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"The Naked Truth\\nAllure asked five celebrities to bare it all for the camera. Learn what they had to say about self-esteem, their bodies, and stripping down; for more of our revealing interviews with them, pick up the May issue of Allure, on newsstands April 21.\\n__*ALLURE*:__ What did you do to prepare for the shoot?\\n\\n __PADMA LAKSHMI:__ \\\"I exercised a little bit extra, but I actually think I look better when I have a little bit of weight on\u2014my breasts are fuller, and I'm curvier than when I'm at my thinnest.\\\"\\n\\n__*ALLURE*:__ Are you confident about your body?\\n\\n __PL:__ \\\"Yes; I like the way I look. I think I look better now than I did in my 20s, because I'm more confident about my body\u2014and I don't want to look like anyone but myself.\\\"\\n\\n__*ALLURE*:__ Do you sleep naked?\\n\\n __PL:__ \\\"I tend to sleep in the nude. I'm an innately tactile person and a very sensual-leaning woman. You have to use the word 'leaning' or it sounds like I'm boasting! When I'm in my own private space, I do spend time with very little on.\\\"\\n__*ALLURE*:__ Why did you agree to pose naked?\\n\\n __LYNN COLLINS:__ \\\"Women with confidence in their bodies are the sexiest thing, so I put on my cape of courage and did it. It was quite liberating!\\\"\\n\\n__*ALLURE*:__ What body part were you nervous to expose?\\n\\n __LC:__ \\\"He shot that place where your butt meets your thigh. It's a special place on a woman; it's a highly erogenous zone, but it's one of the hardest places to get in shape.\\\"\\n\\n__*ALLURE*:__ How do love scenes in films compare to our shoot?\\n\\n __LC:__ \\\"It's different when you're working with another person, for sure. By yourself, there is a certain amount of security involved, and you feel like you have more power.\\\"\\n__*ALLURE*:__ What did you do to prepare for the shoot?\\n\\n __SHARON LEAL:__ \\\"At first, I was flattered to be asked, and then I thought, Wow, can I do it? I tried not to have my late-night French-fry fix, and I tried to mentally prepare and keep the fear at bay.\\\"\\n\\n__*ALLURE*: What was the worst part of the shoot?\\n\\n __SL:__ \\\"The ache in my hip from holding the pose.\\\"__\\n\\n__*ALLURE*:__ What happened when you dropped the robe?\\n\\n __SL:__ \\\"I just breathed and said to myself, 'I'm comfortable, I'm beautiful; I'm comfortable, I'm beautiful,' until I didn't have to say that anymore.... It's liberating, but posing once may be enough.\\\"\\n__*ALLURE*:__ Why did you agree to pose naked?\\n\\n __CH:__ \\\"I like being naked, and I like *Allure*, so I figured, Why not?\\\"\\n\\n__*ALLURE*:__ What was it like on the set?\\n\\n __CH:__ \\\"I think it was easy\u2014you're naked a couple times a day, so I think it would be easy for most women.\\\"\\n\\n__*ALLURE*:__ What body parts are you most proud of?\\n\\n __CH:__ \\\"My boobs are good. They're real and perky. Even if you can't see them, the important thing is that I know about them, and the guys I've slept with know about them.\\\"\\n__*ALLURE*:__ Are you comfortable with nudity?\\n\\n __ELIZA DUSHKU:__ \\\"I grew up with three brothers, and I was never shy about covering up. It got to the point where my mom was like, 'OK, honey, it's time to put some clothes on now.'\\\"\\n\\n__*ALLURE*:__ What about these days?\\n\\n __ED:__ \\\"I'll strip down to my underwear and my Ugg boots when I eat lunch in my trailer.\\\"\\n\\n__*ALLURE*:__ How would you compare this to filming a love scene?\\n\\n __ED:__ \\\"Love scenes are much more multidimensional, because often you have two people who have just met and you're rolling around, and it's more awkward than when you're posing alone.\\\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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