Twenty women stripped off for charity yesterday (Monday 19th May) to take part in a naked ‘Lady Godiva’ ride through Hyde Park.
The ride was organised by young British film 20-year-old writer-director Vicky Jewson, to coincide with the DVD release of her film Lady Godiva, a nod to quirky British hits like Notting Hill and Bridget Jones.
Lady Godiva tells the tale of a young woman driven to desperate measures to raise money for a worthy cause, with a few romantic disasters and triumphs along the way.
“Lady Godiva was a great tale to adapt. It’s a tale that’s never been told before, a kind of undiscovered Robin Hood, the story of one woman’s triumph over adversity,” said Ms Jewson.
Ms Jewson started to write her Lady Godiva script straight after her A-levels and decided to ditch plans for university in order to concentrate on film-making.
Various romantic disappointments follow, including Jemima’s humiliation on national TV a la Bridget Jones, before she discovers that Michael has made a £100,000 bet that she will not ride naked through Oxford.
Vicky told H&H: “The ride was a massive success. There was a big crowd and we got an incredibly positive response — no wolf whistling or anything like that. The girls were fantastic and not shy at all.”
By shedding their clothing the naked ladies raised over £5,000 for Maggie’s Cancer Support Centre — which has units based in Scotland and Oxfordshire.
Frances Milner, director of fundraising for Maggie’s said: “What Vicky has done is fantastic. We are over the moon that she is supporting our charity.”
Among the naked riders was Oxford’s 107.9 FM ‘Girls Talk’ presenter, Rosie Tratt, who gallantly volunteered to partake in the campaign. Rosie said: “I can’t believe I actually did it. It was one of the most outrageous and exciting things I have ever done.”
The film is a modern take on the story of Lady Godiva, an 11th-century noblewoman who, according to legend, rode naked through Coventry in protest against her husband’s harsh taxation of his people.
Miss Jewson, 22, from Boar’s Hill, Oxford, said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for women all over Britain to do something fun and outrageous in aid of charity.
“Maggie’s Centre is a place that anyone affected by cancer can turn to for help and support.
“Having naked Godiva’s riding through London is a great way to raise awareness – and also to celebrate the release of Lady Godiva on DVD.”
The naked ride was led by Miss Jewson’s sister Libby, 19, who plays Penny in the film Lady Godiva.
Although Libby didn’t get naked in the film, she did at the premiere in January, when she rode naked on horseback through Oxford to bring a bit of saucy fun to the event.
She is now reprising the role to encourage as many people as possible to recreate Lady Godiva’s historic ride in 1057.
Vicky Jewson’s film Lady Godiva premiered on January 22 and the DVD will go on sale on the same day as the charity ride.
Those taking part will need to bring their own horse, but parking for horseboxes will be provided.
Libby’s naked horseback ride to the film’s premiere, in January, brought part of Oxford city centre to a standstill.
She rode from the Old Parsonage Hotel, in Banbury Road, to the Odeon cinema, in Magdalen Street – which hosted the premiere. A crowd of hundreds swarmed towards her as she arrived.
Vicky Jewson, raised almost £1.5m to fund the film, a modern-day reworking of the legend of Lady Godiva – a noblewoman who rode naked through Coventry to protest against taxes.
Money raised will go towards a new Maggie’s Cancer Centre on the site of the Churchill Hospital.
The Churchill is already home to an interim Maggie’s Centre but from 2012, the city is set to have its own centre to serve a million people already using the Oxford Radcliffe Hospital NHS Trust and its cancer services, and 4,000 people newly diagnosed with cancer in the region each year.
Frances Milner, director of fundraising for Maggie’s Centres, said: “What Vicky is doing is fantastic.
“We are over the moon that she is supporting our charity and doing it in such a powerful way.
“We hope to see lots of people joining in, as every rider will count.” – Contact Vicky Jewson at jewsonproductions@hotmail.com
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I love these photos and wish I had been a part of that day. I live in the US but would absolutely have been on board for such an event! Thanks for the inspiration!
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