GOGGLEBOX star has left fans stunned after baring all as she stripped completely naked to go skinny dipping with her husband.
The TV favourite, Reverend Kate Bottley, shared the cheeky moment with her followers online, showing she’s not afraid to show her spontaneous side away from the sofa.
Gogglebox star Kate Bottley bared all by posting a naked snap from the water[/caption]
She stripped completely naked to go skinny dipping with her husband, Graham[/caption]
Fans were left in stitches as the popular star embraced the daring dip alongside her husband Graham.
Kate, 50, lay down on the beach while covering her breasts with a beaming smile.
She then stood with her husband, and they bared all, posing naked next to the seawater.
Kate captioned the post: “Immaculate vibes at the @northeastskinny
“But hilarious that I had a sunday off @bbcradio2 and I was up and out of bed earlier than I usually am!
“Thanks to everyone who said ‘hello’ and didn’t ask for a selfie #skinnydip @mindcharity. PS that is seaweed I promise.”
Followers rushed to the comments to praise her confidence and sense of humour.
One said: “My god, you’re braver than me, well done!”
Another wrote: “Sounds like fun to me.”
A third penned: “Can’t decide if you are brave or crazy…..I think maybe a perfect mix of the two!”
The former Gogglebox star has slammed the “exploitative” show, saying she LIED to quit it and made no money.
Kate, who now presents on BBC Radio 2, revealed she gave a fake excuse to step away from the hit Channel 4 series – but had no intention of ever coming back.
The Church of England vicar, who appeared on Gogglebox with her husband Graham for five series until 2016, said signing up for the show ended up damaging her family’s home life.
She alleged it left her children isolated, meal times disrupted, and their modest fee swallowed up by hidden costs.
Speaking on the Walking the Dog podcast, Kate said: “I wish I’d known how much it took over our life for two and a half years. It’s reality TV, it’s by its nature consensual exploitation.”
The journalist said she originally agreed to take part in a bid to change how people of faith were portrayed on screen – but soon found the filming schedule was “quite intrusive”.
Her son Arthur, who she described as on the “autistic spectrum”, and daughter Ruby, then still in school, would hide away in their rooms twice a week while a large production crew set up in the family home.
She continued: “My kids spent two-and-a-half years sat in their bedrooms every Tuesday and Thursday night or whatever nights they came to film.
“My kids didn’t have friends round for a lot [of the time], didn’t have help with their homework. Things like that.”
Kate said she was first approached to take part after a 2013 video of her dancing down the aisle to Kool & the Gang’s Celebration at a wedding she officiated went viral.
It clocked more than eight million views on YouTube and caught the attention of Channel 4, who signed her and Graham up the following year.
The pair were a hit with audiences, but Kate’s confident personality drew online criticism from some viewers.
She recalled: “We used to get that whole ‘Oh, you never let your husband speak.’ It was like, ‘Wow.’ Be careful there, your misogyny’s showing.
“Of course if you’re a confident woman married to a quieter man he must be henpecked, and he must be bossed about – it’s not that he’s just naturally quieter. In any relationship there’s someone that is more outgoing.”
She said that while she and Graham were paid, the fee was small – and worse, being tied into the show stopped her from taking up better-paid offers elsewhere.
She said: “As well as finding the modest amount of money we were paid disappearing. There was stuff coming in that I wanted to have a go at that I just wasn’t able contractually to do.”
Offers from major entertainment shows like Would I Lie To You? were off the table due to the show’s strict exclusivity clause.
Eventually, the family decided to walk away from Gogglebox, but not before offering viewers a cover story.
She said: “It so happened that it came around the time that Ruby was doing her GCSEs so the excuse we gave was, ‘We’re going to take some time away while she does her exams.’ But we were just a bit overwhelmed.”
Despite her experience, Kate credits the show with boosting her public profile.
Since quitting, she’s become a regular on Songs of Praise and built a successful career in radio and television, while husband Graham returned to teaching music.
Speaking of her decision to go on Gogglebox, Kate previously told The Sun: “We wanted to show people that just because we have a faith and are Christians, it doesn’t mean we are four-headed.”
Kate appeared on Gogglebox with her husband Graham for five series until 2016[/caption]
Kate’s confident personality drew online criticism from some viewers[/caption]
Kate now presents on BBC Radio 2[/caption]
