By Bekka Barnard,Tom Bryant
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Lorraine Kelly has channelled her inner Calendar Girl for a new topless photoshoot. The ITV favourite has bared all for the very first time, with only a couple of strategically-positioned iced buns preserving her dignity. She spoke to the Mirror about the experience and joked that she was worried photographers might be left “traumatised” by witnessing her without clothes. The daring shoot was all for National Check Your Boobs Day campaign, part of the broader Lorraine’s Change + Check initiative. She explained: “I just loved this idea. It’s cheeky and funny and is a nod to the wonderful Calendar Girls. “It also gave me the chance to say the iconic line: “We’re going to need considerably bigger buns,” reports the Mirror . Discussing her decision to disrobe, Lorraine continued: “I didn’t feel in any way vulnerable or uncomfortable as I was with my team who are my friends, and our amazing photographer had also gone through breast cancer herself. My editor Victoria asked if I was comfortable being filmed and I told her I was fine, but to check with the crew in case they would be traumatised!” “It was all very light-hearted, and after all it’s all about getting the Change + Check message across.” The groundbreaking initiative has programme chiefs hoping it will act as a prompt for everyone to make self-examination a routine monthly practice. Lorraine is even pursuing official backing from Prime Minister Keir Starmer to cement the day in the national diary. This development comes as the Change + Check initiative has now received formal recognition from the NHS. Public Health and Prevention Minister Ashley Dalton declared: “It’s so incredibly important to check for the signs of breast cancer because we know early diagnosis leads to better outcomes.” “The Change + Check campaign is a brilliant way for people out and about shopping on their local high street to quickly check themselves as they get changed, knowing the advice is accurate and officially supporting the NHS.” Asda will also be stocking specially crafted Change + Check ‘iced busty buns’ across their outlets during October, while the Change + Check logo will be displayed in Boots chemists nationwide. Have you joined Threads? Follow Daily Star to keep up to date on all things showbiz here Want all the biggest Showbiz and TV news straight to your inbox? Sign up for our free Daily Star Showbiz newsletter
