Natasha Alam, Stephen Moyer in Playboy

Natasha Alam, a new cast member on True Blood this season, is Playboy’s July cover girl. Natasha plays Yvetta, the dancer who catches Eric’s (and Pam’s) eye in this minisode, and reveals that she struggled a little with the nudity required for the role.

“I’d never done nudity. I had to overcome a few things in my head to do it,” she tells Playboy. “[Then] here comes Alexander Skarsgard. He drops his robe, and he’s not wearing a sock — nothing. He’s just totally out there, walking around as if nothing’s going on. I was like, ‘If he can do it, I can do it.'”

Natasha also expresses some admiration for, Pam (Kristin Bauer). “She’s got that kind of witty sexuality and nastiness about her. She’s really sexy and she’s got big beautiful lips.”

In addition to the 8-page pictorial with Natasha, this issue of Playboy features an interview with True Blood star Stephen Moyer.