After a couple of bottles of champagne to help them loosen up, the ladies were brave enough to take off their clothes for the cameras. Actress Beverley, who is 54 and played the role of Liz McDonald in Corrie for 21 years, said: I was petrified at first, but we egged each other on and ended up laughing so hard we were crying."
Gillian, 56, added: "We started the day off hating our bodies - but by the end we'd realised our so-called flaws make us who we are. And we're proud of the women we've become."
She added: 'Women my age face a lack of parts because writers don't write about women in their 50s. You used to confront ageism in your 50s, then it was in your 40s, now anyone over the age of 35 suffers the stigma of being 'too old.'"
She explained: "In TV, it's OK for men to be 50 or 60, but for women it's very difficult. Older actresses can feel put by the wayside."
"I left The Bill three years ago, and since then TV work has been harder to come by - it probably started in my late 40s."
Gillian told the magazine her slim figure was due to eating less and doing Zumba classes "three or four times a week."
Size 12 Sherrie said she surprised herself by stripping off, saying "I don't even wear a swimsuit as I have a self-esteem problem, so it's astonishing I did it. Everyone has a list of things they should do before they die and this was one of them for me."
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