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She may have been a "lady" on Downton Abbey, but Jessica Brown Findlay had a very nonladylike moment in the 2011 film Albatross. It was 23-year-old Jessica's first, and probably last, topless scene in her first starring role before Downton made her famous as the most lovable Crawley sister. On the onscreen nudity, Jessica said it "was naivete and not knowing that I could say no," adding, "It's not something I would do again."

But some stars have no regrets when it comes to stripping for a role. The stars of last year's Magic Mike weren't afraid to expose their thoughts on taking it off on screen. Channing Tatum, Matt Bomer, and Adam Rodriguez got cheeky chatting about their naughty roles, but the faux penises in the stripper flick don't compare to the most-talked-about "member" of recent years, the one belonging to Michael Fassbender in Shame. (Even George Clooney complimented Michael on his package.) We've also seen a new wave of female nudity with Kirsten Dunst, Carey Mulligan, and Elizabeth Olsen going topless in nonsexual ways on screen. So let's hear from the stars themselves on their revealing experiences with nudity: from stripping on screen to naked husbands to leaked nude photos.

Word on the street is Kate Moss will cover Playboy's 60th anniversary issue. Is Playboy the new Vogue? Kate has posed nude before for high-fashion editorials, but you'll have to wait a while to see the Playboy version. The reported cover won't come out until January 2014. Kate wouldn't be the only high-profile star to strip for Hugh Hefner. Actresses including Sharon Stone, Shannen Doherty, and Drew Barrymore have posed for Playboy, as have reality stars Heidi Montag and Kim Kardashian. See 16 famous women and their Playboy covers now.

Prince Harry's naked Vegas pictures are making waves in the States and across the pond, taken during a playful game of strip billiards. The royal redhead is the latest celebrity to find himself in trouble when stripping and camera phones mix, but are there any times that you've stripped down in public?

I'd wager none of us are never nudes, but we all have our limits. Maybe skinny-dipping is cool while walking around a locker room is not. Ahead of National Go Topless Day this Sunday, when does getting naked come naturally and when will it never come?

It seems that male nudity makes both women and men uncomfortable, but we barely bat an eyelash when we see naked women in films. And it's no wonder we're desensitized to female nudity, it's practically a regular occurrence on the big screen, while we rarely get a chance to squirm in our seats at the sight of an undressed man.

An exaggerated shadow and a rubber-looking penis in pump are the closest stripper movie Magic Mike, out today, gets to showing a male member. But there's no gender discrimination in last year's Shame, which showcases Michael Fassbender wearing nothing but a smile several times as he strips down to play a sex addict. Here are some other male actors who are doing their part to stop the bias against male nudity by showing off, well, their parts! These 11 mainstream actors have gone full-frontal on the big screen. You might find a few movies to add to your Netflix queue.

This month, bachelorette partygoers are going to be saying "Whoa!" when Blossom star Joey Lawrence strips with Chippendales at the Rio Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. Teen '90s heartthrob no more, Joey is still mighty fine — and ripped — at 36 . . . heck, we'd watch him take it all off on stage!

And lucky for us, Joey isn't the only shirtless stripper eye candy of late. On Friday, Magic Mike hits theaters, featuring a sexy cast the likes of Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey, and Matt Bomer showing off their bods in the male stripper flick.

But the male stripper phenomenon is relatively new and had its big break with the creation of all-male stripper troupe Chippendales in 1979. From boy bands to SNL skits to murder, male stripping has had a sexy, scandalous history. Check it now!