Rosamund Pike was asked to strip to her underwear during her 'James Bond' audition

She told Harper's Bazaar UK magazine: "In the Bond audition, I was asked to unzip and drop the dress I was wearing, to just stand there in underwear.

"And I thought, 'Well, no, I'll be doing that if I get the part. I won't be doing that now.'

She recalled refusing the request, and added: "I don't know what possessed me."

The following year, Rosamund was cast in a production of 'Hitchcock Blonde', which required her to walk across the stage in the nude.

She said: "There was a moment of, 'F***, they've given me this absolute stellar part, but it involves nudity.'

"I was taken for a very considerate, you might say, lunch by the director to say, 'Are you aware of this?' "

She insisted the meeting wasn't necessary as the director "knew exactly what was on the table, which was a brilliant role in a fantastic new play".

She didn't feel like she could turn down that particular scene, although she did make a request for a different moment in the play.

She explained: "After killing her husband, my character brings his body in and she's meant to be naked.

"I requested a dressing gown, which I got. I've usually spent my career being more clothed than was initially on the page."

Last month, Rosamund revealed she was worried about her nipple tape injuring co-star Pierce while they filmed a love scene for 'Die Another Day'.

She told 'David Tennant Does A Podcast With': "We have this clinch, and then we separate, and I look at this body tape and the nipple covers and they're covered in hair. And I think, 'Oh my God, I'm waxing Pierce's chest'.

"I was so mortified. I thought, 'Oh my God, he's so brave, and I'm pulling off his chest hair with every embrace.'

"And of course, it took a couple of takes to realise it was not him. It was the fake fur of the rugs adorning the swan bed. I literally thought I was waxing the poor man's chest."