Fury as 'degrading' Girls Gone Wild U.S. show that encourages women to binge drink and strip comes to Britain

By Daily Mail Reporter
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A controversial U.S. TV show where 'girls next door' are encouraged to strip and binge drink on camera has caused fury in towns and cities across Britain by announcing its first UK tour.

Adult channel Girls Gone Wild has become notorious in America for hosting wild parties where ordinary women are encouraged to strip and perform provocatively.

The show has long been highly controversial in the U.S. but the outrage is now spreading to Britain after revealing plans to move across the pond for the first time and stage a UK tour.

Controversial: Girls Gone Wild hosts parties where normal women are encouraged to behave provocatively

Controversial: Girls Gone Wild hosts parties where normal women are encouraged to behave provocatively

Organisers conducted an online poll and compiled a list of towns and cities where fans have voted for the Girls Gone Wild bus to stop off.

However, councils in a series of British towns are petitioning against the 'degrading' show and fear that it will 'exploit' innocent young women.

Councillor Jude Thurlow, 74, who lives in the market town of Selby, Yorkshire, said: 'I don't know why people voted for Selby.

Opposition: Councilor Jude Thurlow objects to the show visiting Selby
Profit: Girls Gone Wild releases DVD's of its parties

Opposition: Councilor Jude Thurlow objects to Selby hosting a Girls Gone Wild party, which could be featured on one of the brand's DVDs

'Maybe we have lots of insomniacs who are up at that time of night to vote.

'I hope that they keep on moving rather than stopping here.

'Clearly things like this are exploitation. They are not doing it to promote joy, there is always a financial return for the company.

Encouraged: In Girls Gone Wild films, women are dared to be explicit

Encouraged: In Girls Gone Wild films, women are dared to be explicit

'But I'm prepared to meet the grandmothers of the girls for some Tizer and a game of scrabble while its all going on.'

Girls Gone Wild, which has been broadcasting for over 10 years, has built its reputation around holding scandalous parties with raunchy dress codes.

The tour bus will arrive in Britain in May this year and organisers plan to film the tour for two months before broadcasting the material on Sky Box Office.

The parties are often hosted by attractive young men in order to tempt the girls to behave badly

The parties are often hosted by attractive young men in order to tempt the girls to behave badly

Planned locations include all of Britain's major cities and smaller towns such as Wisbech in Cambrigeshire, Weston-super-Mare in Somerset and Cardigan in Wales.

However, the village of Ashurst Wood, Sussex, has rejected the show and banned it from visiting the area.

Ashurst Wood Parish Council ruled that Girls Gone Wild was 'not an appropriate activity for a Parish Council to be involved with.'

A spokesman for Girls Gone Wild claims the tour will be 'well received' and added that they will allow young men and women to 'celebrate freedom and youthful expression'.

He said: 'Girls Gone Wild is an American phenomenon and a real household name in the States where the tours are always really well received.

'We are really excited about bringing the brand and its road show to the UK and we expect British young men and women to have a fantastic time at the events which are a really fun celebration of freedom and youthful expression.'

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