I STRIP OFF, BUT MY HUBBY WOULDN’T DREAM OF IT
EVENTS management company owner Shani Heyworth, 41, is married to Greg, 54, who works in the construction industry. they live in Blackpool. She says:
THIS year’s heatwave has been a blessing for me because I have fibromyalgia, a condition that causes chronic muscle pain. I’ve found it’s made much easier sitting out in the sunshine.
That’s why I go one further and sunbathe nude. When I first started stripping off a couple of years ago, I noticed the health benefits straight away. A session outside helped my joints feel less achy.
I sleep naked. I’m very comfortable walking around my home without anything on.
My husband Greg is the total opposite. He’s very shy and while I do encourage him to take his clothes off, he won’t entertain the idea. He says he’s fine with my nude sunbathing habit, although a couple of years ago he did put up some tall screens in the garden so no one can see in. So maybe he wasn’t as comfortable with it as I thought.
Before the screens went up I’d happily talk to my neighbours over the garden wall, while totally naked. Even though I do apply Factor 30, my skin goes a wonderfully nutty brown hue almost immediately. We’ve had a long, cold winter in Blackpool and I’m loving the weather at the moment.
I’m a firm believer in the philosophy that sunshine on a naked body can help heal almost all aches and pains. So I’m not covering up for anyone.
SHANI’S neighbour charlotte thomas, 38, a civil servant says:
SHANI and I have been neighbours for 15 years. We hit it off straight away and would often chat over the back fence. Shani’s such a lovely person that I just wouldn’t dream of being offended by her choosing to sunbathe in the nude.
While I appreciate families with children might find this trend awkward it really surprised me to think some people would go to the extreme length of calling the police. My partner isn’t bothered about Shani sunbathing naked. He’s never commented on it. Neighbours should look out for one another, not tittletattle over silly things.