The 30-year-old, who boasts a 34E cup size, will pose for arty and tasteful nude shots on a shoot in the Mediterranean later this month.

Kelly, 31, is in Los Angeles doing screen tests and auditions before embarking on promotional work ahead of the release of her new film Piranha 3D which is due for release in August.

Kelly Brook stepped out in Santa Monica yesterday in a leopard print mini dress that put her long, lean legs on show.

But it was just a small glimpse of what fans are set to see when she strips off for Playboy later this year.

The 30-year-old, who also features in FHM this month, will pose for arty and tasteful nude shots on a shoot in the Mediterranean later this month.

Her agent Jonathan Shalit told the Mail Online that Kelly was delighted to have been chosen.

The actress and glamour model has signed a half-a-million dollar deal to pose naked for the publication later this year.

He said: 'She's absolutely thrilled. It's such a great honour for her, especially when you think about the icons that have graced the cover of the magazine over the years.'

These include Marilyn Monroe, who appeared on the very first cover in 1953 after it was founded by Hugh Hefner in his kitchen in his Chicago home.

Kelly is currently in Los Angeles with boyfriend Danny Cipriani where she is set to promote her new 3D film Piranha.