A pair of naturists left Rochelle Humes looking in the ‘wrong direction’ after they appeared on This Morning today, to discuss their plea to protect naturists under hate crime laws.
British Naturism members Pam Fraser and Mark Bass appeared on the show today to argue that nudists should have the right to get naked in public, and for the practice to be recognised as a ‘philosophical belief’ in the eyes of the law.
Pam insisted that while it might seem odd at first, people become accustomed to nudity over time.
Rochelle, 30, admitted that she’s not used to seeing naked bodies, and ‘instantly’ looks at the ‘wrong’ parts of the nudists.
Viewers weren’t convinced by the pair’s argument, and teased that Rochelle and co-host Eamonn Holmes, 60, were right to ‘lay down a towel’ before their interview.
British Naturism members Pam Fraser and Mark Bass (pictured right) appeared on This Morning today, to discuss their plea to protect naturists under hate crime laws
Host Rochelle Humes (pictured right), 30, admitted to co-host Eamonn Holmes (pictured left), 60, was left ‘looking the wrong way’
After Pam told that many people often avoid looking ‘below the eyes’ at their first event, Rochelle said: ‘Instantly I looked in the direction I shouldn’t. It’s the unknown to me. I’m not used to seeing someone walk into the studio naked.’
Viewers quickly took to twitter to poke fun at the pair, with one writing: ‘Hope they’ve put protective plastic on the This Morning couch.’
‘I’m glad they put a towel in the sofa before the naturists sat down’, agreed another.
A third joked: ‘I can just see future guests phoning in to cancel their interviews.
Viewers weren’t convinced by the pair’s argument, and teased on Twitter that the hosts were right to ‘lay down a towel’
The naturists appeared on the show to argue that they should be protected under the same umbrella as minority groups who are discriminated against based on their disability, race, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.
Mark, the group’s president, said: The sort of things we receive are threats and these stem from misunderstanding. People often fear the unknown and we attract threats and abuse because we’re a little bit different.’
When asked whether he himself had faced threats, he said: ‘Myself not a huge amount. The threats tend to be at people who are vulnerable and easily abused. Confident people don’t tend to be targeted as much.’
Rochelle admitted that she wasn’t used to seeing naked bodies, and ‘instantly’ looked in the ‘wrong’ direction when the pair came into the studio
The British Naturist members argue that nudists should have the right to get naked in public to be recognised as a ‘philosophical belief’ in the eyes of the law
Pam insisted that while odd at first, many normilize to nudity over time, and many spend their first nudist events looking ‘above the eye’
Pam went on: ‘For me as a naturist, it’s something I chose to do because it embraces everyone. It stems from a good place, so it’s really important for me.
‘It’s very inclusive and to have the belief I feel so strongly about get negative comments, there are some people that would feel threatened to embrace that as well.’
But viewers weren’t convinced by the argument, with one insisting they had ‘no idea what their point was’, while another suggested the government may have bigger things at hand.
Upcoming events organised by British Naturism include naked yoga, swimming, ten-pin bowling, cycling, gin tasting, waterpark trips, a ‘Call My Buff’ pub quiz night and llama walking.
Pam went on to argue that despite being naked, she feels less objectified while at events with other nudists than she would on a night out in her home town.
‘I could go to an event with 500 people and I am treated with better respect than if I go out in Preston’, she said.