'Underbelly's Anna McGahan: 'Getting naked on screen was terrifying'

Underbelly: Razor's Anna McGahan has revealed that the first time she stripped off for a TV role was "terrifying".

The 23-year-old Australian actress, who plays Sydney prostitute Nellie Cameron in the latest season of the crime drama series, said that she thought she should do nude scenes while she was still young.

McGahan told The Sunday Telegraph: "The first time was terrifying. But I honestly relished it. It's just a body, if I can't do it when I'm 23 then when can I do it? Nudity is a part of [the] character.

"There's no nudity or sex for sex's sake... the Australian audience isn't stupid and they don't want to watch gratuitous sexuality. It has a purpose. As Anna McGahan I would feel incredibly uncomfortable getting naked. But as Nellie Cameron, I didn't feel that at all because it is a costume, even in its barest state."

McGahan admitted that she doesn't feel completely happy with the nude photographs of her appearing on the internet, saying: "My grandmother gets Google alerts of me and she gets porn sites coming up every week that have uploaded this stuff."

However, when asked if she would take her clothes off for a role in the future, McGahan said: "Totally, without a doubt."

Underbelly: Razor has done well in the viewer ratings since it premiered last month, but has also been slammed by psychologists, who say that it is too "provocative" for children. The show's producers have hit back at critics, saying that they include a content warning before the show airs in its night-time slot.

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