Helen Ludbrook

[top1dog]

Susan Mayfield, Kate Sturdy's predecessor as H&E editor.

[terriuk]

Originally Posted by top1dog

Another one of Helen.

The tall lady- 'Marie Louise' ?

[DiegoJames]

I would love to know if some of those who contributed to H&E over the years continued their naturism after their writing or editorial roles had ended.

Was it a case of them being naturist just because of their role on the magazine, or were they dedicated naturists who are still enjoying the sun, sea and sand as nature intended.

A 'where are they now?' article in H&E itself would be an absolutely superb article that might also reflect on their changing views on naturism in the years since.

[helloitsyou]

Originally Posted by DiegoJames

I would love to know if some of those who contributed to H&E over the years continued their naturism after their writing or editorial roles had ended.

Was it a case of them being naturist just because of their role on the magazine, or were they dedicated naturists who are still enjoying the sun, sea and sand as nature intended.

A 'where are they now?' article in H&E itself would be an absolutely superb article that might also reflect on their changing views on naturism in the years since.

Hard to say. Many of the models were just that, and it's unknown if they were actual naturists either before or after they appeared in the magazine. If you've ever seen any of Charlie Simonds' films, it can be quite fun to play "spot the pornstar" as many of them straddled (no pun intended) the divide between glamour and HC work. Off the top of my head, I can recall Vida Garman, Jilly Sampson, Rose Wood, Katarina Nikita, KazB, Maria Sherriff, Louise Hodges and Lorraine Ward all appearing at one time or another. Wendy Cooper was a model/actress who appeared in a couple of obscure "straight" roles alongside her more widely known glamour work. She even appeared in an early Ben Dover video. Heck, even Alison Brown performed in a hard-ish core sex ed video.
As for the contributors, it's a bit fuzzy. Ol' Charlie still does a little photography, though he does seem to have retired from making his films. Teresa O'Shea still contributes articles. Former editor Murray Wren died a couple of years ago in his 90s leaving behind thousands of naturist photographs. Mark Storey was a visible figure for much of his time as a writer for H&E both before and after he was editor. Much like Kate Sturdy and Helen Ludbrook, he seems to have moved on to pastures unknown, though who knows if they are still involved in naturism.

[wildbeachcpl]

Originally Posted by helloitsyou

Another blast from the past. From 1995, before she became editor of the H&E, Ms Ludbrook posed for this set shot by Charlie Simonds. She appeared many more times when she became editor, lasting up to 1999. The other model in the set is Sarah Daniel, a Brit "top-shelfer" who did a handful of movies and is, as far as I know, still working.

Nice nice old time nudists.

[waterworkx]

Originally Posted by helloitsyou

Mark Storey was a visible figure for much of his time as a writer for H&E both before and after he was editor. Much like Kate Sturdy and Helen Ludbrook, he seems to have moved on to pastures unknown, though who knows if they are still involved in naturism.

Did you mean editor Mark Nisbet? (Mark Storey may well have had articles (re)published by H&E, but he primarily writes for N Magazine in the USA, where he lives).

[DiegoJames]

Originally Posted by helloitsyou

Hard to say. Many of the models were just that, and it's unknown if they were actual naturists either before or after they appeared in the magazine.

I understand that. Presumably some even had their words ghost-written. The editors, though, I would have assumed to have some sort of journalistic background (unless they, too, were mere figureheads). I'd always assume Diana Roseman aka Jane Hendy-Smith to be a genuine naturist, Kate Sturdy, certainly (as she was filmed for a BBC documentary, 'Let's Go Naked' in her late teens, on her first naturist holiday) and Helen Ludbrook too seemed like a genuine naturist. I seem to recall another documentary on UK television in which Charlie & Wendy were interviewed, with Wendy seemingly taking some sort of business partner role with Charlie.

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!to...st/KNuzK9Rmrsg

Diana Roseman, aka Jane Hendy Smith, revealed her then whereabouts in 1997 on a Google Groups page, in which she suggested she was a shareholding director in H&E. Let's just take the opportunity to admire her once more...

[helloitsyou]

Originally Posted by waterworkx

Did you mean editor Mark Nisbet? (Mark Storey may well have had articles (re)published by H&E, but he primarily writes for N Magazine in the USA, where he lives).

My mistake, apologies. Yes, I meant Mark Nisbet, former editor of H&E and Starkers magazine.

[DiegoJames]

Here's a small gallery of late 80s H&E contributor Mary Stephenson who, as I recall, seemed to do reports on many naturist campsites in France, and had her family in many of the photographs. She's another who I'd identify as a genuine naturist.

[helloitsyou]

Originally Posted by DiegoJames

I seem to recall another documentary on UK television in which Charlie & Wendy were interviewed, with Wendy seemingly taking some sort of business partner role with Charlie.

I believe this may be "Full Frontal in Flip-Flops" a documentary from 1998. I have searched in vain to find a copy of this but, alas, without success.