Good Morning Britain viewers were left a little confused when they tuned in to see a naked woman appearing on Tuesday's show.
Naturist Helen Berriman joined presenters Ed Balls and Charlotte Hawkins on the programme in a discussion over whether naked sunbathing should be made illegal and appeared on the panel in the nude. Watch the video below to see a clip from the segment.
Helen, who is a member of the Naturist Foundation, argued that people should be able to sunbathe naked in public, while Brand and Culture expert Nick Ede said it was a "selfish" thing to do.
"With all the things that are going on in the world at the moment, are we really that bothered about a nude body sunbathing in a quiet corner of a park?" asked Helen. "There's so much else going on that we could be concerned about."
© ITVNick disagreed, arguing that some members of the public might be offended by nudity. "I have issues with it because I think it's a very selfish thing," he said. "It's about you and your empowerment and I completely understand body positivity, which I think is fantastic. But you're not taking into consideration the other people within that environment, who might be a little bit triggered or find it offensive."
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While there is no law against being naked in public, the City of London Corporation recently received about a dozen complaints over a naked sunbather.
Taking to Twitter, viewers were quick to react to Helen's nakedness, with one person branding it "unnecessary".
© ITVA second fan tweeted: "Why is there a naked blurry woman on ITV #GMB right now? Bit dramatic," while another added: "Why have someone naked on? Are you all mad?"
© ITVA fourth viewer wrote: "How ridiculous you have Helen on sitting there naked."
© ITVOther viewers, however, applauded Helen for addressing the issue on national television. One person tweeted: "Well done Helen. You did an amazing job presenting your case and I’m sure many more will give naturism a try given how confident you were on national TV," while another tweeted the naturist, writing: "Congrats and thanks for your outstanding continued support for naturism!"
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