12/16/2023 0 Comments Nuts magazine topless models![]() ![]() I grew up poor – really poor – and was desperate to change this. Now, with the passage of time, do these women feel that we exploited them? Do they regret their naked five minutes? Had I betrayed the sisterhood for my own gain? Being from a working-class background, I was painfully aware that many, if not most, of these women were from a similar place. ![]() This conviction has wobbled over the years. At the time I fiercely defended the magazine, insisting we didn't exploit women. I'm aware that evenings like my one as a trainee serial killer greatly helped my career, and that my nice life has been effectively built on other women's boobs. I left lads' mags four-and-a-half years ago and, in that time, sales of these magazines (in line with the rest of the industry) have declined significantly, while I've reaped the rewards for being part of their rise. And along with it, a success of the people who worked on it. A phenomenon we at Nuts had happened upon several months before and one that had made the magazine a huge success. And so, there I was at 9pm, attempting a mass head-chopping on pictures we kept on file and had sought permission to upload.ĭecapitationgate was the peak of the "real girl" phenomenon in men's magazines – ordinary girls, in ordinary situations, pictured in their underwear. Faces were a no-no – part of the "appeal" was anonymity so the girls would feel comfortable with being publicly graded. But first, before we went live, I had to populate it ensuring it launched with a 100-boob bang rather than a no-boob whimper. I was associate editor on the best-selling men's weekly magazine Nuts and tomorrow was the launch of Assess My Breasts – an online brand extension inviting women to upload pictures of themselves (or rather, their breasts) to be rated out of 10. As the sound of jazz filled the air in the office that night I diligently got on with the task at hand. ![]()
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