ANYTHING you can do, we can do too -- that's the message to a group of amateur male strippers from a bunch of girls.

The only thing is, the group have been so busy organising the charity Full Monty with a difference that they haven't managed to find a good cause to raise money for.

The joint gig will take place in Clayton-le-Moors -- now they are appealing for people to nominate a good cause for them to support!

The women are to join their male counterparts on stage after they got fed up of hearing how much the men enjoyed peeling off in front of an audience.

Steve Flannery, of Great Harwood, whose wife Sue, is among the women taking part, said: "We have done it a few times since the Full Monty was a hit, just for charity, and I think the girls got upset with us saying it was a buzz.

"They said they wanted to have a go and we thought: Why not?"

Unlike the film, about a group of redundant coal miners who turn to stripping to make ends meet, the group are all promising to leave at least their hats on to spare the blushes of those watching -- and those taking part. Sue said: "The lads seemed to enjoy it so we thought we would have a go too. It should be a laugh."

The would-be Chippendales have already made quite a name for themselves with their raunchy, comedy routines which have entertained crowds on five previous occasions.

Sue will be joined by fellow females Lisa Heys and Louise Brown, of Great Harwood, who will take part in the show, which is taking a Christmas Party theme, even though it is being staged in the middle of August and the Come and Welcome club in Moss Street.

The male members of the group -- Steven, Pete Heys of Dunnockshaw, near Burnley, and Oswaldtwistle butcher Donald Bailey -- first took to getting to the bare essentials after the film The Full Monty became a smash hit at the cinema.

Steven said: "We just did it for a laugh and we raised a lot of money so we decided to do it again, and again.

"We just love doing it now. We get as nervous as hell before we go out but once we are on stage it is great.

"It more a comedy routine than a strip, though stripping is central to it. We have a laugh and so do the audience, so there is no harm in it.

"It will certainly be different with the women on stage."

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