Celebrities who surprisingly refuse to bare it all

Some celebrities are completely comfortable with baring it all and feel they have no need for getting body doubles for the more exposed scenes in their films and TV shows. There are, however, other celebrities who are not comfortable with the world seeing everything and have clauses that say as much written into their contracts. Here are 11 actresses who surprisingly refuse to bare it all, and their reasons for choosing to remain clothed.

Sarah Jessica Parker was one of the stars of Sex and the City, and while some her co-stars appeared to have no problem with lascivious scenes, she refused. Parker even had a clause in her contract and opened up about it during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “I’ve always had one, and it’s apropos of absolutely nothing,” she said. “Some people have a perks list and they are legendary. They have to have white candles in their room. I don’t have a crazy list like that. I’ve just always had [a no-nudity clause].”

Parker went on to confirm that while fans will never be seeing her completely bare, she has no issue with other actresses who want to do it. She told the publication, “I think it’s fantastic that people feel comfortable doing it.” 

Rebel Wilson is another actress who has a clause in her contract about how much she’s willing to show. She spoke about her policy in an interview with Marie Claire for their July 2016 issue (for which she was the cover girl), and how she refused to give in, despite some people in the industry trying to convince her otherwise. 

She explained how it came up while filming The Brothers Grimsby. “[They] wanted full-frontal nudity. We write in the contract, specifically, ‘No nudity.’ They got in another girl — this larger burlesque dancer from South Africa — to be a nude double. And they got her to do all this stuff.”

Wilson also revealed that despite Sacha Baron Cohen (who wrote and starred in the film) insisting that the body double looked good, she still had no intention of taking off her clothes. “I’m like, I’m not doing it. I don’t care what you say.” However, she did tell the publication that she may be willing to change her mind in the future, if the film was not a comedy.

Julia Roberts’ career has spanned across more than three decades, and while she has starred in a wide range of roles, the one thing she claims she won’t ever do in a film is bare it all. In a 2007 interview with OK! magazine (via Marie Claire) she told the publication, “To act with my clothes on is a performance. To act with my clothes off is a documentary.”

Some may remember the 1990 film Pretty Woman, in which Roberts plays the role of an escort named Vivian Ward and showed off a bit of skin. But according to body double Shelley Michelle, she filmed some of the early scenes, including the memorable opening scene where the character pulls on her thigh-high boots. 

In a 1991 interview with Orlando Sentinel, Michelle said, ”My legs were a little curvier, I was a little more busty. It made her [Roberts] look a little more curvaceous, just gave her that body she needed.”

Kristen Bell told Women’s Health magazine that before she appeared on House of Lies in her underwear (she played the role of Jeannie Van Der Hooven), she ensured that she kicked her “buns and abs sets into high gear” to look her best. But at the same time, she revealed that although she was fine with posing in her bra and panties, she is not willing to bare it all. 

She said, “But I don’t show my crack! All the Mr. Skins of the world are like, ‘Ooh, Kristen gets naked!’ I’m like, ‘Dream on!'” Good for her for sticking to what she believes in. 

In 2009, while promoting her movie The Invention of Lying, Jennifer Garner gave an interview to MTV News about her feelings about on-screen exposure. While Garner did not take it all off in the film, her co-star Ricky Gervais appeared without a shirt. Both stars, however, said that they would never appear completely bare on screen. 

Gervais exclaimed, “There’s no chance of me doing it!” And Garner stated, “I will not be taking it all off!” She also insisted that there was “zero percent” chance that she would ever take her clothes off for a role, adding, “No, thank you. The world deserves better. Not interested.”