Undieground strip show for rush-hour commuters

COMMUTERS were shocked when a blonde streaker dramatically stripped off and leapt naked into a packed rush-hour Tube train.

Commuters watched in disbelief as the young woman peeled off her raincoat before taking off her knickers and bra on a crowded platform.

Red-faced station staff chased after her before travellers on a north bound Northern Line train in London got a sudden unexpected eyeful.

The impromptu striptease began at the height of the morning rush yesterday at the Elephant and Castle terminal as the woman began to shed her clothes in a crowded stairwell.

"I couldn't believe my eyes when suddenly she threw off her garments and ran stark naked along the platform," said a commuter.

"She wasn't wearing a stitch She certainly turned heads, but many people averted their gaze out of embarrassment - and nobody quite knew what was happening.

"At first, I thought she was involved in some kind of marketing or publicity stunt, but I'm sure she wasn't advertising anything - except herself."

Disbelieving travellers picked up the skimpy garments she left in her wake, but before they could reunite her with her clothes, she bounded on to a waiting Tube train.

However, station staff ordered the driver to stop while she was persuaded to cover her modesty and step back on to the platform. Caroline Flyn, 24, who was shoved aside by the streaker, said: "It was all surreal and nobody really knew what to do.

"The girl was in her 20s and wearing a cream-coloured raincoat over her underwear. Suddenly, she took everything off, sparking utter confusion.

"She was shouting at and dodging past anyone who tried to help her. No-one knew quite what to do. People were smothering smiles, but unsure whether to be amused or concerned."

The woman was eventually escorted off the platform by Transport for London staff.