Shailene Woodley has insisted she wasn't bothered about baring all in her new film White Bird In A Blizzard.

The Divergent actress appears nude in several scenes in the indie project, but revealed that she didn't mind as it wasn't gratuitous and worked for the movie, reported Us Weekly.

Shailene - who plays a teenager going through a sexual awakening - said the intimate scenes felt "very truthful".

"I feel like it lent itself to this movie. It wasn't exploitative," added the 22-year-old.

"There's nothing that bothers me about seeing people have intimate scenes in films. [If] The woman has clothes on, has full make-up, and the man has boxers - that's just not how it works."

Shailene said she likes that the dramatic thriller - which was directed by Gregg Araki and also stars former Bond girl Eva Green - explores sexuality in young people in a realistic way.

"My opinion is that intimacy is a natural part of being a human being. Especially when you're young, you're exploring that part of yourself for the first time," she said.

"I think that a lot of films that have young people in them don't often explore that factor for various reasons. But I do love Gregg's films in that way. Because they are truthful and they're daring. Especially this one."