A strictly adults only Santa's grotto in Southampton, complete with a stripper and male model, is open for business.

The Santa at Southampton's Bargate shopping centre has been replaced by a muscled hunk and scantily-clad women.

The helpers of this rather unusual Father Christmas are from a local table-dancing club.

The Bargate's Santa and Sinders will offer "boys and girls", who are over 18 years old, an alternative Christmas experience for two days.

Adam Neale, marketing controller at the Bargate centre, said: "We thought why should kids be the only ones given the opportunity to share their dreams for a very special Christmas?

"We know that adults have secret wishes too, so our alternative Santa is there for the girls, and for the boys, we have two of our very own Sinders from For Your Eyes Only table dancing club."