Britney Spears posted a full-frontal nude on Instagram – good for her

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Whereas Instagram doesn’t allow posts featuring nudity, and has previously deleted provocative snaps by stars including Madonna, Britney has defied the rules and repeatedly posted a photo of herself naked in Mexico. She appropriately captioned the photo: “Free woman energy has never felt better.” It’s not the first time the singer has made this kind of bold move – she previously shared a series of censored nude photos in the summer of 2021 during the court battle over her conservatorship. But Britney is 40, not 80 – and she’s got an absolutely killer body, no matter what you think of people “baring it all” on social media. To keep up to speed with all the latest opinions and comment sign up to our free weekly Voices Dispatches newsletter by clicking here It’s the ultimate irony: from the moment teenage girls are old enough to be considered “fair game” we tell women they “should” be sexy, then shut them down the moment they have the self-confidence to show it.