Victoria Derbyshire reveals she walks around NAKED as she prepares to strip off on screen
The 49-year-old mother-of-two is set to bare all on screen to raise awareness of breast cancer, having survived the disease after being diagnosed two years ago. “I’m completely apprehensive, of course I am,” she admitted. “I’m not ashamed of how I look, but I do look different to other women, and the idea of revealing that is absolutely nerve-wracking." Victoria insisted that she has no qualms about her body in the privacy of her own home, saying that her husband Mark Sandell and their two sons are used to the sight of her in her birthday suit.
walk around naked at home and it’s no big deal Victoria Derbyshire
“I walk around naked in front of them and it’s no big deal,” she told Radio Times. “I am happy for them to see what a mum of two who’s had breast cancer looks like. “They don’t bat an eyelid,” she added. The BBC favourite has joined a line-up of female stars whose lives have all been affected by cancer, directly or indirectly, to help encourage women to regularly check themselves for signs or symptoms of breast cancer. Last year, ITV aired a troupe of male celebrities performing the famous strip routine from comedy classic The Full Monty in order to raise awareness of prostate cancer.
GETTY Victoria Derbyshire: She survived breast cancer after being diagnosed two years ago
GETTY Victoria Derbyshire: She is stripping off on TV to raise awareness of breast cancer
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In light of the enormous success of the show, which saw the prostate cancer website crash following the end of the programme, the broadcaster is once again employing Diversity star Ashley Banjo, this time to choreograph two troupes: one male and one female. The Victoria Derbyshire Show host, who is mother to 13-year-old Oliver and 11-year-old Joe, will join the likes of Coleen Nolan, Michelle Heaton, Ruth Madoc and Megan McKenna in the programme, which she teased would involve “a process of disrobing”. Emmerdale’s Sally Dexter, actress Helen Lederer and presenter Sarah-Jane Crawford will also be taking on the challenge. Remaining tight-lipped over exactly how much flesh will be on show, Victoria explained: “It’s not just nudity for the sake of it, or for looking glamorous.
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Victoria Derbyshire: Read the full interview in this week's Radio Times [RADIO TIMES]