[KarlMalone]

Ex-school teacher turned naked comedian says it takes courage to perform in the nude

A former private school teacher turned naked stand-up comic says it takes courage to perform nude — especially when the front row is made up of ex-pupils.

Glory Pearl, whose real name is Emma Mitchell, is bringing her show to London on November 18 as part of the Mimetic Festival at

The Vaults in Waterloo. Pearl, 43, gave up teaching nine years ago to work in advertising but said: “I kind of am a teacher at heart. I want people to feel better, be the best they can be and in a sense the show is saying that. Don’t spend all your time and money on your waistline.”

Of performing naked, she said: “It takes some guts to be honest, there were nights when I didn’t feel like going on stage.”

She added: “At Edinburgh one night the whole front row was pupils I taught at school. I saw this group of lads and thought this isn’t my usual demographic, but then I thought, well, they’ve paid, I’ve got to get on with this.”