Good Morning Britain erupts in furious row over it’s acceptable to tan in bikinis in public parks – so, should skimpy sunbathing be BANNED?

• Good Morning Britain invited Bobby Norris and Julie Cook to debate the topic 
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Good Morning Britain hosts have clashed over whether ‘skimpy sunbathing’ should be allowed in parks and other public green spaces.

As temperatures are set to soar across the UK this weekend, Good Morning Britain hosts invited Julie Cook and Bobby Norris to share their thoughts on whether sunbathers should be allowed to strip off during the hot and sunny weather.

For many, travelling to the beach where ‘skimpy’ outfits are acceptable is not feasible, and that’s why Bobby Norris contended that sun bathers should be able to wear a bikini regardless of their location.

But for Julie Cook, who believes that bikinis have gone from a ‘bra and a pair of decent covering pants’ to ‘basically stripper wear’, barely-there outfits should be reserved for the beach, especially in areas, such as parks, where there are children around.

Social media users have also debated the matter, but there was a lack of consensus, just as with Julie and Bobby. 

Good Morning Britain invited a debate on whether skimpy sunbathing should be banned earlier today, Julie Cook (pictured) argued that it should 

For Julie, her worry is that ‘people are wearing all sorts of stuff, not just a bikini’.

While she believes that wearing less is ‘fair enough’ at the beach, ‘in a park where there are toddlers walking around, and kids, and grannies, I just think no.’

When questioned on whether she thought that toddler notice other’s outfits, she gave the anecdote of her own child, who would point out women in less clothes and ask her about their barely-there attire.

But Bobby, who is known for sporting skimpy outfits himself, is firmly against the of a ban on skimpy sunbathing, adding that ‘we ban far too much these days’.

‘Wear what you want to wear, as long as everything is covered,’ he added.

He said that many don’t have the luxury of a garden and others haven’t had a holiday amid the cost-of-living crisis, so people should be allowed to ‘go out and get…vitamin D’. 

But Julie concluded: ‘I don’t think walking around with everything on display is right.’

Viewers took to social media to share their thoughts on the debate, but there was no consensus on the matter. 

One took a different approach and said: ‘My only issue with skimpy attire is how many of these people realise the damage sun can do to the skin? 

‘Yes it’s great to expose your body to the sun to a certain degree but don’t be surprised in later life when you’re covered in sun spots with skin like an old saddle’

Bobby Norris (pictured) argued that skimpy sunbathing should be allowed, particularly as many don’t have the luxury of a garden 

A second user disagreed and said: ‘Yes, You are control freaks.’ 

A third added: ‘No it should not! On the beach where it should be. Those that want a ban I bet they are ok with pride parades showing far more than you can even imagine!’

A fourth wrote: ‘Sadly, children see much worse on the internet and on telly.’ 

The debate comes since Britain is set to bake in 31C temperatures again today following the hottest day of the year – as the Met Office say September is to have a record six days of 30C.

Yesterday was provisionally the hottest day of the year so far, with 32.6C recorded in Wisley, Surrey, the forecaster said.

The previous highest temperature for the year was set in June at 32.2C.

The heatwave has already broken the record for the most consecutive days with temperatures above 30C in September, with Saharan dust generating vivid sunsets and sunrises in the clear conditions.

Social media users gave their opinions on the matter, and one thought skimpy attire should be kept to the beach 

Thursday was the fourth day above 30C, beating the record of three days seen on four previous occasions, most recently in 2016.

Met Office meteorologist Simon Partridge said: ‘If we do see 30C all the way through until Sunday, which it looks fairly sure it will be, that will be six days in a row that we have reached 30C.

‘Previously in September we’ve only reached 30C three days in a row.

‘So although it’s not the the hottest spell of weather we’ve had in September, in terms of prolonged hot weather it is twice as long as we have previously had.’

September’s highest daily temperature reading was 35.6C recorded on September 2 1906 in South Yorkshire, according to the Met Office.

Although it isn’t illegal to be naked in public in England and Wales, under Section 66 of Sexual Offences Act 2023, people need to make sure that it is not ‘causing distress or alarm’ to others.

The Crown Prosecution Service guidelines read: ‘In the case of naturism a balance needs to be struck between the naturist’s right to freedom of expression and the right of the wider public to be protected from harassment, alarm and distress.’

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