The woman was seen standing in the window of Dorothy Perkins at Bluewater shopping centre yesterday afternoon (Picture: Twitter)

A woman had to be removed by police after she was caught standing completely naked in a shop window in protest at thin mannequins.

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The protester, who was wearing a blonde wig, posed in the window of Dorothy Perkins in the Bluewater shopping centre near Dartford, Kent yesterday afternoon.

She was removed from the shop after police were called to the shopping centre at 3pm.

Witnesses say the woman had been standing in ‘protest’ at the thin mannequins for at least 15 minutes before officers arrived.


She was removed from the shop after police were called to the shopping centre at 3pm. (Picture: Twitter)

One shopper said: ‘She was a large lady and was obviously making a protest about the skinny mannequins, but she took it too far.



‘There were kids around and to be honest nobody wants to see someone standing in the window of Dorothy Perkins with nothing on.’

Another wrote on Facebook: ‘Well, gotta high 5 woman in Bluewater protesting for bigger models. Well done whoever you are, and too right.

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The woman was passed into the care of medical professionals (Picture: Twitter)

‘Why is there not bigger curvy models in our shop windows?’

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A spokesman for Kent Police told Metro.co.uk: ‘Kent Police received concerns for the welfare of a woman at shopping centre in Greenhithe at around 3pm on Thursday 6 July 2017.

‘Officers attended and assisted the woman who has since been passed into the care of medical professionals.’

Metro.co.uk has contacted Dorothy Perkins for a comment.

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