She had to make sure her body was in perfect shape for a nerve racking nude scene in her forthcoming movie.And Olivia Wilde gave beach goers a taste of what to expect as she stripped down to a bikini at a Los Angeles beach.
The 26-year-old House star swam in the sea, in a break from filming Cowboys and Aliens alongside Harrison Ford and Daniel Craig.
Earlier this month, the actress discussed her nude scene for the film which tells the story of how aliens invade a small town in the American West.
‘We did a scene where I'm naked in front of a group of a couple hundred Apache,’ she told the Toronto sun. ‘Pretty amazing, pretty interesting."Wilde plays Ella, a young woman who teams up with Craig's mysterious gunslinger against the alien invasion.
Doctor in the House: Olivia Wilde stars as Dr Remy Hadley in the hit medical series
Doctor in the House: Olivia Wilde stars as Dr Remy Hadley in the hit medical television series
‘I do kick ass in this,’ the actress added. ‘I love doing action movies. This movie is so much fun for me.’
Wilde, who is married to Italian Tao Ruspoli, is usually seen starring alongside Hugh Laurie in hit TV medical series House where she plays Dr Remy Hadley.
Paul Dano, Sam Rockwell and Keith Carradine co-star in Cowboys and Aliens which will be released next July.
