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From Rochelle Humes to Gemma Atkinson
There is no doubt that a ' healthy body' looks and feels very different on each and every one of us.
Sadly though, research conducted by Women's Health as part of our campaign, Project Body Love , found that three-quarters of British women don't feel confident in their own skin. The reality is, for most women, being naked is not a feel-good place to be.
It's wanting to embrace the female form in all of its diverse glory that inspired Women's Health's very first Naked Issue back in 2014, for which actress Zoe Saldana fronted the magazine's cover in the nude, with trainer Tracey Anderson and former reality star Millie Mackintosh going buff within the pages.
Then, 2016 saw Lea Michele, Iskra Lawrence and Madeleine Shaw respond to our naked women call out. Come 2017, Jenna Tatum was gracing the cover, with the likes of Alexandra Burke and Melanie Sykes inside the issue.
September 2019 saw presenter and singer Rochelle Humes taking the cover, with professional climbers and football and rugby players also appearing in the magazine.
'Our research found British women are overwhelmingly negative about their bodies,' Claire Sanderson, WH Editor-in-chief, said of the decision. 'These women 'may look "perfect" to many, but every woman has the right to their own emotions, from insecurity to supreme confidence.'
To celebrate the stars of the Naked Issue, past and present, WH has collected a series of the images of the women who have bared all in the name of body confidence and female empowerment.
Straight up: Healthy is not a body shape, it's a lifestyle – as the 40 different shapes, sizes, mindsets and mentalities of the women below prove.
She says: ‘I’m a mother of two little girls now, I’m 30 years old and it finally happened: I accepted myself, my body, my hair, my scars and my bumps and my bits on one side that doesn’t look the same as the other, and I bit the bullet.’
She says: 'My body looks the way it does through effort and hard work.'
She says: 'I'm not perfect. I'm not trying to represent myself as being some perfect girl, but I love myself, flaws and all.'
She says: 'I used to take pride in the fact I didn't have to work out — then I hit that age where I have too. I want to drink champagne and have hearty dinners, so I would rather work out for an hour and be able to do what I want.'
She says: 'There are certain days or weeks where I’m so busy with work it will be harder to get in a workout and other times I’d just prefer to be with my family. I have to make sure it’s something I want to do or I will make every excuse not to work out.’
Yoga instructor and founder of Strala yoga
She says: 'As long as I feel good and I'm healthy, the dimensions of my body don't matter.'
She says: 'For me, it's not about having muscles or cut abs – I don’t have abs. I don’t think, “I need to be like a fit model with a perfect body,” because, you know, I’m 45. That would take too much effort. But I have accepted it, because it’s now part of my life. I know that, for my health, it has to be.’
Singer and former The X Factor winner
She says: 'Healthy eating encouraged me to kick-start my gym routine, too. I work out five or six times a week. It’s been a slow fitness process but the rewards are for the long term. Now, my training schedule never changes – not even when I’m on holiday.
'I begin with a 10-minute run to warm up, then an hour of circuit training. My fitness goal is to run the New York marathon before I reach 30 and kids factor into the equation.'
She says: 'I see exercise as an investment. I’m in my forties and my body has more definition now than it did in my twenties. It also gives me more energy, which is important when you have an active, growing family.'
She says: 'Through seeing what my body is capable of, I’ve been able to beat my body demons. I respect it now and don’t compare myself to the small, thin girl I once dreamed of being. I train three to five days a week, alternating body weight and weighted circuit workouts; rarely cardio unless I go for a run with my dog. I’m a size eight and I weigh just under 11st – it’s the heaviest I’ve ever been but I’m two sizes smaller than when I was 18.'
TOWIE star and founder of Results with Lucy
She says: 'A few years ago, I started working with a PT, Cecilia Harris. I’d wake up happier, more motivated– I wanted to get to the gym and push my body.'
Celebrity trainer, fitness pioneer and author
She says: 'I don’t train every day to look hot for some dude or to look great on the beach. I train because it makes me healthy, in control and comfortable in my body – like I’m home.'
She says: 'I have curves and my work and social life sometimes get in the way of exercise. But I don't beat myself up about it. Eating all the kale in the world isn't going to make you happy.'
She says: 'Eating well and getting fit is about feeling amazing. Looking good in a bikini is just a by-product.'
She says: 'I simply want to be the best, healthy, toned, happy version of myself.'
She says: 'I'm turning 40 soon, but age means nothing if you don't look after yourself. I enjoy my body more when I keep it fit and healthy — it's important to be in touch with your body and I love the fact that I am.'
She says: 'These days, I don’t really care about how much I weigh, even though it’s a couple of stones more than a few years ago when I was a size eight and weighed 8st. Now I’m all about personal challenges. I train three to four mornings a week, with a mixture of running, HIIT workouts, Barry’s Bootcamp and BodyPump, and I ran the London Marathon earlier this year, finishing in four and a half hours. My next fitness goal is learning to swim.'
She says: 'I'm finally content with who I am inside and out. I love working out, and have built muscle in my bum with weighted squats and lunges and I’ve slimmed down my waist with cardio and side planks.I exercise every day; either cardio at the gym or, if I’m short on time, a quick abs workout or HIIT session at home.'
She says: 'My attitude to exercise has changed over the years: in my early twenties I worked out all the time in the gym, desperate to be thinner and smaller than my 5ft10in frame so I could look more like other girls. But after studying for a master’s in child psychology,I learned that accepting who you are is at the root of self-esteem. Now, I’ve come to love my curvy body – especially my hips.'
TV presenter and former Miss Universe
She says: 'As I’ve gotten older, I’ve become kinder to myself. I don’t hit the gym to get a body like Kim Kardashian’s, I go to make my body look the best it can. I lift weights once or twice a week and can squat 10 to 15 reps of my body weight, about 60kg. I love and respect the legs I once hated because they’ve helped me achieve so much.’
She says: 'I’m a size eight and 9st 13lb, which is mostly muscle – I have strong abs and defined shoulders. When I was a young teenager, my body was different from those of other girls my age, which made me feel self-conscious. But now I see the beauty in my strength.'
Former reality star, fashion designer, influencer
She says: 'People ask, 'How do you deal with the fact that people think you’re too thin?' I know I’m not too thin – I’m slim. I go to the gym to feel toned and to build muscle.'
Former Made in Chelsea star, founder of The Mummy Tribe
She says: 'Exercise is essential for my mind. I suffer from anxiety, but a gym session chills me out and makes me happier.'
She says: 'Body image is far more wholesome and health-focused than it was in the Nineties. I'll always be lanky, but having a health goal to aim for has really tightened and toned the muscles I have.'
She says: 'It breaks my heart to read my teenage diary now and see how much I used to hate myself. I have a healthier relationship with food now and don't beat myself up so much.'
European Champion swimmer, Commonwealth Gold Medallist and World Silver Medallist
She says: 'Yes, my body is the tool of my trade – but I love looking good in my swimsuit, too!'
She says: 'I feel I’m exactly where I want to be. I feel beautiful in a way that even when I was working out a whole lot, I didn’t. Just be happy, regardless.'
Olympic hammer thrower and current British record holder
She says: 'I love my big thighs. I wouldn't be able to pick up a hammer without them. I put blood, sweat and tears into building them up. When I was younger, I always wished I was more petite or willowy; now they're a symbol of my success as an athlete.'
Footballer for England women, team GB and Arsenal ladies
She says: 'I'm so proud of my body and what it's let me achieve.'
She says: 'I'm not saying I'm the ideal. I'm not saying only muscly bodies are beautiful — this is just what I do. Sometimes I have to remind myself that I'm human and allow myself a few days to lie on the couch and eat burgers. I'm still learning my limits.'
800M and 400M runner, former Great Britain athlete, world and European champion
She says: 'I'm so proud of my body. It's been so good to me.'
Olympic Pentathlete and current world champion
She says: 'It would be an insult to my body to say there are parts I’m not keen on – it’s served me so well and I couldn’t have won an Olympic medal without it.'
Left to right: Heather Fisher, Amy Wilson-Hardy, Danielle Waterman, Claire Allan, Michaela Staniford
She says: 'I don't train to look good; simply to be effective. I've grown to love my bigger legs and bum - they're vital for bursts of speed.'
Manchester City and England Women's football team goalkeeper
She says: 'I used to want to do too much and I went hard on HIIT circuits, but when I joined Manchester City in 2013, I reframed my attitude to fitness. Now, instead of doing as much as my body will allow, I ask myself, ‘Will this help me on the pitch?’ If the answer is 'no,' I rest instead.'
She says: 'Posing naked for a national magazine is a real breakthrough for me;I’m doing this for myself to boost my confidence.'
She says: 'At 5ft 4in, I’m petite but powerful. I’d clone my legs if I could. Their strength has carried me through a 10-year100m and 200m sprinting career and into bobsleigh.'
She says: 'Looking strong is the biggest compliment of all. People tell me I don’t look like a weightlifter because they’re expecting to see someone with huge muscles, but that isn’t what weightlifting is about. Looking and feeling strong can embody so many things– physically, it means you’re in good shape and can handle yourself.'
British weightlifter and Crossfit athlete
She says:'My body is my armour. I train to feel powerful, purposeful and confident enough to withstand anything. My dad passed away when I was three and my brother is away in the army, so I’m the one building my mum a shed or changing her car tyre. I can carry a week’s worth of shopping from the car to my house and when I wrote off my car on black ice, I kicked out the passenger door and escaped unscathed. I’m a strong, independent woman in every sense.'
She says: 'No one should be ashamed of their body shape. Embrace what you have. Some people struggle with their size, but I’m proof that you can be slim and strong.'
She says: 'My exercise motto is, ‘Enjoy it or you might as well go home.’ You need that passion, that drive. After the last Olympic Games, when my coach Andy Banks announced he was moving to Australia, I decided to call it a day– I wasn’t feeling the same drive to push myself in training. It was a very emotional decision to make.'
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DO you shudder at the thought of stripping off – and then demand to have the lights turned off before sex? If so, you are not alone.
Half of women dread getting naked in their own home, a new survey has discovered. But what if it was MORE comfortable than wearing clothes? Here, BELLA BATTLE meets four women who claim their birthday suit is the only outfit they need.
MODEL and presenter Janice Bryant says she loves her body more now than ever. Posing nude to put a tick on her bucket list, widow Janice, 59, from St Ives, Cambs, admits being naked is much easier than trying to find cool clothes for women her age. She says:
'I have always felt comfortable without clothes on – and that comes from my mum. She had a very repressed family and her cousin sadly died having a backstreet abortion.
From then on, she swore she wouldn’t sweep sex or nudity under the carpet. So she was often naked around me and my brother – and told me the facts of life at five. As a result, I love being naked and always walk around at home with nothing on.
I used to sunbathe topless in the garden but I’m not sure my neighbour’s children would appreciate that now.
My body’s not perfect – I’ve got arthritis in my knees and my thighs are a bit wobbly – but the rest isn’t bad. Sure, when I was younger everything was firmer. But I love the curves I have now.
I was so skinny in my twenties and I’ve finally got the great boobs I longed for as a kid.
It’s so easy to commit a style crime, especially for celebrities in the public eye. Mostly I don’t care what people think about my clothes. If I get it wrong, then I get it wrong. But I do feel judged sometimes.
I’ve found it easier to dress for my shape as I’ve got older but there really aren’t that many shops catering for women my age. As soon as I put something on I’m thinking, “Damn, that doesn’t look right with those shoes”. Or there is some other problem. But everything goes with naked.'
PLUS-SIZE mentor, positivity coach and pageant queen Emily Blake loves celebrating her body and wants to show her former school bullies she is confident and proud. Emily, 29, of Norwich, has gone from being terrified of seeing herself naked to loving each curve. She says:
'IT’S taken me 29 years but I now can’t get enough of being naked. I love to wander around the house nude and see how my curves look from various angles.
Loving nudity is for me a huge celebration of how I have beaten the bullies. As a teen I was one of the biggest girls in my class. I hated my naked body then. I couldn’t change in front of my classmates and I used to cling on to my swimming towel for as long as possible before getting in the pool.
I was bullied mercilessly for my weight, my clothes, for being mixed race and having curly, wild hair. My first boyfriend even dumped me because I was “too big” and my self-confidence was crushed.
But then I took up plus-size pageants in 2013 and things started changing. Being surrounded by friendly curvy women boosted my self-esteem. I was crowned Miss British Beauty Curve in 2014 and then Miss International Curve 2017/18.
These experiences, plus body-positivity classes and even appearing on the catwalk in just a swimsuit have made me love my body again. Now being naked is the biggest reward I can give myself because it shows how far I have come and how much confidence I have won back.
'I don’t have to hide away behind dresses or skirts – my body is enough to fight the battles I have to fight.
I run body-confidence classes teaching women to look at their bodies in a mirror and love their scars, breasts, bottoms and every aspect of who they are. My curves are what make me a winner.'
SUPPORT worker Charlie Stevenson prefers being naked because people judge her by clothes. Charlie, 27, of Stoke-on-Trent, engaged to health and safety manager Mark Whitfield, 46, cannot afford designer clothes – and being nude helped her beat depression. She says:
'TO me, being naked is the great equaliser. Rich and poor people are all the same when they are without their clothes. How much better that would be than trying to compete with women who flaunt designer shoes and handbags that I cannot afford
I’m engaged to Mark, my partner of five years. He’s a dad of two and every penny we have goes to pay the bills and save for our wedding in August next year.
I make do with the clothes I have and rarely treat myself to a new outfit. I could never keep up with the latest trends and I was a million miles from looking like a supermodel.
Anxiety crippled me – I worried people would judge me on what I wore. But meeting Mark made me realise you should never be judged, or judge other people, by their clothes.
Mark’s acceptance, my family’s support and my job working with disabled people showed me I should be proud of myself and my body because it’s the most honest version of me I have.
Now, taking off my clothes at the end of the day is like freeing myself. I feel a surge of pride when I see myself in the mirror – naked me is the best me I can be.
Forget about expensive labels, the real me comes with lumps, bumps and scars. And the confidence I feel from accepting that shines through.
I would rather be naked than wear the most expensive outfit in the world. To me, my bumpy bits and curves are a designer one-off.'
CIRCUS performer Maria Antonia Stavrou, from Cricklewood, North West London, loves stripping off. The 30-year-old, who is married to personal trainer Ash Edelman, 29, believes there is too much pressure on young people to always be wearing the right thing. She says:
'I’M in my element when I am naked. I have been to naked restaurants in London and I love visiting nudist beaches. There’s a little cove near Penzance in Cornwall that I climb down to before stripping off.
Of course, I have my body insecurities – and those days when I don’t think I look quite my best. But on a good day, I feel 100 per cent confident in my own skin.
And I am a full-time circus performer, so have to get changed in front of colleagues all the time. There is no room for modesty. I love the openness of being naked. It is like admitting that we are all animals and don’t need all the material stuff that weighs us down.
I believe people shouldn’t be judged on how they dress. Take all that away and just talk to people without any assumptions. I wear yoga pants most of the time because I spend a lot of time in the gym. So the idea o
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