Is it REALLY acceptable to sunbathe in your underwear? As Britain swelters in a heatwave, an internet debate rages over whether lying outside in your pants is simply a step too far

Many men and women, left and right, have been stripping off to their underwear in their local parks and gardens to maximise their tan - and it's left the nation divided. 


One user wrote, inset: 'When you can't find a bikini to sunbathe in the garden in, so underwear it is... #DoILookLikeICare,' whilst another echoed her sentiments saying: 'Do what I did in school. Find a quiet spot, strip to your underwear, sunbathe and pray no one catches u!'. One more vocal user named Jessica wrote: 'One thing I hate about this weather is having to see people all over my fb sunbathing in their UNDERWEAR, please do us a favour & refrain.'