IT was very brave of 43-year-old Jamie Lee Curtis to pose in a top magazine in a sports bra and unflattering briefs.

The actress wanted to show that the body which graced the films Perfect and True Lies and was a watchword for fitness and the gym-honed torso has aged. She happily reveals a fleshy tummy, soft thighs and back fat. Given that Jamie's therapist has urged her to "expose more layers" of her personality, this latest revelation is quite heartening. I can happily concur that, yes, women over 40 can have that kind of unattractive flab lolling about their frame. But, no, I will not be showing mine as a magazine centrefold. A double page spread is simply not enough.