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British actress Kate Beckinsale has declared that she won’t go nude in any of her film roles. A lot of people are going to hate me for saying this, but I really appreciate it when actresses say they won’t do nude scenes. I’m no prude, for me it’s more a matter of equality. The ratio of naked women to naked men onscreen must be 25 to 1 or something. Let’s at least have a little parity here. Frankly if I were a man I’d feel a little insulted: the MPAA seems to find your equipment a lot more offensive to the senses than a woman’s comparable parts. Just a hint of the manly goods sends movie ratings sky high. And I don’t mean “ratings” in the sense of reviews. Kate Beckinsale’s reasons for keeping her panties on are a lot more logical than my equality-based nonsense: she was traumatized as a young girl when her actress mother went nude and kids taunted her. So she’s promised she won’t do the same to her nine-year-old daughter.
Kate Beckinsale has vowed never to appear naked in a movie, after she was bullied at school when her actress mum stripped on TV. The episode traumatised Beckinsale – whose mother is veteran British TV star Judy Loe – and she is determined not to subject her nine-year-old daughter Lily to the same humiliation. She tells AOL Movies, “My mum was an actress, and she did a nude scene on television when I was about 9 or 10, and the crisis I had when everyone came to school the next day and told me they’d seen my mother naked just makes me kind of, you know … I’m not in a big rush to do that to my child. “She’s embarrassed enough that I’m an actress at all, without me being naked as well.”
[From Contact Music]
Looking out for the mental health/social well-being of your child is a pretty good reason to keep your clothes on. Men just don’t seem to face anywhere near the same amount of pressure. I love the excuse that sometimes a role just calls for nudity, and it has to be done. Alright then, but why is it always calling just for naked women? Hmm, something to ponder of dinner tonight. Reese Witherspoon recently made the same comments as Kate, and has pledge that she’ll keep her clothes on. I totally support this move. Of course if at any point the gentlemen would like to contribute to some equality, I’ll support that too.
Here’s Kate Beckinsale at the Los Angeles Premiere of “Snow Angels” on February 28th, 2008. Images thanks to PR Photos.
Written by JayBird
Posted in Kate Beckinsale, Movies, Nude
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She looked so amazing in that diet coke commercial that I think if I had her body, you’d have to pay me to keep my clothes on! That said, I understand the parenting angle.
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She be in her 40′s the acting roles would have dried up and she go naked to get some work. All these “actress” say they won’t get naked then they do when they are much older just to get work they should have done in their younger years when they aren sagging
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But her daughter will be older and less easy to traumatize then. And grandkids usually get hassled less.
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Yeah, I’m sure that graphic (half-nude) sex scene in Underworld Evolution isn’t ever going to cross your daughter’s eyes right?
Sorry, but it’s a little late for you to keep your top on, the ‘girls’ have already been out of the bag for quite some time. I believe she’s been nude in at least 2 or three other films as well, so all this is a little surprising to me.
As far as the male/female ratio, I urge everyone to support the status qou!! Anyone that thinks that is a problem should watch the 90′s thriller ‘Color of Night’ with Bruce Willis. Fantastic sex scene, hot woman diving nude into a pool… then WHAM Bruce Willis penis! Try sleeping for a week or two after that.
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Right on, Scott.
I’m thinking, what about Madge’s daughter, Lourdes? Her mom’s still spreading legs and wearing those very risque costumes at 48, 49?
Eek.
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Scott F i agree! Its okay to show your breasts just as long as the nipples dnt show lol! The mentality of these ppl. But anyways, Kate thanx for sparing us the horror.
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Well, that’s a good reason.
I think, if I were an actress, I would go nude… but not without some stipulations. If it were a lovescene, my nudity and my male co-star’s nudity would have to be matched. If not, every shot of an erogenous zone would have to include my face.
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This is just stupid. She went topless in the movie “Uncovered.” Check it out on imdb.com. What a crock and a waste of valuable internet space…
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Viggo Mortenson recently did quite an extended nude scene in Eastern Promises, not at all sexual. But there is definately a disparity/ I’ve seen god knows how many actresses tits but very few actors have even shown their ass cheeks.
As for Kate, she isn’t saying she hasn’t done nude scenes only that her daughter is now old enough that hearing about mom having done one now might bother her whereas it’s not likely anyone in the press or Lily’s friends are going to talk about or see her older movies.
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Daisy, have you seen Marisa Tomei lately? She was in Before the Devil Knows Your Dead, she’s in her 40s and she looks AMAZING. Sagging is not a requirement of being in your 40s.
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lola lola…I totally agree! I have always loved Marisa Tomei, (maybe not as much as Gorge Costanza) ..and not for the nudity although bravo to her for staying in shape. She seems real and spunky,,lotta fire in that girl.
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would not want to see her naked anyway. it would be like looking at a piece of plank with 2 small boobs. She should leave her clothes on.
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Once her work has dried up she will release a BJ video to generate interest.
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I wish Kate Beckinsale would vow to stop polluting the screen with her performances.
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She been just about nude and had sex scenes earlier in her earlier movies like Laurel Canyon. Christian bale performs oral sex on Kate and she has a lesbian three way in that one movie.
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