Why Helena Christensen loves breasts and being in the nude

November 30th, 2009

With a body as impressive as hers, is it any wonder that Helena Christensen has no problem showing it off?
The supermodel-turned-photographer says her willingness to appear nude in her latest photoshoot is partly down to her Danish roots and partly down to her love of the human form.
‘I have no problems with showing my body,’ the 40-year-old says. ‘I’m Danish.
Everyone’s naked on the beaches. We don’t really give a s***.’ But she doesn’t want the shots to be overtly sexual – just in case it upsets her gran!
‘I just want the nudity to be in that normal, subtle way because my grandmother is still alive and I want to keep her another 15 years – I don’t want her to get a shock!’ she tells Elle magazine.
And her career behind the camera means the single mother of one can celebrate the human form – and one aspect of it in particular. ‘I love breasts. I love the female shape,’ Christensen says.
‘It’s crazy – you can have movie posters with men with machine guns but, oh, God forbid you show the nipples! That never ceases to amaze me. It’s flabbergasting. I can understand if you have your legs spread and you’re pushing yourself into the camera – that’s sexually erotic. But the sensual contours in the male or female shape? Come on, guys, relax.’
Read the full interview in the January issue of Elle, on sale on Wednesday.
source: metro.co.uk