There were instances of streaking on university campuses from as early as the 1800s but it surged in popularity in the 1960s when a generation was rebelling against everything, including clothing. It was an Englishman and he did it for a bet, according to The Times. The first recorded public streaker was in 1799. Here we will attempt to strip back the truth about streaking: who does it and why, and relive some of the streaking's most memorable moments. The well-padded Wati - who faces a lifetime ban from the stadium and a hefty fine - joins a long list of high profile public exhibitionists with his antics, where he managed to evade a swag of security men as he streaked toward the try line.įrom AFL and rugby union, to cricket, tennis, horse racing and even snooker, there are not many sports that have not been targeted by attention-seeking exhibitionists who go to great lengths to peel off their kit and expose themselves to much more than just public ridicule. According to the Guinness World Book of Records, to date, Mark Roberts has completed more than 300 streaks. After a bet in a bar, he went naked in front of the crowd himself the next day. “She’s even said her mother streaked once.WHEN Wati Holmwood wobbled his naked way across ANZ Stadium in the dying minutes of the State of Origin decider, he was continuing a tradition that had its origins in the 18th century but only, er, took off in the 1970s. Roberts' streaking career began when he saw a female streaker run naked down a 1993 Rugby Sevens game in Hong Kong. If she’d come back, I might have had more luck.”Ī pal said Melissa is a “complete nutter – a complete fruitcake, so anything was possible.
She lifted it up and she was still smiling at me. Washington said: “I saw these things wobbling around and, Jeez, she smiled at me. “I hope I have brightened up a few people’s day,” she said, “I certainly have no regrets. The duke was laughing like mad.” Seconds later Melissa was arrested and spent the rest of the final at a police station before being freed before without charge. Peter Goord, 57, of Plymouth, said: “She showed it all. Melissa headed for the Royal Box and, grinning at the bigwigs, lifted up her pinny. “I was going to wear a dress but decided to wear my pinny instead.”Īs she ran, Mal Washington even pulled up his shirt to reveal his chest. “When the players came out I thought, ‘It’s now or never’, so I just did it. Hollywood, CA- Moments after the Best Actor award presentation at the 46th Academy Awards ceremonies, a male streaker ran nude before a world-wide TV. Of course, his score of 97 was the only other positive in the match which Pakistan won by 141 runs. “I knew it had never been done before – and it had to be done, really, didn’t it? Streaker entertains the crowd before the start of the mens final during the Wimbledon tennis championships at the all England Club in London. A female streaker tries to get Ross Taylor's attention on Day 3 at the New Zealand vs Pakistan 2nd Test, Basin Reserve, Wellington. I am a bit of a naughty girl and I definitely have a wild streak in me. “I did it for a bit of a laugh, although I was encouraged by all the others. Someone who you generally dont want to see naked who feels compelled to. “It was my suggestion entirely,” she said. Melissa – nicknamed Missie – of Wandsworth, London, was in high spirits after gaining a design degree at Manchester Polytechnic. A father of three, Roberts’ streaking began when he saw a female streaker run naked down a 1993 Rugby Sevens game in Hong Kong. I suppose that means I have got the sack.” Mark Roberts is a British streaker who has run naked during several international events. The posh audience were gobsmacked and Washington famously blamed his defeat on getting flustered by the streaker. As the players were smiling for the pre-match pictures, Melissa Johnson, 23 at the time, ran onto the court with just a white pinny.
“They demanded my pinny back immediately. The 1996 final between Richard Krajicek and MaliVai Washington was overshadowed by a naked waitress. “But my employers were very po-faced,” said Melissa.
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