me and gok

Now as you know, I have a LOT of love for Gok Wan, but as of tonight, if it’s even possible, I love him a gazillion times more, because Gok and the winner of Miss Naked 2008 - Shona Collins - are fronting a teenage body confidence campaign calling for a body confidence lesson to be included on the school curriculum.

Obviously as a self-esteem queen, PSHE practitioner and author of confidence boostin’, go-for-it-guides for girls - Think Pink, Beauty*licious, It’s a Girl Thing and Viva La Diva - I am 100% backing this campaign and think that all you gorgeous Pink Ladies should too.

Shona has spent the last few months investigating young girls’ body image issues and has been speaking to parents, teachers and teenagers.

‘It was shocking to me how depressed and down young girls are about their appearance and body shapes… Girls want the schools to ‘catch up’ with the pressures on teenage lives and address the issues openly. Body confidence issues are one of their biggest worries,’ she says.

Later this year the petition will be presented to policy makers at Downing St to try and secure body confidence on the PSHE syllabus - how awesome would that be?

Go sign the petition now and check out www.howtolookgoodnaked.com for more Gok goodness.