clairethinksallwomenshouldhaveasetofnudephotographsdone

Eitherway,itdoesn’tmattertome,becausethereasonI’mdoingitgoesmuchdeeperthantheendresult.I’mhavingthepicturestakenbecausewe’vebeentogetherforsevenyearsandIwanttoremindAnthonythathestilldoesn’tknoweverylastthingaboutme.

Iwanthimtorememberthatthegirlhemarried12monthsagoisstillfullofsurprises.ThatIamdaringandunpredictable,andperfectlycapableofrunningoffandhavingastarknakedpicturetakenwithouttellinghimfirst.

Justasimportantly,I’mdoingthisbecauseIwantasetofphotographsofmyselfbeforetimeandchildrentaketheirtollonmybody.

Iwanttobeabletolookattheminyearstocomeandrememberwhatitfeltliketobeayoungwoman,inthesamewayIlookatmyweddingpicturesandinstantlyrecallthedayIgotmarried.

I’vealwayshatedmylegs—I’mconvincedtheyarebiggerandchunkierthantheyactuallyare—butseeingtheshotsmademerealiseit’sallinmyhead.

Iknowmybodyisfarfromperfect,buthavingthesephotographstakenisawayofteachingmenottoagoniseovermylooks.

Ithinkthepictureswillsitinadrawersomewhere,ratherthanbeputonshow.Idon’tthinkAnthonywouldfeelcomfortablehavingthemondisplayinourhomewhenhisfriendscomeround.

Allwomenshouldhaveasetofnudephotographsdone,whatevertheydecidetodowiththem,sotheycanberemindedtherearemoreaspectstothemthanmostpeopleknow.

‘THISPICTURESHOWSTHEREALME-THEWOMANWHOBEATPOST-NATALDEPRESSION’

HollieBrackenridge,26,isafull-timemothertoScarlette,five,Isabella,three,and14-month-oldBrodie.ShelivesinLutonwithherhusbandMatt,34,avehicleinspector.Holliesays:

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Wouldyouposenudetoboostyourselfesteem?

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TakingoffmyclothestobephotographednakedismywayofhammeringthefinalnailintothecoffinofthepersonIbecameafterIwasstruckdownwithpost-nataldepressionfollowingthebirthofmymiddlechild.

Thesepicturesareproofthattherealmeisaliveandkickingagain.

Ihadasetdonefiveyearsagotocelebrategettingmybodybackaftermyfirstpregnancy.Myfavouritepicturefromthatshoothasbeenhangingonourlivingroomwalleversince.Duringmyillness,IwouldlookatitandwonderhowIfoundtheconfidencetodosomethingsobrave.

Survivor:Holliebaredallafterrecoveringfrompost-nataldepression

Atfirst,thatpicturetormentedme.Iwasbarelyfunctioningatthetime—justgettingoutofbedandpullingoncleanclothesfeltlikeahugeeffort.

Battlescars:Hollienowseesherstretchmarkshasacelebrationoflife

Mattwaskeepingthefamilytogether.Hetooktimeoffworktolookafterthechildrenandme;hewasmorelikemycarerthanmyhusband.Ifeltafailureasawomanandasamother.

Itwasmedication,counsellingand,surprisingly,anotherpregnancythatfinallyflickedaswitchinmyhead.BythetimeBrodiewasborn,Iwasfunctioningnormallyagain.

Suddenly,thatpicturegavemesomethingtoaimfor.SoassoonasIlostmybabyweight,IvowedtohaveanothersetofnudephotographstakenasgiftforMatttoshowhimthathehashiswifebackagain.

Iwasmorenervousthistime.Mybodyhascarriedandbreastfedtwomorechildren.I’mnormallyobsessedwithmystretchmarksandthewaymybodyhaschangedafterhavingchildren,but,infact,Irealisedthese‘battlescars’areacelebrationofmylife,howfarI’vecomeandthebeautifulchildrenI’vecarried.

AsIstoodtherenaked,Ifeltreallygoodaboutmyself.AndI’mmoreproudofthesepicturesthantheonestakenwhenIwassomuchyounger.

MybodyandIhavebeenthroughsomuchandthesephotographsaretestamenttothefactI’vesurvived.

Iwillhangmyfavouriteonthewallnexttotheoldphotographwithgreatpride.

‘I’LLHAVETHISASMYSCREENSAVERATWORK!’

AllisonAddie,39,isasafedrinkingadviser.She’ssingleandlivesinHull.Allisonsays:

I’vealwaysbeencautiousandworriedaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofme.ButthisyearIturn40andhavevowedtogivemyselfacharacteroverhaul—andwhatbetterwaytostartthanwithanakedphotoshoot.

WhenItoldmyfamily,friendsandcolleagueswhatIplannedtodoandsawtheshockontheirfaces,itgavemeabuzz.Iliketheideathatat40Icanstillshockthem.

Atfirst,Ibookedtheshootforthissummer,inordertogivemyselftimetoloseabitofweightandtoneup.

Liberating:Allisonlovedposingforherpictures,andthereactionshegotfromfriendsandfamily

ButI’mconfidentaboutmybody—I’masize18andamhappywithmycurves.Somehowitfeltwrong

Confident:Allisonloveshersize18figure

tochangethatattitudeandsoIbroughtthephotoshootforward.

I’mmorehappywithmyself-imagenowthanIhaveeverbeen—mybodymayhavechangedasI’vegotolder,buttheconfidenceI’vegainedhasmorethanmadeupforthis.

Iwasnervousthenightbeforetheshoot,andonthewaytothestudioIwonderedifIwasdoingtherightthing.

Afterall,standingnakedinfrontofastrangerandhavingyourpicturetakentakessomeguts.

ButasthephotographerstartedshootingmeinmyunderwearandkepttellingmehowbeautifulIwas,Ibegantofeelincrediblyglamorous.

Tenminuteslater,whenshesuggestedIgonaked,Ikickedoffmyknickerswithoutathought.

I’msogladIdidit.Ilovemypicturesandplantohaveoneasmyscreensaveratwork.

Anotherwilltakeprideofplaceonmybedroomwall.Idon’tthinkIhaveeverlookedsogood.

ItwasliberatingandIfeltlikeacelebrityasthecameralightsflashed.

ThekickIgotfromthatisjustasprecioustomeasthepictures.

‘IT’STHEULTIMATEVALENTINE’SGIFTFORMYBOYFRIEND’

JillyTatlow,34,isamanagementdevelopmentco-ordinator.Sheliveswithherpartner,ChrisJulian,31,asalesman,inManchester.Jillysays:

THEideaofposingforasetofnakedpicturestogivetomyboyfriendforasurpriseValentine’sDaygiftseemedlikeafun,frivolousthingtodo.

ButwhenIarrivedatthestudio,IsuddenlyfeltvulnerableandafraidthatImightleavediscoveringIactuallydon’tlookthatgreat.

Inherprime:Jillyisgladshehasthepicturestolookbackoninthefuture

I’minmyprimeandwanttocapturemyselfasIamrightnow.Idon’tfeelIneedtolosehalfastoneor

Feelingsexy:Jillyalwayshatedherbottombutseeingthephotosgavehernewperspective

toneupmyabs—IfeelgoodabouthowIlookjustthewayIam.ThisisthemostconfidentI’veeverfelt.

Struttingaroundthestudio,Ifeltincrediblysexy.

IgotoverthefactIwasnakedbyremindingmyselfI’verevealedasmuchtomybeautician.Iwasdisappointedwhenitcametoanend.

Likealotofwomen,Ihavealwayshatedmybottom,convinceditwastoobig.

Butseeingthephotosgavemeanewperspectiveonmybody.Ilooklikeamoviestar!

I’mcertainmypartnerChriswilllovethesepictures.Theycapturemeatmybest,andI’llfeelproudwhenIhandthemtohim.

Ithinkwe’llputoneupintheprivacyofourbedroom.AndwhenIlookatitIhopeI’llrememberexactlyhowgoodIfeltaboutmyself.

PhotographsshotatForYourEyesOnlyinManchester.Formoredetails,gotowww.fyeoportraits.com
Additionalpictures:SharonDoorbar

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