I loved stripping down to my undies and doing lads’ mag shoots, says ULRIKA JONSSON

It's hard to imagine for some that this 56-year-old bird once featured on the covers of many a lads’ mag in decades gone past. But it’s true. I did.

Like many other women who were asked to appear in these magazines, I felt a sense of pride and fun and, moreover, control. And I'm not alone.

The Sun told how Inbetweeners actress Emily Atack, 34, is proud of her lads’ mags shoots — and even has the pictures hung on her wall.

TV presenter Denise Van Outen, 50, revealed she too “looks back fondly” on her sexy Nineties cover shoots, which helped her become a household name.

Rachel Stevens - who was hailed FHM's sexiest woman of all time in 2014 - said: “I’m super proud of my lads’ mags shoots. They were so fun."

Model Kelly Brook was the first Brit to top FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women list in 2005. She made the top ten more times than anyone else.

And actress Michelle Keegan, 37, who found fame in 2007 when she landed the role of Tina McIntyre in Coronation Street, regularly posed for lads’ mags at the time.