Men 'couldn't handle' the perfect woman
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Scarlett Johansson: ideal body
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Wednesday Sep 12 2007
Few men could handle slipping between the sheets with a woman who has the "perfect" body, a poll has found. A survey of 1,000 men and women found that 88pc believed the pressure would be "too much".
Actress Scarlett Johansson is listed as having the most ideal shape (44pc) from all female celebrities. However, 88pc of men said they would not want to take their own clothes off in her presence.
Beyonce's body rated the second most desirable (16pc) from the celebrities, while only 6pc of men said skinny women were the most desirable, with only 3pc wanting to see Victoria Beckham in the buff.
On average, young women think about their body shape every 12 minutes while eight out of 10 think their whole life would improve if they were happier with their body.
The study found that 4pc of men fancy muscular women the most, while other attractive attributes are a "flexible" body (40pc), soft (41pc), toned (51pc) and curvy (90pc).
One in 10 (11pc) men described love handles as a turn-off, 16pc were put off by a flat chest or stretch marks, 68pc cited hairy armpits and 62pc said hairy nipples.
Men are also turned off by hairy moles (87pc) and piercings "where they shouldn't be" (91pc). Only 14pc of men said they found a tattoo a turn-on.
Lisa Smosarski, editor of More magazine, said: "Men like curvy women who look after themselves and have sex appeal, women who know how to have a good time without worrying about their calorie intake.
"Some men feel intimidated by women with super bodies and find it hard to talk to a body-perfect woman, let alone take their clothes off in front of her. The truth is, men are happy with us the way we are -- it's women who point out our flaws."
