'I need therapy': Eva Green insists she's really shy even though she has appeared nude in several of her films as she talks to W magazine

By Mckenna Aiello For Dailymail.com

Published: 13:48 EST, 27 June 2016 | Updated: 17:21 EST, 27 June 2016

She's no stranger to baring it all on the big screen, appearing completely in the buff for films like 300: Rise of an Empire and Sin City: A Dame to Kill For. 

But it's Eva Green's real life personality - which she describes as 'so shy '- that makes her penchant for nudity that much more unusual.

Speaking to W Magazine for their August 2016 issue, the actress described the conundrum as, 'very paradoxical.'

Absolutely stunning: Speaking to W Magazine for their August 2016 issue,  Eva Green described her penchant for exposing her body in films, 'very paradoxical'

Absolutely stunning: Speaking to W Magazine for their August 2016 issue,  Eva Green described her penchant for exposing her body in films, 'very paradoxical'

The 35-year-old French beauty went on: 'I am so shy, and, at the same time, I kind of expose myself literally to thousands of people. I don’t really understand why I do that.

'I need to go through therapy!' 

Green first found fame in 2003's The Dreamers, a provocative role that led her to starring opposite Daniel Craig in the James Bond flick Casino Royale in 2006. 

After initially turning down an audition because she thought her bikini-clad character ran the risk of being one-dimensional, a closer look revealed 'that she was sensitive and full of secrets. I could understand that.'

Show-stopper: On the cover, the French beauty offers a dramatically contrasting look between her cerulean blue eyes and raven tresses

Show-stopper: On the cover, the French beauty offers a dramatically contrasting look between her cerulean blue eyes and raven tresses

Dark: In one photo from the spread, Eva channels the Victorian Era in a pair of lace up boots and waist-shrinking corset 

Dark: In one photo from the spread, Eva channels the Victorian Era in a pair of lace up boots and waist-shrinking corset 

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She's the latest cover girl for W magazine, and Eva Green struck a pose in high fashion designs from Gucci to Roberto Cavalli.

But it was this striking image that really stole our attention. The Penny Dreadful star donned a Marc Jacobs blouse with an oversized bow, a Saint Laurent belt and a couture hat by Ellen Christine.

Her all black ensemble was completed with a pair of knee high boots also by Marc Jacobs. The sky high stompers had a huge platform heel and tiny buckles that went up the front.

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And in addition to her more sultry scenes, Eva - whose cover features a dramatically contrasting look between her cerulean blue eyes and raven tresses - finds another commonplace theme in her roles that she can't seem to wrap her head around. 

'I die in a lot of movies. I don’t know why - it’s one of the unusual things about my career.

'I guess it’s a big rehearsal for the inevitable,' she mused.  

Up next: After wrapping her Showtime horror series Penny Dreadful earlier this month, Green has since turned her attention towards starring in Tim Burton's forthcoming Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children

Up next: After wrapping her Showtime horror series Penny Dreadful earlier this month, Green has since turned her attention towards starring in Tim Burton's forthcoming Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children

After wrapping her Showtime horror series Penny Dreadful earlier this month, Green has since turned her attention towards starring in Tim Burton's forthcoming Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children. 

In the dark flick, which is out September 30, the actress takes on the role of a therianthropic caretaker for children with unusual powers. 

Of the role she says: 'Miss Peregrine is like a dark Mary Poppins. She has the ability to manipulate time and uses her powers to protect the children. 

'Miss Peregrine will kill for them. And she does! Which was fun.' 

Bond Girl: The actress with Daniel Craig in the 2006 hit film Casino Royale

Bond Girl: The actress with Daniel Craig in the 2006 hit film Casino Royale

Quite versatile: Eva also starred as clairvoyant seductress Vanessa Ives in Showtime's Penny Dreadful. She landed a Best Actress nomination at the 2016 Golden Globes for her work on the series

Quite versatile: Eva also starred as clairvoyant seductress Vanessa Ives in Showtime's Penny Dreadful. She landed a Best Actress nomination at the 2016 Golden Globes for her work on the series

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