Sarah Harris has revealed the reason why she doesn’t wear G-string bikinis as she weighed into the debate around them.
The Project host, 43, gave her candid thoughts on the beachwear item while discussing a ban on them that has been issued by a list of swimming pools.
Blue Mountains Leisure Centres (BMLC), an arm of the Blue Mountains City Council, sparked backlash by declaring that G-strings are ‘not acceptable’ at its facilities.
Discussing the controversial move, Sarah insisted she has no problem with people wearing thong bikinis but revealed why she won’t be wearing one herself.
She quipped: ‘I wish I could wear them! My bum looks like a garbage bag filled with cottage cheese! I think if you’ve got it, flaunt it.’
Sarah – who shares two sons Paul, seven, and Harry, five, with her ex-husband Tom Ward – also hit back at critics who claim that G-string bikinis are not family friendly.
Sarah Harris has revealed the reason why she doesn’t wear G-string bikinis as she weighed into the debate around them
‘A lot of the comments have been ”what will the kids think?”, I spend a lot of time at the beach with my kids, they’re not looking,’ she added.
Her co-host Georgie Tunny agreed with her sentiments as she shared her bewilderment over people’s opposition to thong swimwear.
‘I just don’t care, I don’t care what people are wearing, if they feel confident enough to wear that then I’m all happy for them to do it, I wish I was one of you, but alas,’ she said.
G-string swimwear was banned at Katoomba Sports and Aquatic Centre, Springwood Aquatic and Fitness Centre, Blackheath Pool and Glenbrook Swim Centre in the Blue Mountains.
The BMLC’s terms of entry state that ‘patrons are encouraged to shower thoroughly before entering the pool and recognised swim wear must be worn’.
‘Recognised swimwear does not include G-strings,’ the conditions add.
The council was forced to explain what it meant after swimmers noticed a sign that ruled ‘revealing swimwear/thongs’ were banned, which prompted some backlash.
The council then clarified online: ‘The image of ”Revealing Swimwear/Thongs” has raised some eyebrows, this image refers to thongs and G-strings not bikini tops and bottoms.
The Project host, 43, gave her candid thoughts on the beachwear item while discussing a ban on them that has been issued by a list of Blue Mountains swimming pools (stock image)
‘Bikinis are acceptable and considered recognised swimwear.’
A number of locals were perplexed by the ban the popular style of swimwear and it prompted some divisive backlash.
‘Shouldn’t people go to the pool to SWIM and not to worry about what other people are wearing,’ one said.
‘How about we solve this by placing the responsibility with the person having feelings about somebody else’s clothes and not the kids wearing them,’ a second local said.
‘Young people will wear what’s fashionable and these are what are fashionable. If you don’t like it, don’t look.’
A third urged others to ‘stop worrying or commenting about how other people look or what they are wearing’.
‘If someone is so offended by a cheeky G-string bikini, then don’t wear one and don’t look at others wearing them,’ they wrote.
‘There’s lots of bodies at the pool that I don’t enjoy looking at, they still have every right to be there and wear what they want.
G-string bikinis have become a popular fashion item in recent years, with influencers including the likes of Tammy Hembrow (pictured) famously sporting them on the beach
‘This policy is so old fashioned and outdated in my opinion.’
But others said they didn’t see an issue with the ban, adding that there is still swimwear they can wear at the pool.
‘I don’t see the problem here. People are taking this out of context. It’s not like they’re saying cover everything up,’ a user wrote.
‘There are so many kids who innocently swim and enjoy, only to see many sets of butt cheeks walking by which I actually find ridiculous,’ another said.
A Blue Mountains City Council spokesperson there has been ‘no change’ to the council’s policy regarding swimwear.
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