Brit Cricket Star Jimmy Anderson Gets Nude For Attitude Mag

You may have heard that 28-year-old cricket player Jimmy Anderson (aka Jimza, The Burnley Express) recently stripped down for the Cocktober issue of gay mag Attitude even though he’s married to a woman. He said, “From my point of view, I think doing this could be fantastic for cricket. Hopefully this will attract a new sort of fan.” Yeah, fans who are more interested in your body than in wickets, chucking, or anything else actually having to do with the game.
Though his wife and friends encouraged him to strip nude for the mag, it wasn’t the first time he’s appeared in the buff. He also got nude for a cancer benefit not long ago and even though he thinks he’ll “get some stick” for showing up nakers in a gay mag, he says that he did so partially to encourage gay cricketers to come out.
“[Gay cricketers] should feel confident enough to come out, because I don’t think there is homophobia in cricket. Football fans can be quite abusive and quite harsh, and cricket fans can be like that sometimes, but they are generally quite placid and there to watch the game and support their team.” He said if a teammate came out that he’d throw them “a special gay cricket tea.” They’d probably prefer he “give them some stick” instead.