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SEE VIDEO: Michelle Ryan: I’d never strip for a lads' mag

The ex-EastEnders actress has resisted temptation…

When Michelle Ryan quit her role as Zoe Slater in EastEnders, she could have copied other ex-soap starlets and stripped for a lads' mag like Nuts.

Instead, the 23-year-old kept her dignity and won the role of the Bionic Woman in a US remake of the 70s TV classic show.

Good move, Michelle. So what stopped her baring her flesh for the cameras?

‘Partly, I was body-conscious,’ she tells The Independent Magazine.

‘I think you have to be uber-confident to be taking your clothes off the whole time. In a way, I really admire people who can do that.

‘I was always wary of doing the whole lads’ mag thing anyway. If you’re constantly taking your clothes off, I don’t see how it’s possible for people to cast you in serious stuff.’

Quite. But now Michelle's in the best shape she's ever been, shooting the first 13 episodes of her new series.

‘They get me to do about an hour and a half of physical training every morning,' she reveals. 'And I’m in pretty much every scene, so the shoot is hardcore.’

Oh, Lord, the lads' mags will want you with a desperation now, girl.

See video of Michelle Ryan as the Bionic Woman.

Claire Williams