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

The Hollywood actress – who played Miranda Frost opposite Pierce Brosnan in the 2002 movie Die Another Day – insisted while she had no issue with steamy scenes in the movie, she wasn’t willing to do so before she’d landed the role.

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, 46, was cast in a production of Hitchcock Blonde which required her to walk across the stage in the ɴuᴅᴇ.

Rosamund Pike was asked to strip to her underwear during her audition for the James Bond film Die Another Day (pictured in the film alongside Pierce Brosnan)

The Hollywood actress (pictured last month) insisted while she had no issue with steamy scenes in the movie, she wasn’t willing to do so before she’d landed the role

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’.

Rosamund went onto admit 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’.

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

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‘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.’

The Saltburn actress’ appearance comes after she opened up about overcoming self-judgment, the power of storytelling and even her romantic side as she graced the latest cover issue.

Rosamund – who played iconic personalities as physicist Marie Curie and journalist Marie Colvin – detailed the often ‘traumatic’ process of playing real life character. 

‘I’ve played a lot of real people, and that can be traumatic – going deep into someone’s soul to try and portray them honestly and live their life more than your own,’ she said.

‘I need to step away from the cauldron, as it were. I need to go back to reality.’

Flaunting an array of impressive biopic roles throughout the years, the English star said about balancing a hectic schedule: ‘I’m longing for time to be idle at the moment.’

Yet, the Golden Globe winner admitted she is keen to shift into comedy, adding: ‘I’m so romantic. 

‘I’m excitable, and I love to laugh, but I convince in the dramatic, serious roles. People don’t see the girlishness in me.’