Ashley Tisdale Goes Nude in Allure

I'm not a kid anymore! Courtesy of Allure

She brought her mom to the shoot.

Ashley Tisdale needed approval (and moral support) during her nude shoot for Allure, so who was her mystery set guest? Her mother, of course! The actress said that she wants her mom to approve of her work, which is why she invited her.

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"I've always wanted to be sure my parents approve of what I do," Ashley explained. "Even with my tattoos, my mom went with me. The 'believe' tattoo is because my mom always told me to believe."

It's interesting that Miss Tisdale is trying to cultivate a more mature reputation, but she's still toting her mother along to her shoots not just for support, but for approval! That's a little contradictory, wouldn't you say?

Ashley's picture is gorg, but she made it clear that she has a chip on her shoulder about being thought of as young. Doesn't she know that Hollywood can do that to a girl? At least she wasn't playing a frumpy character, and got crystallized as such. It could be worse.

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"I'm 25, almost 26, but people think of me as much younger because I look young," Tisdale said. "Being in this shoot was me saying, 'I'm not just the young girl everybody thinks I am. I'm actually a woman.'"

Do you think that Ashley Tisdale will let it go now, or will she continue to try to "prove" to us that she's a woman, not a silly, singing teen? Cell phone nude pic scandal in 3...2...1...