IT’S THE BEST MEDICINE IN THE WORLD
Voice-oVer artist emma Puzey, 42, lives in Peterborough. She has two children: caitlin, 20, who works in customer service, and William, 18, who is studying music at university. emma says:
For five years I lived in the coastal city of Virginia Beach on the East Coast of America. Summers were hot and I was lucky enough to be near a three-mile stretch of beach.
Whenever I had a spare moment or at the weekends, I was on it with the children. While I didn’t go naked, I did get used to having a tan. More importantly, I adored the feel-good factor that comes with spending time in the sunshine.
That’s why I ensure that whenever I can I get outside in the sun. I’ve sunbathed naked for years and certainly for as long as I can remember in the privacy of my own home. The reason is a rather vain one, as I simply don’t like tan lines.
Far from minding, the knock- on effect on my daughter has been a nothing short of miraculous. She sees how relaxed I am with my size 14 body and it encourages her to be comfortable in her own skin, too. My son, however, is a different matter. He is away studying most of the time, but when he’s around I cover up. The embarrassment would kill him!
My neighbours have never said anything to me. In truth, I probably have been spotted once or twice by men. The thought of being ‘ogled’ just isn’t on my radar. I honestly don’t care.
The reality is I live in terrace housing and our windows overlook one another’s gardens. We’re a friendly neighbourhood and I suspect no one would ever dream of saying something. I believe a session of naked sunbathing has the same health benefits to that of going to the gym. I always feel better afterwards.
Naked sunbathing is wonderful and the best medicine in the world — and it’s free!
emma’S neighbour Sabrina Hussain, 45, is a full-time mum to five children aged 26 to three. Sabrina says:
I’M pErFECTly fine with Emma’s choice of sunbathing without anything on. I don’t mind if my children see her in the nude, either. I don’t alert them to it so they don’t take any notice. My younger kids are boys, so it isn’t really a problem at the moment. I’m a single mum, so there isn’t a man in the house, either. I can usually see Emma from my window when she’s outside. We’ll usually wave at one another.
We’ve known each other for five years and I’ll often join her in the garden. I don’t remove my clothes though. If you’re naked on the street I can understand why people might complain, but in the privacy of your home, what’s the problem?