Ashley Jones plays waitress/shape-shifter Daphne Landry on HBO’s hit vampire series “True Blood.” But, the 33-year-old actress almost missed out on the career-making part due to an inexplicable fear of nudity. Fortunately, the need for rent money helped her get over those pesky self-respect issues.

She tells FHM U.K.:

When we got down to the final auditions I thought I wouldn’t get the part as the other two girls I was up against said they were okay with the nudity and I wasn’t comfortable in getting everything out.

But luckily they went with me, it just meant that I had sign off on the nakedness. I was fine with being shot from the back and showing a bit of butt, but I got to see each shot and could veto anything I didn’t like.

Way to flip-flop there, Ashley! But, hey, whatever gets you to drop trou is a good thing.

Jones can be seen in the May issue of FHM U.K. magazine.

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