Kate Ford has admitted she feels "confident" stripping off for scenes in ITV soap Coronation Street.
Kate Ford
The actress portrays Tracy Barlow in the series and was seen seducing Tony Stewart (Terence Maynard) in a skimpy underwear set, complete with suspenders on last night's episode.
Admitting she's not "bothered" about taking her clothes off in front of the camera, she doesn't feel self-conscious about the whole affair.
Speaking to The Sun newspaper, she explained: "I know it sounds really weird, but I'm confident doing those sorts of scenes.
"I'm not really that bothered -- once you've had a baby you're not really worried about anything like that.
"It was the sort of drama school where you had to take your clothes off. It wasn't great, but it kind of ripped me of all those inhibitions.
"It stopped me being so self-conscious. It doesn't matter -- you're playing a character.
"It's interesting, because I'd feel nervous on a beach in a bikini, but I wasn't nervous in underwear as Tracy Barlow. Because it's not me."
Kate feels so comfortable in front of her fellow stars, she even flashed her bottom at Kym Marsh whilst getting ready for scenes.
"The thing is we're like family, so it doesn't matter. The guy in costume was a bit shocked that I flashed my bum, but I think he also quite appreciated it!"
She did go on to admit however that she tried to watch what she ate over Christmas, as she knew she'd have to don the outfits soon afterwards.
"I put on seven pounds over Christmas!
"I knew I had to wear this outfit and I remember thinking, 'I've got to be really good over Christmas'. But when you know you've got to be good, you're not. If nobody had told me about it I'd have probably been quite sensible."