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Gail Porter strips off to recreate naked pose for daring magazine pictures
Updated 09:09am on 31 Aug 2010Gail Porter has recreated the naked pose which catapulted her to stardom 11 years ago.
The glamour girl became a household name when her cheeky pose was beamed on to the Houses of Parliament in 1999 as a publicity stunt for FHM magazine.
Porter, 39, who suffered alopecia and was bald for several years, said she agreed to strip off to show she was finally comfortable in her own skin.
The presenter, whose hair is now growing back, was asked to recreate the famous shot for Now magazine to celebrate her new found confidence.
"I finally feel really happy in my skin, so I thought: 'Why not?'," Porter said.
"I've got a lovely boyfriend who likes me whatever I look like and my daughter Honey is at an age where she just thinks it's funny that Mummy's getting her bum out.
"I'll be 40 next year and this is probably the last chance I'll have to get my backside out in public without getting arrested.
"I'd like to say I still have the same derriere but sadly not. I think it's a little bit wider but I don't think it's doing too badly."
Porter's brave decision to bare all comes after Jamie Lee Curtis celebrated turning 50 by posing topless for the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) magazine.
The actress, who appeared topless in the 1983 film Trading Places, said she wanted to challenge ideas about ageing.
Curtis previously posed in a sports bra and briefs for More magazine, without flattering lighting or airbrushing, saying she did not want to perpetuate a fraud about the way her body looked.
Now magazine featuring Gail Porter goes on sale today.
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IS THAT MUM ?????? lol
- Richard Merrell, Wentworth Falls, NSW Australia, 01/09/2010 04:49
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"She would sure pass the pencil test now."
You mean, NOT pass the pencil test. Anyway, tssszzz....
- Robert Zimmerman, London, 31/08/2010 21:00
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Hell yeah!
- slashdot_dashdot, Harrow, 31/08/2010 20:59
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I still would.
- Keith, King's Cross, London, 31/08/2010 16:34
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Please Evening Standard will you stop pandering to these mediocre so called celebrities?
- Mike, Sutton, 31/08/2010 15:06
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She would sure pass the pencil test now.
- Brian Fast, Sydney, Australia, 31/08/2010 14:13
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You got your hair back Gail, which is great, but umm ... that is all.
- Frank, Home Counties, England., 31/08/2010 13:45
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I wonder if she's now regretting her Tramp Stamp?
Honestly, I think she's fooling herself if they thinks she is still attractive, "just before she hits 40". Too many pies I think....
- George, London, 31/08/2010 13:44
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One should NEVER return to the past....Never !! I think she was badly advised about doing this.
- jb, sussex, 31/08/2010 13:08
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Now, now lads. Don't be uncharitable.
- Peter M, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 31/08/2010 12:26
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a lot has changed in 11 years 
- Amir, London, 31/08/2010 11:08
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A jumbo Haddock and chips for me, please.
- Ted, Orkney, 31/08/2010 10:56
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