More woman than ever are going nude for the camera. After her own experience Bridget Harrison argues that it can be liberating

I am rolling around in a hotel-room, wearing nothing but a pair of strappy heels and channelling Brigitte Bardot. A stiff vodka from the mini-bar has removed all thoughts of “What the hell am I doing?” and, as the camera clicks awa, in my mind I am the sexiest woman on the planet.