Emmy Rossum, the star of Shameless, is definitely living up to her television show’s name. Rossum posed topless in a series of provocative pictures for the January issue of Esquire magazine.

Despite her sexy photos, Rossum says she is actually a really down-to-earth geek chick. She admits that she has almost ran around her house naked, but has never once traveled down the road that most celebrities do, with drugs, and she gives all the thanks to how she was raised by her mother.

“I would say there was a lot of openness in the house–but no drugs, no alcohol,” she said. “To this day, I’ve never done a hard drug. I’ve never done cocaine, I’ve never done heroin, I’ve never done Ecstasy, which is literally everywhere. It just was never interesting to me. The feeling of being out of control or doing anything that could potentially harm me was just not my cup of tea,” she continued. “I would literally rather run down the street naked and I’ve done almost that.”

Rhymes with Possum…and with Awesome: @EmmyRossum http://t.co/ebWI2HF3uO pic.twitter.com/6R7Db1yFXd

— Esquire Magazine (@Esquiremag) December 11, 2013

Rossum also discussed the recent event that put her life back into perspective. “It’s amazing how things can be put into perspective for you so easily. Last weekend, I was pulling out of my house, and I saw a body in the road and blood everywhere. This guy had been hit by a car,” she explains. “I called 911 and stayed with him. You see how lucky you are to just be alive. All the Hollywood bulls–t and accolades and money really doesn’t matter. It just gives you a slightly nicer house and slightly nicer food and slightly shinier hair.”

Are you sitting down??? Cuz I am. @esquire @esquirelat pic.twitter.com/m4iPDkHuMz

— Emmy Rossum (@emmyrossum) December 4, 2013

Meowie-wowie… another pic by @johnrussophoto for @Esquiremag @esquirelat http://t.co/1mCmceMz55 "me siento sexy cuando soy feliz"

— Emmy Rossum (@emmyrossum) December 4, 2013

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