Jodie's weapons of Marsh destruction
Bodybuilder strips for tasteful pics on 10th anniversary of her first naked shoot
By BELLA BATTLE October 26, 2011
JODIE Marsh's new-look body has caused a sensation - and now you can see every inch of it with a special nude shoot to mark ten years since she first peeled off for The Sun.
In these incredible new pics - scroll down to watch our exclusive video - the former glamour girl reveals the toned form she has developed thanks to a new-found passion for bodybuilding.
Stunned Facebook and Twitter users lit up the web after shots of muscle-bound and deeply-bronzed Jodie appeared on our site a few weeks ago.
The 32-year-old Essex girl trains for up to eight hours a day to perfect her new look - and recently came fifth in her first ever tournament, the Natural Physique Association (NPA) Mike Williams Classic and Pro-Am Bodybuilding Championships in Sheffield.
Viewers will watch her obsessive workout regimes and progress in national competitions in a new reality TV show, set to be aired early next year.
In the meantime, these stunning new photographs
bare witness to all Jodie's hard work.
Reclining on a bed of feathers, the petite star shows that away from the bright lights of competition, her body is elegantly lean - and all woman.
Jodie says: "I love feeling sexy so posing naked gives me a real buzz and I jumped at the chance to bare all for The Sun.
"I can honestly say this is the most proud of my body I've ever been.
"I absolutely love how I look now and would run naked across a crowded street if you asked me to!"
The bodybuilding babe admits she is happier now than ever and loved peeling off for our cameras – almost ten years to the day since she last bared all for The Sun.
"The shoot was amazing – we made sure the shots were tasteful and I'm really happy with the results," she says.
"I know I'm not perfect but I've worked hard to look how I want to look and I'm happy in my skin."
Today's confidence has been hard won, however. Jodie remembers the years when she became a national pariah – mocked and criticised for what she did and how she looked.
She recalls, "When I first became famous I was still lapdancing at Stringfellows and in great shape. But as the jobs rolled in, I quit and slowly lost some of the firmness and definition to my body.
"But I was still posing in skimpy outfits as my body and fame paid the bills. Magazines started slating me every time I turned up to a red carpet do.
"They would point out my cellulite and every other tiny flaw to my body that I'd never even noticed. That took its toll.
"By the time I was 26, I hated my looks so much I stopped going out. I even struggled taking off my clothes if I was with a guy."
"Then I took up bodybuilding and everything changed. Suddenly I felt in control for the first time in years."
Jodie admits to being shocked at the buzz that has surrounded her transformation. She says, "I honestly thought that maybe one weekly mag would feature a photo and that would be it.
"But the response has been overwhelming. Best of all, I've been really touched by how positive people have been, wishing me well and say 'good on you' for working so hard."
"Even better, if I continue to improve my form at bodybuilding competitions, I could even represent England. I almost cry with happiness when I think of that."
Another thing putting a smile on ambitious Jodie's face is her new fella - trainer Brad Pearmain, 27. She said last week, "We've only been together about three weeks. We've been talking for two years, but not doing a lot other than talking."
Jodie now hopes to compete with bodybuilder Brad in her next show.
And asked if we will see her in all her glory in The Sun in another ten years Jodie says, "Well I'll be 43 but if Pamela Anderson can do it, so can I.
"That woman is sexy as hell and still has a body most 20-year-olds would kill for – if I keep up the workouts I hope I can say the same thing."
Photos by Alison Webster
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