These were taken in the student union in Nottingham University, which might be a fine seat of learning, but its a crap photography location. She was just about to go onstage so we only had 5 minutes to shoot. These are not circumstances normally conducive to the creation of Photo Gold, but fortunately La Ditto gives good face. And good body…

I wish everyone I shot was like Beth Ditto - she was great. In fact the shoot went so well, that she canceled the gig and we stripped off, got under the hot, steamy shower and, in a totally innocent and playful way, lathered each other up good…

(for legal reasons I should clarify that this never actually happened)