Naked ambition, beautiful people and ugly attitudes

NEXT week New Idea will feature a half-naked George Calombaris on the cover.

“I want to be a role model for all the short and stocky men out there,” he says.

Meanwhile, Hugh Jackman reveals all on the cover of the Australian Women’s Weekly about how to stay fabulous in your 40s.

“I’m doing it for all the insecure men out there,” he grunts between his 112th and 113th rep. “You too can look like this!”

Of course, this is all happening in a parallel universe. Generally, men don’t feel the need to take off their clothes for the cover of a magazine.

So why do some women?

Related article: Women’s Health: Body Image Issues