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Mullis: ‘disbelief’

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THE VERDICT? WHATÕS I n September 2019, a jury in Dubuque County found Todd Mullis guilty of murdering his wife. Sentencing is scheduled for March, but the conviction carries a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole.

‘We’re pleased with the jury’s verdict and thank the jurors for their service,’ Lynn Hicks, spokesperson for the Iowa Department of Justice said of the result.

Mullis’ lawyer, Gerald Feuerhelm described the case as an Iowa ‘murder mystery novel’, and said that Mullis was in ‘disbelief’ over the conviction.

‘Of course, we’re disappointed,’ Feuerhelm added, saying that he plans to file

post-trial motions to challenge the jury’s decision. Amy was murdered

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Strip off to celebrate 25 years of marriage? I couldn’t do that. Could I..? Julie Watson, 57, Skegness

...and at church All dressed up for our 1984 wedding... F licking through a leaflet for a beautiful holiday house, I found myself nodding.

A converted farm building with a large kitchen, it looked like a home from home.

It was May 2009 and me and my husband Kenneth, 46, were planning a weekend away to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. He’d found a gorgeous self-catering cottage in Essex.

‘Perfect!’ I beamed.

Kenneth was smiling, too. Only his was more of a cheeky grin…

‘You might change your mind when I tell you it’s a nudist resort!’ he smirked. I was speechless. Prancing around starkers wasn’t my thing.

Plus my body confidence wasn’t the only thing that had plummeted after having four kids. I didn’t even really like Kenneth seeing me naked, always switched the lights off during sex. ‘Not a chance!’ I told him, Everyone looked great –confident and happy dropping the leaflet.

But the more I thought about the idea, the more intrigued I felt.

And later, with a nervous excitement bubbling, I turned to Kenneth.

‘I’ve booked it,’ I said. Now Kenneth was the one to look shocked. ‘It was a joke,’ he stammered.

But my mind was made up. So, a few weekends later, we packed up the car for

our first nudist weekend away. En route, my confidence was dwindling.

‘Let’s see what it’s all about,’ Kenneth reassured me. We checked in, began unpacking. It felt like a normal holiday.

But rather than changing into a new outfit, we slipped out of our clothes.

‘Now or never,’ I said – and, hand in hand, we headed to the pool.

The sun was shining. Feeling

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a warm breeze against my skin, I wrapped my arms around my middle.

‘Is this your first time?’ a lady asked me. She was one of a dozen naked bodies lying on sunloungers.

‘Yes, and we’re terrified!’ I replied.

But as the afternoon went on, my nerves slipped away. That evening, we joined the other holidaymakers for a barbecue.

And as we chatted, I took my chance to have a sneaky peek at everyone else. To my surprise, I realised that no two bods were the same.

Wrinkly bums, saggy boobs and drooping tummies... But everyone looked great – confident and, most importantly, happy.

‘I could get used to this,’ I said to Kenneth that night. The next morning, there was none of the usual debate about what to wear.

Instead, we got out of bed, showered and headed for brekkie. Tucking into bacon and eggs in the buff like it was what we did every day!

Back home, Kenneth and I were already looking at our next trip, we told our kids. ‘As long as you’re happy,’ they grinned.

In between our many naturist holidays over the next few years, Kenneth

We love our wobbly bits! WORDS: KARA O’NEILL, CANDICE FERNANDEZ. PHOTOS: HOTSPOT MEDIA started training to become a spiritualist minister.

During his training, he found out about a naturist couple looking for a minister to perform a wedding in the nude. Kenneth stepped in!

Soon, I was trained up, too. We’ve now performed plenty of wedding blessings – wearing nothing but our clergy stoles!

We’ve met great friends through our naturism.

But the best thing is my new-found confidence. I love my body, wobbly bits and all. And I think Kenneth has a new love for my body, too. Put it this way, the lights in the bedroom now stay on!

QDo things at naturist events ever get sexual?

ANever. Of course, what goes on in your own room or tent is your own business. But there’s no sexual touching in public at all.

In fact, it’s the quickest way to get yourself kicked out.

Everyone respects each other, and no-one makes anyone else feel uncomfortable by being overly flirty.

QHow do you deal with the UK weather? A Let’s be honest, if it’s cold and wet, you put a jacket on. It’s a no-brainer. But there have been some lovely warm summer days where we’ve basked in the sunlight – with plenty of sun cream on our white bits, of course!

QHow do you find the courage to be naked in front of other people?

AAt first, it was so nerve-racking, but all the naturists I’ve met have been so welcoming and kind. No one is looking at your wobbly tummy or the cellulite on your bum.

Every body is different, but in many ways, we’re all the same. Everyone has parts they don’t love. And being naked is so freeing, it’s easy to forget about that after a while.