She is no doubt one of the most high profile and controversial stars to agree to grace the magazine's front cover.
But Lindsay Lohan’s Playboy cover shot big reveal has been thwarted and a picture of the upcoming issue has been leaked online.
The 25-year-old actress is seen straddling a Playboy bunny shaped chair which manages to cover her modesty, but reveals the curve of her breasts.
Leaked: Someone took a snap of the front cover of the Playboy magazine featuring Lindsay Lohan in the nude
Wearing just a pair of black high heels, Lindsay has her hair in big blonde curls falling around her shoulders, and she is seen pouting into the camera with bright red lips, matching her seat and the curtains in the backdrop.
Lindsay, who was reportedly paid $1million for the shoot, had planned to reveal her nude cover on the Ellen DeGeneres show on December 15.
Blonde bombshell: The 25-year-old has been keeping a low profile of late and was seen leaving the Ken Paves hair salon in Los Angeles on Monday
Glamour girl: Lindsay, seen here at two red carpet events is said to have been paid
The actress had to pose for the magazine photographers twice, as the original attempt did not satisfy Playboy boss Hugh Hefner.
Speaking about the snaps which appear in the January/ February issue of the magazine, Hefner spoke about the inspiration behind the racy shots.
He said: 'It's a classic tribute, inspired by the original Tom Kelley nude pictorial of Marilyn Monroe. [It's] classy, very classy,' the New York Post reported.
Oh la la: The Playboy cover isn't the first time that Lindsay has stripped off for a magazine and the actress bared all for New York magazine in 2008
'It turned out very well. I would say that I had some reservations early on, but after a couple of false steps, everybody came on board and it's going to be very exciting,' Hefner added.
At the time Lindsay posed for the photos, Dina Lohan, Lindsay's mother said the shoot was 'tastefully done'.
Speaking to The Insider's Christina McLarty she said: 'It was an opportunity for her and she's done thousands and thousands of covers, so this was just something...she's 25 now. It was just something that was her decision...we have a contractual say in how far it goes and her and Mr. Hefner will decide.'
Offering their opinion: Playboy boss Hugh Hefner said the shoot was 'classy' and Dina said they were 'tastefully done'
Dina continued: 'She'll pick five covers, he'll pick the one, but she has a say. I don't want to get into the contract, but it will be tastefully done.'
This is not the first time that Lindsay has bared all for a magazine, in 2008 she covered herself in just a sheer pink scarf posing on the front of New York magazine.
Lindsay has been keeping a fairly low profile of late and last month she spent just four and a half hours in jail, after being released early from her 30-day sentence, due to overcrowding.
The sentence also requires Lohan to undergo 18 psychotherapy sessions and appear monthly at court hearings between December 2011 and March 2012, she also has to complete more community service.
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