Tony Blair's Wife Cherie Posed Nude in Her 20s

The Times via Fox News ^ | December 11, 2006 | Joanna Bale

[West Coast Conservative]

British Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife posed naked for the artist Euan Uglow when she was an unknown lawyer-in-training in her mid-20s.

For more than a year Cherie Booth earned £5 an hour modeling for the 5-foot painting "Striding Nude, Blue Dress," wearing a sleeveless dress open at the front. She was required to stand still for up to an hour at a time in Uglow’s freezing studios in Clapham, South London. The artist later painted a second version with another model.

[SargeK]

Rules!

[Lunatic Fringe]

No, thanks...

[OldEagle]

Isn't there a rule about this?

[Ben Mugged]

Sensationalism press.

[Larry Lucido]

She was required to stand still for up to an hour at a time in Uglow’s freezing studios

So I guess the headlights are on high-beam?

[llevrok]

Better Mrs. Blair starkers than Lady Thatcher.

[TommyDale]

What was Sir Paul McCartney's reaction? LOL!

[himno hero]

yes,


Pictures required when its this juicy

[Springman]

Bill Clinton see this painting?

[Rutles4Ever]

yikes.

[newgeezer]

posed naked ... wearing a sleeveless dress

Is this one of those instances where Brit English differs from ours?

[Right Wing Assault]

Here's a link:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2498054,00.html

[Lx]

I'm hoping this didn't happen to a young Helen Thomas.

[Lx]

Or an old one either...

[Suzy Quzy]

What kind of "lady" poses nude for a picture?

[llevrok]

What's going on over on your side of the pond, UK?

Mrs Blair starkers and now Lady Dianna Spencer being spied upon by Bill (BJ) Clinton?

[bpjam]

Better Cherie Blair than her US counter-part Hillary Clinton! I know there are DEFINITELY rules about that

[KJC1]

I'm glad I read this article.

Just hearing little blips about it, you'd think she posed for Playboy or something p0rn related.

[MadIvan]

Not something I care to see.

Not something I care to know, for that matter.

Regards, Ivan

[linda_22003]

Hopefully, an attractive one.

[llevrok]

than her US counter-part Hillary Clinton

Hillary's only counterpart is Darth Vader !

[Niteranger68]

Eww....

[1rudeboy]

What kind of "lady" poses nude for a picture?

Long shot here, but I'll guess some sort of a model.

[Suzy Quzy]

SO......what kind of "lady" poses nude?

[Right Wing Assault]

See post #13.

[linda_22003]

It's hardly a big deal, as the picture indicates:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2498054,00.html

[1rudeboy]

Hopefully, an attractive one.

[kAcknor]

Just hearing little blips about it, you'd think she posed for Playboy or something p0rn related.

No kidding. She posed for a artist, paint & canvas.

The only "thing" here is some sensationalistic political hacking. The only way it causes any harm is of she or he screws up and denies or worse, apologizes for it.

[MadIvan]

Oh is that all? You can't even tell it's her.

Regards, Ivan

[najida]

Agreed,
there's nothing to it.

[MadIvan]

This is one of the few times I'm grateful for modern art.

Regards, Ivan

[PAR35]

I wouldn't consider it particularly good art.

[r9etb]

Ooooookay. He definitely captured her jowliness, though....

[najida]

Stuff like that makes you wonder why he even needed a model.

[Right Wing Assault]

I like the twinkle in her eye.

[Gay State Conservative]

I have the nudes that The Former Twelfth Lady did when she was but a coed at Wellesley College.

Anybody want me to post them?

[SargeK]

This is "art"?

But then again, I am a philistine.

[linda_22003]

What's a twelfth lady? I didn't know we counted past First and Second.

[SargeK]

Now this one is a bit racier. Still nothing to lose the house over, to say the least.

http://www.backingblair.co.uk/images/cherie_blair.jpg

[kaboom]

I could be painting a bowl of fruit and I'd still like to have a nude female model in front of me.

[UKRaddell]

We've had a load about Diana last week or so.
Guy on BBC claiming last night that BJ was "implicated" in her death.

Attention has now switched to this serial killer who's appeared.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=4IPQCWUCYJ2GZQFIQMGCFGGAVCBQUIV0?xml=/news/2006/12/11/uprostitute111.xml&CMP=KNC-umknc01_ne_1_ggl_BrGB&HBX_PK=Ipswich+murder&HBX_OU=50

[juliej]

Cherie Blair - who defended a Moslem student's right to wear a full burqa in class calling it a "great day for human rights". Was she naked under the burka?

[mcvey]

That has got to be about the least offensive picture ever. I'm not sure what you mean by "lady," but this is about as low on the titillation scale as you can go.

I am guessing that you mean a "lady" would not pose for a portrait designed to arouse prurient interest--in which instance, Mrs. Blair is still eligible for her ladyship.

The people who are raising a fuss are more obscene and exploitive.

[Suzy Quzy]

Really? Wow!!

[linda_22003]

And I'm guessing that the poster didn't bother to look at the picture first.

[Larry Lucido]

Well, the carpet matches the drapes, apparently.

[Perdogg]

Good for her!!!!!!! How many people here would be that brave???

[najida]

You knuckle dragger you ;)

[Perdogg]

There is nothing wrong with the human body. Nothing praises God more than a site of his creation.