A naked decorator who was painting his friend’s house had the police called on him after a passing tradesman took offence.
WHAT HAPPENED?
Stuart Gilmour, a 45-year-old notorious naturist, was painting the house in Middleton, Greater Manchester, on Friday, June 14 when an officer paid him a visit.
The thoughtful lorry driver had been donning a pair of tracksuit bottoms and a t-shirt at 2.30pm each day he was painting not to alarm any children at a nearby school who may pass by.
POLICE CAME VISITING
And unbeknownst to Stuart, his friend had tipped off the neighbours about his lack of attire in a note she pushed through people’s letterboxes describing him as ‘really lovely’ and urging them to ‘be kind’.
But the father-of-two believes a passing tradesman who caught an eyeful called the police – leading to the visit.
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While wearing only his trusty walking boots and balancing on a ladder 26ft in the air, he heard the ‘strange’ whirring of an electric police car pulling into the quiet close he was working in.
To spare the blushes of the cop looking upwards, Stuart shimmied down the ladder only to discover a female officer at the bottom.
NUDE IS NOT RUDE
Stuart said he explained to the bemused policewoman that it’s not illegal to be naked in public and that he had the permission of the homeowner.
Happy with the explanation, the officer wished him well before hopping into her car and driving off.
Stuart, who jokes he now has ‘the most famous builder’s bum in the north west’, said he understood why police attended but wants to share the message that ‘nude is not rude’.
