Loose Women panel strip to crop tops as they celebrate powerful Body Stories campaign
28.02.2023 - 23:11
/ ok.co.uk
Loose Women panellists including Dame Kelly Holmes, Judi Love and Gloria Hunniford will share their own stories as part of the ITV show’s Body Stories campaign for International Women’s Day.The group, which also includes Carol McGiffin, Katie Piper and Sophie Morgan, have taken part in a photo shoot celebrating their various body shapes in a bid to help viewers feel represented and body confident. Marking the annual celebration, a Loose Women special will air on Wednesday March 8 “continuing the campaign’s pledge to lead the conversation on the issues affecting women’s body confidence today”.Taiwan-born photographer Yolanda Y Liou has captured the panellists dressed in a variety of pastel hues.
Her previous work, often exploring body image and confidence, has been shown in the National Portrait Gallery, and was shortlisted for the Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize. During the special, McGiffin will speak about living with breast cancer and undergoing a mastectomy, while Hunniford will discuss the need to see older women in the media and Love will speak about the importance of seeing different body types represented.
Disability campaigner Sophie Morgan will also share her story of body acceptance and how she has adapted to life with a disability. Loose Women’s first Body Stories launched in 2017 with unedited pictures of the panellists, shot by singer and celebrity photographer Bryan Adams.
Since then, the campaign has tackled a range of topics, from photo editing to social media filters. A Loose Women survey of 2,000 UK women over 18, conducted in February 2023, suggests six in 10 still do not think there is enough body diversity in the media.
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