Thursday's edition of The Sun features a topless model on Page 3 ending rumours that the newspaper had decided to drop the long-running feature.
Campaigners had been celebrating a victory after topless photos did not appear in three consecutive editions of the daily newspaper.
The Sun newspaper refused to confirm or deny the reports.
A former Page 3 model has defended her ex-employers' publication of topless pictures - saying: "You don't buy The Sun if you really want to read hard-hitting news".
Nicola McLean told ITV's Good Morning Britain that she agreed with No More Page 3 campaigners that "boobs aren't news" - but said she believed they have a place in a tabloid paper.
Presenter Susanna Reid jumped to the defence of the red top, pointing out that the paper's editor "might take issue" with the statement.
But McLean replied: "Well I take issue with him getting rid of Page 3, so bring it on."
During the interview, she also denied that the feature was outdated, and said she did not feel it was a "sexual equality" issue.
The Sun features a topless girl on Page 3 of its Thursday edition ending rumours that the newspaper has decided to quietly drop the feature.
The Guardian newspaper reports the tabloid plans to drop the controversial feature in favour of scantily-clad women.