Because of her conservative upbringing, Jessica Alba hated recording the "humiliating" naked scene in "Fantastic Four."
Jessica Alba opens up about filming a humiliating nude scene in "Fantastic Four" that she dreaded for weeks, calling it "awful" at Red Sea Festival.
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Jessica Alba is thinking back on one of the more challenging situations she has ever had to shoot.
The 44-year-old "Sin City" actress discussed her part in the 2005 superhero film "Fantastic Four" during an appearance at the Red Sea Film Festival on December 5. She explained why she "dreaded" going nude in one of the scenes.
She remarked, "I thought that was awful," as reported by The New York Post. "In actual life, it was really embarrassing. I am a fairly modest individual and came from a fairly conservative background. For weeks, I feared that scenario. I still have a lot of whiplash from those times.
Her character, Sue Storm, tries to use her new invisibility abilities to slip past a police barrier in the scene, but she reappears halfway through undressing in front of a large crowd.
The film also starred Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis and Ioan Gruffudd as the other members of The Fantastic Four, and the late Julian McMahon as the villain, Dr. Doom. As the only woman in the foursome, Alba felt Sue was someone she "looked up to," adding that while "she was very maternal and very kind," she was not a pushover.
"She had a great moral compass. No matter who you are, you can look up to her," she said. "Oftentimes, the women in these stories need to be saved by a guy or the villain, the problem in the story. This was back then. It’s different now."
Alba went on to play the character again in the 2007 sequel, "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer." The character was later played by Kate Mara in 2015, and Vanessa Kirby in 2025.
Her role in the film not only cemented Alba's position as a leading lady in Hollywood, but is where she met her estranged husband and the father of her children, Cash Warren.
After meeting on the set of the 2005 movie, Warren and Alba got married in May 2008, and welcomed three children together: Honor, 17, Haven, 14, and Hayes, 7. The two were married for 16 years before announcing their separation in January 2025.
"I've been on a journey of self realization and transformation for years – both as an individual and in partnership with Cash," she wrote on Instagram. "I'm proud of how we've grown as a couple and in our marriage over the last 20 years and it's now time for us to embark on a new chapter of growth and evolution as individuals."
Since filing for divorce in February 2025, Alba has flooded her Instagram feed with bikini photos, showing off her revenge body.
Most recently, she posted a series of photos from her trip to Australia, featuring her lying on the sand in a mixed-print bikini, as well as a snap of her bronzed legs and flat stomach with the waves crashing in the background.
"The Queen of Bikinis! One fan commented, "Alba will always be crush," while another said, "The most beautiful woman that ever lived."
She revealed her romance with "Top Gun: Maverick" star Danny Ramirez in another photo dump from her vacation to Australia, posting a picture of the two of them holding hands.
