Kate Beckinsale

platinum_girly · Dec 14, 2011

Kate Beckinsale graces the cover of Redbooks January issue.

Heres what the 38-year-old Underworld: Awakening star had to share with the mag:

On nude scenes: I think its worse nowadays, because you do something like that and somebody immediately makes a five-times as long feature on YouTube to rock music, and they play it over and over again. Im not averse to doing a nude scene, but it would have to be something I felt I could really argue for in front of my daughter, and so far that hasnt happened.

On her husband, director Len Wiseman: Were just a good couple. Having a husband whos comfortable being very affectionate is important. Women do well with that. If the husband is very loving, the wife blossoms, and everybodys fine.

On time away from work: I was at home. Weve got a kind of unconventional family situation, with two dads, and Ive always been the constant parent, the one who is here. Even if Im working, its me. So if anything ripples the water, then its important to be home. My daughter is about to be 13, and I realize how fleeting time is. I was happy to be around Lily to talk about her day when she got home.

Also pictured: Kate leaving Fred Segal on Wednesday (December 7) in West Hollywood.

Source: JustJared

platinum_girly · Dec 15, 2011

Host the DeLeon Tequila Tidal Issue Dinner with FLAUNT magazine at the SLS Hotel in LA December 13, 2011:

Source: StarStyle

Swanky · Dec 15, 2011

her waves/curls are always so perfect - she's so pretty!
When her hair's up she resembles Marisa Tomei.

Sweetpea83 · Dec 15, 2011

She's so pretty..her hair is gorgeous, too..

Kimm992 · Dec 15, 2011

I would kill for her hair!!

platinum_girly · Dec 15, 2011

Kate Beckinsale stays warm in a long sweater and scarf while shopping on Tuesday (December 13) in Beverly Hills, Calif.

The 38-year-old actress, who covers Redbooks January 2012 issue, shared why shes attracted to action roles.

[They're an] incredible opportunity. Here I am with a gun; here I am on a wire; here I am learning gymnastics. I remember turning up in Budapest my first day of filming, running along a subway with a couple of guns. I thought I was going to die, I was so scared, Kate told the mag about filming Underworld: Awakening.

But I very much wanted to play roles that were not just the girl taking a shower, the girl who was getting beaten, or just the girl, she added. Now Im someone who goes to Comic-Con - someone who knows what Comic-Con is!