WOMEN are the most confident about their bodies aged exactly 52 and two months, according to a new study.
A poll of 3,000 adult women by myspecialk.co.uk found this was the age at which women said they felt most confident about their bodies, inside and out.
It means 52 year olds such as actress Emma Thompson, TV presenter Lorraine Kelly and The Duchess of York Sarah Ferguson may currently be feeling better about their looks and body than they did when they were younger.
The report revealed that 66pc of women said they have become more confident with age and almost 50pc said this is because as they have got older they believe they can achieve key goals in their life such as losing weight.
Women also revealed when they feel really good about themselves they show this to the outside world in their clothing with almost half of women saying they wear red when they want to be noticed and feel most confident while 45pc said they cover up in black when they want to fade into the background.
When it comes to celebrities Holly Willoughby topped the poll with women saying she shows the most body confidence by looking ravishing in red, followed by Cheryl Cole and Kelly Brook.
While comedienne Dawn French, who has recently been showing off her impressive weight loss, came out top as the celebrity who women think shows a lack of body confidence by covering herself in black followed by Adele and surprisingly Angelina Jolie.
Sophie Colling, from slimming and lifestyle website, Myspecialk.co.uk said: “It seems women in their fifties have it sussed when it comes to really understanding the relationship between feeling good on the inside and looking great and what they need to do to achieve this.
“Body confidence is a journey for women, especially when watching their weight, and when they feel good inside they will start to show it to the outside world with bright and bold colours. This may start with something small like wearing red lipstick or nail polish until they feel confident enough to dig out the red dresses from their wardrobe.”
The research also revealed Liverpudlians are most likely to be seen wearing red with 36pc saying they were very confident and comfortable with their body while ladies from London are most likely to be found hiding away in black with almost 40pc declaring they were very lacking in confidence and were uncomfortable with their body.
Most body confident celebrities who look best in red
1/ Holly Willoughby
2/ Cheryl Cole
3/ Kelly Brook
4/ Nigella Lawson
5/ Helen Mirren
6/ Julia Roberts
7/ Kate Winslet
8/ Beyonce
9/ Pippa Middleton
10/ Jennifer Aniston
Least body confident celebrities in black
1/ Dawn French
2/ Adele
3/ Angelina Jolie
4/ Lily Allen
5/ Katy Holmes
6/ Kate Middleton
7/ Nigella Lawson
8/ Kristen Stewart
9/ Jessica Simpson
10/ Emma Watson
Notes to editors:
* Research conducted across 3000 women by Opinion Matters and Online Opinions in December 2011.
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