Kristen Stewart 'to bare all for indie drama'

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Kristen Stewart has signed on to portray a lap dancer and prostitute in Welcome To The Rileys.

The Twilight star, who is speculated to have several nude scenes in the film, will play a promiscuous youngster named Mallory opposite James Gandolfini.

Stewart told WENN: "It’s an independent movie that nobody would normally see and now it’s like, 'Oh, let’s go see Bella in this stripper movie - it’ll be crazy!' Working with James Gandolfini and Melissa Leo, who is just incredible, was the most fruitful life-changing experience on a movie that I’ve ever had."

The 19-year-old actress, who was allegedly nervous about baring all for the cameras, has reportedly insisted that her Twilight co-star Nikki Reed accompany her on the set of the new movie.

She added: "It was just the hardest subject matter I’ve ever had to deal with - I play a very broken young girl who is a runaway. She’s a street kid. She’s working in a strip club and James Gandolfini’s character is just as dead inside as she is - and they wake each other up."