Natalie Imbruglia’s onscreen strip nightmare

Natalie Imbruglia has revealed that she`s scared to bare all onscreen.

London: Aussie singer Natalie Imbruglia has revealed that after auditioning for `Neighbours` as a teenager she was scared to bare all onscreen.

Imbruglia, 34, had found fame in the soap opera when she was just 17, and later launched a successful singing career. She spent years shunning the skimpy outfits often sported by other young female stars, as stripping down to a bikini for her Neighbours tryout left her with a lifelong fear of disrobing for the cameras. But now she has finally overcome her anxiety, and admits she loves the ultra-sexy image she showcases in the video for her new single Want. “It’s a bit racy. I have never done it before. I’m 34 and I’m more confident in myself and I have always believed that you should do these things if you want to but not if you’re forced to,” a news daily quoted her as telling UK TV show `This Morning`. “Early on in my career, when I auditioned for Neighbours, they made me parade up and down in a bikini so I think I went the other way – ‘I’m not doing any of that’. “I just feel in a different place now and it’s on my terms. I’m feeling quite cool with it. And it’s classy!” she added. ANI