The Project’s Sarah Harris reveals the reason she refuses to wear G-strings

Sarah Harris has revealed why she doesn’t wear G-string bikinis as she weighed in on the revealing underwear debate on The Project on Tuesday night.

The TV presenter, 43, gave her candid opinion on the beachwear item as she discussed a ban on it imposed by a list of swimming pools.

Blue Mountains Leisure Centers (BMLC), a division of the Blue Mountains City Council, sparked a backlash by declaring that G-strings are ‘not acceptable’ in their facilities.

Sarah highlighted the controversial move, insisting she has no problem with people wearing thong bikinis, but revealed why she wouldn’t wear one herself.

She joked: ‘I wish I could wear them! My ass looks like a garbage bag filled with cottage cheese! I think if you have it, you should show it off.”

Sarah – who shares two sons Paul, seven, and Harry, five, with her ex-husband Tom Ward – also hit back at critics who claim G-string bikinis are not family-friendly.

‘A lot of the responses were ‘what will the children think?’. “I spend a lot of time at the beach with my kids, they’re not watching,” she added.

Her co-host Georgie Tunny agreed with her sentiments as she shared her bewilderment at people’s backlash against thong swimwear.

‘I just don’t care, I don’t care what people wear, if they feel confident enough to wear that then I’m very happy that they do it. I wish I was one of you, but alas,” she said.

G-string swimwear was banned at the Katoomba Sports and Aquatic Centre, Springwood Aquatic and Fitness Centre, Blackheath Pool and Glenbrook Swim Center in the Blue Mountains.

The BMLC’s terms and conditions of entry state that ‘visitors are encouraged to shower thoroughly before entering the pool and approved swimwear must be worn’.

“Recognised swimwear does not include G-strings,” the terms add.

The council was forced to explain what it meant after swimmers noticed a sign saying ‘revealing swimwear/thongs’ were banned, prompting some backlash.

The council then clarified online: ‘The image of ”Revealing swimwear/thongs” has raised some eyebrows, this image refers to thongs and thongs, not bikini tops and bottoms.

The Project host, 43, gave her candid opinion on the beachwear item as she discussed a ban on it issued by a Blue Mountains pool listing (stock image)

“Bikinis are acceptable and considered recognized swimwear.”

A number of locals were baffled by the ban on the popular swimwear style, sparking division.

“Shouldn’t people go to the pool to SWIMM and not worry about what other people are wearing,” one person said.

“How about we solve this by putting the responsibility on the person who has feelings about someone else’s clothes, and not on the children wearing them,” said a second local.

“Young people will wear what is fashionable, and this is what is fashionable. If you don’t like it, don’t watch it.’

A third urged others to ‘stop worrying or commenting on what other people look like or what they wear’.

“If anyone is so offended by a cheeky G-string bikini, don’t wear one or look at others wearing them,” they wrote.

‘There are a lot of bodies at the pool that I don’t like to look at, they still have every right to be there and wear what they want.

G-string bikinis have become a popular fashion item in recent years, with influencers including Tammy Hembrow (pictured) wearing them to the beach

“This policy, in my opinion, is so old fashioned and outdated.”

But others said they saw no problem with the ban, adding there is still swimwear they can wear at the pool.

‘I don’t see the problem here. People take this out of context. It’s not like they’re telling you to cover it all up,” one user wrote.

“There are so many children swimming innocently and enjoying themselves, only to see a bunch of butts walking past which I actually find ridiculous,” said another.

A spokesperson for Blue Mountains Council has made ‘no change’ to the council’s policy on swimwear.