That certainly ought to raise awareness! Nina Dobrev poses topless to show her support for Obamacare

By Anna Edwards and Iona Kirby

PUBLISHED: 12:38 EST, 4 October 2013 | UPDATED: 16:43 EST, 4 October 2013


Nina Dobrev has joined a host of celebrities rallying support for the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.

But the actress chose a way of encouraging people to sign up that would ensure everyone paid attention.

The Vampire Diaries star posed topless for a photo on her WhoSay account.

Showing her support: Nina Dobrev went topless to encourage people to sign up for health insurance as part of the Affordable Care Act

Showing her support: Nina Dobrev went topless to encourage people to sign up for health insurance as part of the Affordable Care Act

In the black and white shot, the 24-year-old pouts with just a cardboard sign that reads ‘#getcovered’ protecting her modesty.

'I'm Canadian. We have healthcare for all,' Nina wrote alongside the sexy image.

'If you don’t have insurance go and #GetCovered, Because w/o it, you're naked.'

Encouraging: Lady Gaga held up a homemade sign as she urged her Twitter followers to join the health plan

Encouraging: Lady Gaga held up a homemade sign as she urged her Twitter followers to join the health plan

Star-studded support: Amy Poehler joined fellow celebrities to encourage people to check out Obamacare

Star-studded support: Amy Poehler joined fellow celebrities to encourage people to check out Obamacare

Nina is the latest in a line of stars including Lady Gaga, Olivia Wilde, Amy Poehler and the cast of Revenge to post photos of themselves holding signs in a bid to get as many people to sign up for the health insurance immediately.

Singer John Legend and Pharrell were joined by actresses Alyssa Milano and Kerry Washington were among entertainers reaching out to young adults to spark their interest in the new subsidized health plans.

The administration aims to sign up at least 2.7 million young, healthy Americans in Obamacare's insurance plans in their first year to offset the costs of sicker beneficiaries.

'It took hours': Olivia Wilde joked that her cardboard sign was difficult to make

'It took hours': Olivia Wilde joked that her cardboard sign was difficult to make

Get informed: Kate Bosworth urged her fans to learn about the healthcare insurance marketplace and get covered

Get informed: Kate Bosworth urged her fans to learn about the healthcare insurance marketplace and get covered

'If you want to make sense of the whole healthcare thing, or just want to #GetCovered, check out http://www.healthcare.gov #KnowYourOptions,' the rock band Pearl Jam tweeted to its more than 2 million followers on Tuesday.

Heavy web traffic and technical glitches stalled many of the new insurance exchange sites at their launch on Tuesday, suggesting a slow start to the six-month enrollment period.

In the first 24 hours of the act's enrollment, 4.7 million unique visitors visited the online healthcare marketplaces, 190,000 phoned call centers, and 104,000 requested to use the web chat function, the Department of Health and Human told MSNBC.

Teaming up: Emily VanCamp shared this photo of herself and other Revenge cast members quickly followed suit

Teaming up: Emily VanCamp shared this photo of herself and other Revenge cast members quickly followed suit

Selling it with a smile: Pharrell was amongst the stars showing his support with a photo and a homemade sign

Selling it with a smile: Pharrell was amongst the stars showing his support with a photo and a homemade sign

The administration went ahead with the launch despite a federal government shutdown precipitated by Republican efforts to delay the healthcare law's implementation.

'F the shutdown. The Health Insurance Marketplace is now open in every state. Don't wait another day to #GetCovered!' singer Legend tweeted Tuesday morning to his 4.8 million followers.

Celebrity following: Obamacare has the support of lots of stars who are pushing it on social media platforms

Celebrity following: Obamacare has the support of lots of stars who are pushing it on social media platforms

Obamacare opponents, led by Republican lawmakers, sent messages about the #trainwreck of a law they say was not ready to take effect.

Along with the #GetCovered hashtag, the shutdown was also a popular Twitter topic on Tuesday, with the phrases #governmentshutdown and #DearCongress trending on the micro-blogging site.

Comedy website Funny or Die also released a video of bicycle crashes and other mishaps to its nearly 7 million followers, with the message that everybody gets hurt sometimes, so get coverage.

The Funny or Die production president, Mike Farah, had joined a White House meeting in July to discuss how to use pop culture to persuade young Americans to sign up.

Comedian John Hodgman and actress Martha Plimpton converted their Twitter streams into Obamacare forums on Tuesday.

Plimpton retweeted messages from her followers saying what they like about the law, while Hodgman's stream included young adults tweeting about health problems they had encountered.

'Young people: sign up for healthcare. Take it from me--YOU ARE NOT IMMORTAL,' Hodgman tweeted to his more than 900,000 followers.

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remember if there successful actress and actors they are the 1% not regular people who want fare responsible laws not the secret behind the scenes garbage pelosie and reid cooked up and voted on without letting the american public or the republican party see or participate in

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I sure hope some brave person in our government calls for an investigation into just what kind of tax breaks these lizard people got for misleading the mouth breathers.

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I really want to know how much Obama's camp 'encouraged' these celebrities to support Obamacare.

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i really like nina dobrev... but is she even american??

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#getoveryourself.

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Taking your clothes off to support a political issue???? Doesn't she ever want a decent man to marry her. These Hollywood types have hay for brains. Obama has sorghum, hay, corn, oats and anything else but brains.

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What a joke

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Add these to the list of liberal nimrods not to support. When one of them are in a movie I want to see I buy a ticket to a different movie and theater hop. Death of 100.000.000 cuts.

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Desperate men do desperate things. This propaganda-blitz appears to be a call to be responsible and use a condom prior experiencing the carnal knowledge by the Obamacare! Let's hope for the ultimate climax to overcome the sticker shock.

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Desperate men do desperate things. This charade/propaganda looks more like urging the public to use a condom prior to experiencing the carnal knowledge by the Obamacare.

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