Michelle Keegan has hinted at her regret over taking part in racy photoshoots during her Coronation Street days.
The actress was just 20-years-old when she landed the part of Tina McIntyre on the ITV soap, a role she kept for for six years between 2008 and 2014.
Now 33, Michelle has been reflecting on her career so far in an interview with Cosmopolitan magazine.
"It wasn't something that I necessarily really wanted to do. I remember feeling very shy because I was really young," she said of appearing in the lads mags.
"But I thought it came as part of being on TV.
"Now that I'm older, I realise that it is OK to say no to something that you don't feel 100 per cent happy with. You don't have to do it because you think you have to do it."
But the Our Girl and Brassic star was quick to point out it wasn't anything to do with pressure from Corrie.
"I will say, this is no reflection on Coronation Street," Michelle, who hails from Stockport, added.
"I had a brilliant network and team and the PR team were fabulous and really looked after me and it was a different time back then. Everyone did it at that time."
Michelle also discussed the constant 'unfair' questioning she receives on when she will start a family with husband Mark Wright.
A few years ago it didn't bother me and I answered the question, but now I think, 'I don’t need to answer that' because nobody knows what goes on behind closed doors," she said.
"I remember when I finished Our Girl people were like, 'is it because you're going off to have a baby?'
"I know for a fact if Mark finished a job, nobody would as him if he was going to have a baby.
"It's not fair. It does make me feel frustrated."
The release of Michelle's interview comes after Heart Radio presenter Mark revealed that the couple want children, and they've already picked out a name for their future daughter.
