18/09/2026
Naked, unapologetic and making a point...
Dr Victoria Bateman is a woman who refuses to keep her beliefs under wraps. Literally.
She has protested Brexit while naked, appeared n**e at academic events, and used her own body as a canvas for political and economic arguments. Her message is clear: nudity is not an invitation, and a naked woman is not automatically offering herself for sexual attention.
At the heart of her activism is a powerful principle: women should have the freedom to decide what happens to their bodies and their lives.
It’s one that resonates strongly with naturist advocate Helen Berriman. And, as Helen discovers in her interview with Victoria, the two have rather more in common than you might expect.
Read the full interview in the September issue of H&E: and discover what happens when two outspoken advocates for bodily freedom compare notes.