A mum has turned to naturism to boost her self-esteem after separating from her husband of 40 years. Gill Allbutt has felt self-conscious about her body since puberty but decided that enough is enough. In the past few months, she has visited nudist campsites, tried naked swimming and life drawing and has even played the ukulele to an audience while in the buff.
All in an effort to overcome her body issues. The mum made the difficult decision to split from her partner in May this year, as she felt the relationship had “run its course”. “We'd been together all of my life but we just ran out of road,” said Gill, from Birmingham.
Gill Allbutt is now travelling naked after years of hating her body “My ex is a good and lovely man who is very supportive of me so this wasn’t about anything he did. My journey did begin before I separated from my husband but it branched outwards afterwards. “I wanted to live my best life and be independent in my own body.
This is the bravest decision I’ve ever made but when you split from someone you spent 40 years with, there is a hole in your life. Your safety net is gone. I didn’t have my own identity.
"To me, getting naked in front of people epitomises total freedom in your body. It feels amazing but it’s the weirdest thing in the world for someone who has always been insecure about their body. I have gone to a naturist campsite, swum in the nude and played ukulele to an audience naked.
Gill has played the ukulele naked in front.