BBC okay with CBBC presenter's strip

The BBC does not have a problem with CBBC's Angellica Bell stripping for FHM, it has said.

The presenter appears in the May edition of the magazine this month in a black lace bra, knickers and stockings. In an interview she tells how she wants to be seen as a woman rather than a girl and is entering her "sexual prime".

Mothers have spoken out against her move, according to the Daily Mail. Siobhan Marshall told the paper: "Millions of young girls have watched Angellica for years and have grown up looking up to her as a role model. Now she gets her kit off for a men's magazine while she is still on television presenting for CBBC."

A spokesperson for CBBC said it was not a problem. He added: "CBBC works closely with its presenters to help them avoid doing anything that compromises the reputation of CBBC or the programmes they're connected with."