Yumi Stynes soaks up the sun in a one-piece at Bondi – after her Welcome to Sex children’s book was pulled from the shelves

Yumi Stines enjoyed the Sydney sunshine with a friend at Bondi Beach on Friday.

The television presenter (48) showed off her figure in a black and white printed one-piece swimsuit.

Arriving at the iconic Sydney beach, Stines wore a black top and wide-brimmed hat.

She also carried a beach bag full of towels and things over her shoulder.

Stynes ​​quickly dived into the ocean before returning to the sand.

The Ladies We Need To Talk podcast host pulled back the straps of her swimsuit to even out her tan, but stayed protected from the sun with a black cap and sunglasses.

She and her friend caught up as they both laid on towels to dry off in the sun.

The sighting comes just months after she was forced to defend the publication of her children’s book, Welcome to Sex.

The book, written by Stines with teen magazine columnist Dr. Melissa Kang, contains descriptions and illustrations of masturbation, oral sex, shaving and other acts.

Stines previously said Welcome to Sex was aimed at 10-15-year-olds, but sparked further backlash by suggesting a “mature eight-year-old” could leaf through the book.

Welcome to Sex was removed from the shelves of Big V and Dimocks, but became a bestseller on the Amazon website.

When outrage over its graphic content first erupted in July, Stynes ​​said: “I’m really proud of Welcome to Sex” and noted that no one was forced to read it.

“If you don’t want your kids to read it, you REALLY don’t have to buy it for them,” the ABC host posted on Instagram.

Steins also posted multiple screenshots on Instagram of the rape and death threats she’s received since the release of “Welcome to Sex: Your No-nonsense Guide to Sexuality, Pleasure and Disclosure.”

The 23-year-old Eshai rapper who sent Steins horrific messages threatening to sexually assault him has pleaded guilty to using a transport service to threaten, harass or insult.

Eli Engwich, who claimed he found the book offensive, told Stines in one message: ‘I want to see you torn limb by limb and tortured for hours.’

Stines also received messages of support from defenders after she posted a video of the bookshop wearing the Welcome to Sex sock.

“People are angry because you’re destroying their ability to prey on children,” @oneangrimotherfrocker posted alongside a video of the bookstore.

Another woman posted: “These are the people who will deny that child sexual abuse happened in their families. Or look the other way.’

Welcome to Sex was available in children’s sections or on the bottom shelves of major retailers, and featured descriptions of men as “penis owners” and women as “vagina owners.”

The book was first published by Stines in May, but then conservative podcaster Chris ‘Primod’ Issa sparked outrage by posting a video on Instagram that went viral.

“How can anyone think they won’t go after children after seeing books like this being sold openly in the Big V,” he said.

Social media users expressed their anger, with one writing “Really? We have to teach 11 year olds different sex positions? This book is a big no from me.’

But others jumped to the author’s defense, calling the reaction a “moral panic.”

One parent said: “I can’t wait to buy this. Your period booklet took so much fear away for my 10 year old daughter (and me!). Forever grateful.’

Ahead of the book’s release in May, Stines told the website Mamamia that she hoped the work would help parents talk honestly about sex with their children.

“I think a lot of parents have inherited shame from their parents and from our culture and society as a whole,” she said.

“I think part of it is shame about bad bodily fluids, but parents also worry about saying the wrong thing.”

“You worry about planting an idea in their mind that didn’t exist before, and then you only make things worse!”

Stines added: “A lot of the difficulty that parents have with these types of chats is that they just don’t know what to say and how to say it.”

“It’s a very unflexed muscle that most of us have,” she said.

She hoped the book would be a “trusted source” that would prevent parents from tripping over saying “the wrong thing or saying something based on sexism or bad science.”