Parker: "Nudity is the greatest costume"

Mary-Louise Parker has claimed that she was not concerned about stripping down for her risqué Esquire magazine photoshoot.

The Weeds star is featured in the images demonstrating how to bake a pastry wearing only a bra, underpants and an apron, Contactmusic reports.

She said: "I like posing nude and I persuaded the editor to pose nude, too, so that he could see what it's like for me.

"Nudity is the greatest costume because no-one is looking at you as a person - all they see is your body."

The actress, 44, recently admitted that she is "always naked" after refuting claims that she fought with the US show's producers about doing a nude scene.