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A new 'planking' style craze is sweeping the internet during the big freeze - posing naked in the snow.
The impromptu challenge was started by Wiltshire care worker Leanne Myers, 40, who posed in her underwear with neighbour Danielle Smith in a bid to amuse friends.
But after posting the photo on Facebook the idea quickly snowballed and a page dedicated to naked snow pictures went viral.
The group now has more
than 5,500 likes and 250 photos showing people of all ages stripping
down and covering their unmentionables in imaginative ways.
Leanne, from the village of Durrington, has been amazed by the response and has had offers of photos from as far afield as Abu Dhabi.
She said: 'It is totally amazing, I really had no idea it would take off like this.
'People have really embraced it, and a lot of the pictures are of friends of friends, but now there's some coming in from people I don't know.
'I've had interest from Abu Dhabi and America and people messaging me saying "we're not in Wiltshire, can we send in a pic?".
'They are welcome from anywhere, as long as they are kept tasteful.'
The group - entitled 'Wiltshire, let's get naked in the snow!' - began on Friday after Leanne and her fellow careworkers battled to get to those they support in the overnight deluge of snow
After work, as a way to amuse her friends and family, she decided to pose in her underwear with next-door neighbour Danielle and then invited friends to do the same.
'I really did just think it would be a bit of fun, to provide a bit of a giggle for maybe 50 of my friends and neighbours in the village, but on Saturday it really took off,' she added.
'My husband and I went out on Saturday to the club in the village and a lad said "Hi Leanne, I didn't recognise you with your clothes on". That's when I knew it had gone a bit further than that.'
Within 24 hours the page had gone viral, and hundreds of people had also shared photos of ever-more inventive ways of obscuring their dignity - using snowmen, bottles, scarves and even a frying pan.
Now Leanne said she wants to
turn what started as 'nothing more than a bit of a giggle' into a
fundraiser for a hospital that helped her daughter when she was born
prematurely.
Ellie, now 12, was born six and a half weeks early and was immediately rushed to the neonatal intensive care unit at Odstock Hospital, in Salisbury, Wiltshire, where she was diagnosed with a heart condition.
At just two-years-old the tot underwent major heart surgery at the neighbouring John Radcliffe Hospital and has now made a full recovery.
The mum-of-two said she could not express enough thanks to both hospitals and really wanted to use the opportunity she had been given to help out the Salisbury District Hospital Stars Appeal.
She said: 'When Ellie was born we were separated from her and couldn't stay on her ward, it was awful.
'If I can manage to raise some funds to allow them to create a place where a family can stay with their child it will be worth it.
'And in 2000 when she was born the hospital didn't even have the equipment to know what heart condition Ellie had so we were rushed in an ambulance between hospitals.
'From that day on I have always wanted to help them in some way.
'I would love to be able to just provide something for them like a machine, something big, something to say thank you.'
Leanne added that her husband Mark, 39, was also very supportive and had already uploaded his own photo on to the site.
She has two daughters, Ellie, 12 and Tilly-Louise, 8.
Anyone who wishes to donate can do so here.
Mind you don't get frostbite: The woman who sparked a whole new internet craze - posing naked in the snow
- Bracing new craze sees people pose naked in the snow
- Hardy souls protect their modesty using tactful props
- It was sparked by Wiltshire care worker Leanne Myers and has gone global
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A new 'planking' style craze is sweeping the internet during the big freeze - posing naked in the snow.
The impromptu challenge was started by Wiltshire care worker Leanne Myers, 40, who posed in her underwear with neighbour Danielle Smith in a bid to amuse friends.
But after posting the photo on Facebook the idea quickly snowballed and a page dedicated to naked snow pictures went viral.
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Mischievous: Leanne (left) and Danielle posed
for skimpy pictures of themselves for a bit of fun. Now hundreds of
people have been photographed naked in the snow
Chilling: This trio of ladies relax with a drink and wear beautiful bright colours outside in sub-zero temperatures
Leanne, from the village of Durrington, has been amazed by the response and has had offers of photos from as far afield as Abu Dhabi.
She said: 'It is totally amazing, I really had no idea it would take off like this.
'People have really embraced it, and a lot of the pictures are of friends of friends, but now there's some coming in from people I don't know.
The Naked Gun: probably not a good idea to wolf
whistle this rifle-wielding young lady. A woman protects her modesty
with a pair of tyres (right)
Bareback: Michala Steele posted this image of herself on a bike
Hats: This woman uses tape and headgear to spare her blushes, while Trina Akrill uses a bin
Snowball fight: Although not naked, these revellers enter into the spirit of the craze with a snowball fight in their underwear
'They are welcome from anywhere, as long as they are kept tasteful.'
The group - entitled 'Wiltshire, let's get naked in the snow!' - began on Friday after Leanne and her fellow careworkers battled to get to those they support in the overnight deluge of snow
After work, as a way to amuse her friends and family, she decided to pose in her underwear with next-door neighbour Danielle and then invited friends to do the same.
'I really did just think it would be a bit of fun, to provide a bit of a giggle for maybe 50 of my friends and neighbours in the village, but on Saturday it really took off,' she added.
'My husband and I went out on Saturday to the club in the village and a lad said "Hi Leanne, I didn't recognise you with your clothes on". That's when I knew it had gone a bit further than that.'
Within 24 hours the page had gone viral, and hundreds of people had also shared photos of ever-more inventive ways of obscuring their dignity - using snowmen, bottles, scarves and even a frying pan.
Brave: A photo posted on the Facebook group 'Wiltshire naked in the snow!' by Kev Willis
Cool koala: Fun-loving Gemma Drake poses in her garden and a woman poses with two enormous snow balls
Bare and a bear: This blonde keeps warm with what appears to be a hot water bottle and a woman covers up with a scarf
Three women enjoy a spot of naked sledging
Ellie, now 12, was born six and a half weeks early and was immediately rushed to the neonatal intensive care unit at Odstock Hospital, in Salisbury, Wiltshire, where she was diagnosed with a heart condition.
At just two-years-old the tot underwent major heart surgery at the neighbouring John Radcliffe Hospital and has now made a full recovery.
The mum-of-two said she could not express enough thanks to both hospitals and really wanted to use the opportunity she had been given to help out the Salisbury District Hospital Stars Appeal.
She said: 'When Ellie was born we were separated from her and couldn't stay on her ward, it was awful.
Snow angels: Three beauties make a snowman's day. Two smiling ladies (right) on a trampoline
White wedding: This foursome staged a naked wedding party
Nippy: A Yoda hat adorns this smiling woman and an outstretched woman welcomes the snow in a garden
'The support and treatment we
received was second to none and without the hard work and dedication of
the staff at both hospitals we never would have got through.'If I can manage to raise some funds to allow them to create a place where a family can stay with their child it will be worth it.
'And in 2000 when she was born the hospital didn't even have the equipment to know what heart condition Ellie had so we were rushed in an ambulance between hospitals.
'From that day on I have always wanted to help them in some way.
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Nude man on an island: Hopefully traffic wasn't affected by this cheery fellow
A tattooed man wearing a tie, a cloth cap and little else. Bizarrely, most of the people in the pictures wear headgear
'I'm just so excited, I have managed
to do this, I can't wait to help them in some way. They really deserve
the help, they are fantastic.'I would love to be able to just provide something for them like a machine, something big, something to say thank you.'
Leanne added that her husband Mark, 39, was also very supportive and had already uploaded his own photo on to the site.
She has two daughters, Ellie, 12 and Tilly-Louise, 8.
Anyone who wishes to donate can do so here.
Heavenly?: A man clears his path in a halo and angel wings and three men bare their bottoms
Ouch: Hardy Simon Browning uses freezing snow to cover himself
A buff fellow makes a romantic gesture and a man hides his shame behind a space hopper
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