A mum has hit out at an American school photo company that offers to "whiten teeth" and "remove blemishes".
Sam Walker, a former BBC Radio 5 Live presenter, who now lives with her two children in Phoenix, Arizona, took to Twitter to voice her outrage.
She posted a photo of the school photo order form which offered either "premium" or "basic" retouching.
Basic retouching "removes blemishes", according to the form, while the premium service also "whitens teeth and evens skin tone".
Sam, who previously hosted Drivetime on BBC Radio Manchester, said she had complained about the service and asked: "What 8-year-old needs to be paranoid about uneven skin tone?"
Dan Walker, BBC Breakfast presenter, shared her tweet and commented: "Utter shambles. Worst life lesson ever."
He later shared his own school photo and suggested someone could remove the "mum cut and power cardigan".
Actress and presenter Jameela Jamil, who frequently speaks out about body shaming and beauty standards, also shared the tweet, describing the offer as "fresh madness".
Some parents said they had come across the same offer before and others claimed photos of their children had been airbrushed without their permission.
Abby Barnes said a nursery photo of her two-year-old was airbrushed to remove a chicken pox scar from her face.
"We didn’t buy the photo," she said.
Lindsey Atkinson commented: "My daughters school photos had the same option. No thank you, my girls are beautiful as they are and they’ll be told it every day."
Carol Gilchrist said: "This is just awful and utterly unnecessary - no wonder youngsters have issues about body image when adults are facilitating this"
Natalie Pirks described it as "gross" while Jilly G commented: "This has to be stopped".
Sam told Metro US that her husband has since contacted the school, which has not been named, to ask why airbrushing was being offered.
The school said it was 'standard practice among all photographers they hire for official photographs' while the photographer claimed the form was a 'generic document used for older children too, some of whom may be self-conscious about acne'.
