The Naked Truth Reported by Kate Sullivan
Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier
At 43, Messing's decision to pose nude came from a natural process of self-acceptance.
"Once you have a child, once you pass 40, you have a different relationship with your body," she said.
"I love my body in a way I never have before." And the parts she loves the most? "My shoulders, clavicle, and chest," she explains. "I started out in dance—there's something beautiful about a dancer's upper body. I love strapless dresses."