Witherspoon 'prudish' about sexuality

Actress Reese Witherspoon is so "prudish" when it comes to sexuality, she even dislikes seeing women flash their midriffs.

The Legally Blonde beauty admits she was even horrified when she had to show some cleavage in her upcoming movie Vanity Fair.

She says: "When Mira (Nair, director of Vanity Fair) starts talking about bosoms and heaving flesh, I start to sweat. There's something about overt sexuality... I'm all about trying to make movies that have nothing to do with my body. I'm prudish and nervous."

Reese, 28, even admits seeing other women bare their midriffs makes her uncomfortable.

She adds: "Like women on the cover of hootchy-kootchy magazines. The way I was brought up, I wasn't allowed to wear black, and I wasn't allowed to wear bikinis. And I was only allowed to wear two shades of lipstick - peach or pink. It was all about what was appropriate."

Reese is also adamant she'll never rely on her beauty to further her career - and she'd rather "drink bleach than have cut arms".