Women from tiny village pose nude to teach others about body image

When it came time for Cathy Bartlett-Horwood to drop her dressing gown to the floor and stand naked in her village hall in front of her friends, she was nervous. The 60-year-old has had a complicated relationship with her weight for many years. She was so nervous, in fact, that she was physically sick beforehand.

Nevertheless, she persisted. Bartlett-Horwood became part of a group of brave women who’ve come to be known as the “Wonders of Whimple.” The “wonders” are thus-named because they posed naked in the village’s most scenic spots for a calendar celebrating the beauty of the village’s female population. Read more…

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