Julia Roberts has revealed the real reason she won’t do nude scenes.

The actress, 56, has avoided any racy roles and even in her famed role as a prostitute in Pretty Woman, she remained fully clothed.

Interviewed by screenwriter Richard Curtis for her British Vogue cover debut, she has revealed she wants to champion other women who feel pressured to strip off on camera.

Asked if she has ‘any feelings of responsibility to other women’ with her behaviour in her movies, Julia explained: ‘My G-rated career…

‘You know, not to be criticising others’ choices, but for me to not take off my clothes in a movie or be vulnerable in physical ways is a choice that I guess I make for myself.’

Julia Roberts has revealed the real reason she won’t do nude scenes and her surprising link to a  feminist icon as she made her British Vogue cover debut

Asked if she has ‘ any feelings of responsibility to other women’ with her behaviour in her movies, Julia explained: ‘M y G-rated career…’

She added: ‘You know, not to be criticising others’ choices, but for me to not take off my clothes in a movie or be vulnerable in physical ways is a choice that I guess I make for myself’

She went on to reveal that her staunch stance could have something to do with her surprise link to to a feminist icon.

Julia revealed she did her family tree with Finding Your Roots star Dr Henry Gates and declared: ‘I am DNA cousins with Gloria Steinem.’

The Oscar-winning actress previously revealed that she didn’t want to strip off for the sake of her children.

When asked if she would consider doing a nude scene in a film, she said: ‘You know it’s not really what I do, so if you are going ask me to do it, you have to expect it to be toned down. You know, as a mum of three, I feel like that.’

Julia married cameraman Danny Moder in 2002 and welcomed twins Hazel Patricia and Phinnaeus Walter in 2004. There years later they welcomed son Henry.

The radiant redhead went on to credit her husband with keeping her looking youthful as when asked for the key to her looks, she mused: ‘Good genes, leading a life that is fulfilling, and I have said this – and I say it usually as kind of a joke – but I do believe in the love of a good man.

‘I believe that my husband loves me and cares for me in a way that makes me feel deeply, deeply happy. ‘

Julia and Danny met on the set of The Mexican in 2000, where she was acting alongside Brad Pitt, and he was working as a cameraman.

At the time, Julia was dating Benjamin Bratt, while Danny was married to makeup artist Vera Steimberg.

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Even in her famed role as a prostitute in Pretty Woman, she remained fully clothed (pictured in the 1990 romcom)

She went on to reveal that her staunch stance could have something to do with her surprise link to to a feminist icon, explaining she’s DNA cousins with Gloria Steinem (pictured)

‘I could see how wonderful he was, but we were both in relationships at the time, so we were just friends,’ Julia revealed in 2003 during an interview with Oprah Winfrey.

The pair eventually split from their respective partners before romance blossomed.

‘He sorted his whole thing out, separate and apart from me,’ she previously explained to Oprah. ‘And I sorted my life out, separate and apart from him. I think that’s the only reason we were able to ultimately fall in love with each other and be together.’

They tied the knot in 2002 in a secret ceremony at Roberts’ ranch near Taos, New Mexico.

Elsewhere in her chat with Richard, talk turned to their work on 1999 romcom, Notting Hill.

While it may be one of the biggest films of her career, the actress confessed she was initially reluctant to accept the role.

She admitted: ‘Honestly, one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to do was your movie [Notting Hill, 1999], playing a movie actress. I was so uncomfortable!

‘I mean, we’ve talked about this so many times, but I almost didn’t take the part because it just seemed – oh, it just seemed so awkward. I didn’t even know how to play that person.’

Julia married cameraman Danny Moder in 2002 (pictured 2014) and welcomed twins Hazel Patricia and Phinnaeus Walter in 2004. There years later they welcomed son Henry

Elsewhere in her chat with Richard, talk turned to their work on 1999 romcom, Notting Hill and Julia revealed she wore her own clothes for the iconic ‘I’m just a girl’ scene (pictured)

Julia added that she ‘loathed’ dressing up as a Hollywood star for the part and ended up wearing her own clothes for the iconic ‘I’m just a girl’ scene with Hugh Grant.

She explained: ‘My driver, lovely Tommy, I sent him back to my flat that morning. I said, “Go into my bedroom and grab this, this and this out of my closet.”

‘And it was my own flip-flops and my cute little blue velvet skirt and a T-shirt and my cardigan.’

When she wasn’t learning her lines or running scenes, Julia kept busy on set by knitting a blanket, which she eventually gave to Richard at the premiere as a gift for his daughter Scarlett.