Kensit: 'Nude scenes would embarrass sons'

Patsy Kensit has admitted that she is reluctant to continue stripping off for TV and film roles.

The Holby City actress confirmed that she is likely to stay covered up on screen for the sake of her sons James, 17, and Lennon, 10.

"It would be the most traumatic thing in James's life if I got my kit off!" the Daily Express quotes Kensit as saying.

Refusing to completely rule out naked scenes, she continued: "The only way I'd do it is if nudity was intrinsic to the plot."

Kensit shed her clothes in a scene with Mel Gibson for Lethal Weapon 2 in 1989. She also bared all in 1995's Angels and Insects.

"I've taken everything off in the past," she explained. "I was completely starkers with Mel. It wasn't hard work spending a week together in bed!"

In July, Kensit revealed that she wants her sons to be doctors or lawyers.