Last year Bury actress Gemma Atkinson shared an unedited photo taken by herself at the naked photoshoot and shared it on Instagram along with a moving message hoping to inspire other women to love themselves and their bodies. My daughter was in night nappies when she started going to school and I WON'T apologise for it - no one.

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The emotional cry of murdered Yousef Makki's sister: I kept my promise mum… It took four years but now. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. Melanie Sykes: ‘The education system crowbars you into a certain way of thinking and being, and if you don’t fit the bill you get left behind.The Mossley TV and radio personality, who turned 47 yesterday, celebrated her birthday by showing off her super-toned body in the naked issue of Women’s Health UK. She tells BBC Radio 4's Today programme she sent flowers to her doctor when she was diagnosed to say "thanks for the first day of the rest of my life". As well as working to promote awareness and inclusion on issues around neurodiversity, Melanie also speaks on green issues and medicinal cannabis, as well as working with a community women’s charity. Her book offers a fresh perspective on the woman from Greater Manchester who rose to fame in the 1990s as the face of Boddingtons beer. Sykes also recounts being deceived as an 18-year-old by a much older photographer into staying overnight with him on a shoot in Africa.

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Getting a late diagnosis, and having to learn about and understand my neurodivergent mind and sensitivities has indeed unlocked my happiness, but it’s been an arduous road.NANA AKUA: Royal tours to Commonwealth nations are now fraught with risk because of this misguided obsession.