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By JODY THOMPSON
Girl on film: Jessica Alba, who once vowed to never do a nude scene, had a change of heart for her latest film, MacheteShe's very publicly stated that she wouldn't ever do gratuitous nude scenes - so we can only presume from these pictures of Jessica Alba that the script of her latest movie must have been very good indeed.
The fact it's an arthouse action film based on Mexican B-movies called Machete makes Ms Alba revealing her birthday suit all the more baffling - not that we imagine her admirers are complaining.
The Latino star told Scarlet magazine in February that she would never bare all for the cameras, saying: 'No, I'll never do a nude scene. I can act sexy and wear sexy clothes but I can't go naked.'
The Sin City star she continued: 'I think I was always very uncomfortable about the way my body developed, and I remember my grandmother would freak out and throw a towel over me if she saw me wearing just a bra and panties.
Nun with a gun: Lindsay Lohan's character in Machete has a dangerous habit'I come from a very Catholic family so it wasn't seen as a good thing to flaunt yourself like that. I can handle being sexy with clothes on but not with them off.'
The 29-year-old however has had no qualms appearing in her birthday suit in new Robert Rodriquez movie Machete.
The movie also stars Robert De Niro, Steven Seagal, Lindsay Lohan, Michelle Rodriguez, Don Johnson and ex-con Danny Trejo in the lead role as Machete.
An arthouse 'Mexploitation' action movie, it tells the story of an ex-Federale, or above the law cop, who launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss when he betrays him.
The movie also stars Robert De Niro, Steven Seagal, Lindsay Lohan, Michelle Rodriguez, Don Johnson and ex-con Danny Trejo in the lead role as Machete.
An arthouse 'Mexploitation' action movie, it tells the story of an ex-Federale, or above the law cop, who launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss when he betrays him.
Take two guns into the shower?: Robert De Niro in MacheteThe film has already opened in the U.S, where so far it's taken $21million.
It opens in the UK on 26 November.
Fantastic Four favourite Jessica meanwhile next appears in movie An Invisible Sign - presumably with her clothes back on.
Cover up: The actress as we're more used to seeing her in Berlin at the city's fashion week in Julysource: dailymail
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