The former ‘O.C.’ actress claims several directors have wanted her to appear naked in their films, but she has remained “strong-willed” and refused to take her clothes off.

She said: “They like to put in nudity wherever they can. But I’m pretty strong-willed and believe it can be avoided.”

Just as the 29-year-old beauty has difficulty with on-screen nudity, she also claims it is more awkward to shoot love scenes with a boyfriend than an actor you don’t know.

Rachel – who starred with her ex-fiance Hayden Christensen in the movie ‘Jumper’ and was in a three-year relationship with her ‘O.C.’ co-star Adam Brody – told the Daily Record newspaper: “Doing a love scene with someone that you’re involved with is more awkward than doing a love scene with someone you’re not dating.

“Either way, it’s definitely weird though. It’s certainly not normal to kiss a guy in front of 10 other guys and a camera.”

Rachel also believes her life has taken a different path to Mischa Barton – who she starred alongside in ‘The O.C.’ – because she was older when she took on the role of Summer Roberts.

She said: “I was 21 when the ‘The O.C.’ started, Mischa was 16.

“I can’t imagine dealing with that kind of success at that age. My life may have been very different had I started out that young.”

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The former ‘O.C.’ star was placed under an involuntary psychiatric hold earlier this year but says she appreciated the chance to take time out and reassess her life.

She said: “I went to the hospital because of pain with my wisdom teeth and I ended up getting ‘put in’, but that’s because I was so overwhelmingly stressed out and upset.

“I think it was my teeth and the stress of having a new job and travelling. I was miserable. Actresses aren’t given the time to recover after stuff like that – you’re expected to bounce back from surgery and work right away again.

“I was shocked it went that far but I think it was necessary for me to take that time out. I’m so much more settled and calm now.

“Ultimately, it was a positive thing.”

Despite the stigma associated with mental health issues, Mischa insists lots of people suffer from disorders and are hospitalised.

She added to Heat magazine: “It’s something that could’ve happened to  anyone – going into hospital and having a bad experience then being held on an involuntary psychiatric hold. It happens to more people than you’d know. It’s a common thing.”

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