The world went ballistic last week when the US version of Glamour Magazine printed a photograph of 20 year old model Lizzie Miller. Why the furore? Her photo had not been airbrushed so showed her with a normal amount of fat around her tummy. Let’s hope this new trend continues. It would certainly make many of us feel more comfortable in our bodies and, more importantly, reduce the ridiculous expectations of younger girls who think they need to be a size zero to succeed.

I was also really proud of the actress Sharon Maugham, wife of actor Trevor Eve, who not only appeared in 2 hours of Waking The Dead without makeup but also appeared completely naked. I believe she is in her mid 50′s  and she looked like a woman of that age should – beautiful but natural.