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Style gurus to give Long Man a sex change! East Sussex

Submitted by coldrum on Monday, 02 July 2007  Page Views: 6337

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Celebrity style gurus Trinny and Susannah are calling on the women of Eastbourne to help them in their latest mission to transform the Long Man of Wilmington — into a woman.

The stunt is part of the style experts' brand new ITV series, Trinny and Susannah Undress the Nation, which will be filmed at the Sussex landmark this Sunday and Monday.

In a quest to encourage British women to dress for their body shape and not their size they have taken on the ultimate challenge — to change the masculine Sussex landmark into the feminine form.

They are looking for enthusiastic, intrepid women in the local area who can volunteer to help them reshape the Long Man of Wilmington into a woman by forming a human sculpture.

Women up for the challenge of temporarily transforming the mysterious guardian of the South Downs will need to be available for a day's choreography rehearsal on Sunday July 1 and for filming the following day.

A spokesperson for the show said, "With the hillside figure standing at 227 feet tall on the steep slopes of Windover Hill, it's certainly a mammoth challenge and is going to take every available woman of Sussex to achieve the task.

"This Sussex landscape make-over will be broadcast as part of Trinny and Susannah's new five part series, where the girls tackle some of the country's major clothing issues."

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Long Man of Wilmington petition by Andy B on Sunday, 08 July 2007
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This petition is to demand that a sequence filmed by ITV (Trinny & Suzannah Undress) at The Longman of Wilmington on Sunday 1st July and Monday 2nd July showing approximately 100 women changing the shape of the Longman into a woman with pig-tails and breasts be stopped from being broadcast on the grounds of religious offence to the pagan community and promoting anti-social behaviour on a scheduled ancient monument. If this footage is broadcast by the ITV as part of the fashion programme it is believed it would contravene several of the OFCOM guidelines.

http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/Longmanabuse/
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Re: Style gurus to give Long Man a sex change! by TimPrevett on Saturday, 07 July 2007
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Protesting Druids on YouTube (some mild language in context at end):

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Re: Style gurus to give Long Man a sex change! by Andy B on Tuesday, 03 July 2007
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See also our thread here:
http://www.megalithic.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=Forum&file=viewtopic&topic=2356&forum=2
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Trinny and Susannah face protestors by coldrum on Monday, 02 July 2007
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Style gurus Trinny and Susannah came face to face with protestors up in arms at their plans to transform the Long Man of Wilmington into a feminine form this morning.

The television presenters - along with hoards of women - were at the historical site today filming the stunt for their new ITV series, Trinny and Susannah Undress the Nation.

As the duo arrived at the Sussex landmark they were met with protestors who say it is sacrilege to try and transform what they regard as a religious figure.

Among the protestors were Druids and members of the Woden's Folk.

A spokesperson for the Druids said on Monday morning, "The Long Man has stood on this hill for at least three hundred years, possibly more than a thousand.

"In all those generations no one has climbed over him to put breasts and a dress on him for a cheap TV programme."

An official ITV statement said, "ITV have sought and gained the relevant permission from the Sussex Archaeological Society for the purpose of filming around the public area of The Long Man of Wilmington."
http://www.eastbourneherald.co.uk/news?articleid=2997439
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Anger at Long Man TV sex change by coldrum on Monday, 02 July 2007
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PAGANS are angry that the Long Man of Wilmington has been given breasts and pigtails.
Today (Monday) the ancient Sussex landmark was transformed when 80 women laid down on the hill and transformed it into the Long Woman of Wilmington.

The stunt was for an ITV programme presented by fashion consultants Trinny and Susannah.

Pagans from across the region travelled to the site to protest.

Druid Greg Draven said: 'Imagine if people put breasts and a wig on an image of Mohammed - the uproar it would cause!'

An official ITV statement read: 'ITV have sought and gained the relevant permission from the Sussex Archaeological Society for the purpose of filming around the public area of The Long Man of Wilmington.'

http://www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news?articleid=2997769
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Re: Style gurus to give Long Man a sex change! by coldrum on Monday, 02 July 2007
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For any-one who want to complain here are some contacts:

[email protected]

[email protected]

http://community.itv.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2

http://www.itv.com/


http://www.sussexpast.co.uk/contact/

http://www.sussexpast.co.uk/media/
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