Obese man who weighs 38 stone poses naked for calendar

A man from the United States, who weighs 38 stone and calls himself Chubby Mikey, has posed for a naked calendar.

The 29-year-old has his own website where he appears in nude and semi-nude positions and he’s even posed for these pics to become a calendar boy.

“I feel sexy and attractive so that’s the way I act,” said Mikey, from Memphis, in the US.

“I don’t see why I can’t pose for photos like any other male model.”

The financial consultant is so proud of his voluptuous body he has been selling his calendars for 14.99 dollars (£10).

“Posing for the calendar just felt natural. It was very liberating actually,” said Mikey, who appears as an angry bull (May), and with a Christmas hat (December).

“I was completely overwhelmed by the response to the 2008 Chubby Mikey Calendar,” he added.

“I actually had to refund orders because my supplies were depleted.”

Although Mikey, who is homosexual, is no Johnny Depp he’s not short of admirers in the “chubby chaser” community – men who are attracted to overweight people.

“The guys I date are often really slim and muscle-bound but they love my curvy figure,” he said.

“It’s great because I can be just be who I want to be some people may like it some may not, but I am what I am.

“I get hundreds of emails each week and the vast majority of them are positive. If someone says something mean I just ignore them and don’t let it bother me.

“I’ve been the same all my life.”

Mikey, who lives with his mother Lill, 57, maintains his figure with fry-ups and big dinners – but insists he’s not unhealthy.

“I do eat the wrong things occasionally but usually I’m pretty good,” he insisted.

“Being big doesn’t have to mean you’re unhealthy. I’ve always been large but it’s not because I eat three pizzas in one go.

“I went to the doctor recently and she told me I was the healthiest person she’d seen in months.”

Mikey does stretches and swims almost every day and believes that despite his size he’s physically fit.

He believes everyone should be proud of who they are and not play up to unrealistic media stereotypes.

“People should learn to love themselves for who they are,” he said.

Next year Mikey is planning to launch a workout video: “Living a Big and Healthy Lifestyle.”

And he is already working on a 2010 Calendar which will feature him in various sexy poses as well as others in the Chubby Chaser community.

Popularity: 16% [?]