Jenny McCarthy says her Playboy photoshoot is "gorgeous and classy".

The 39-year-old Hollywood star has posed nude for the adult magazine's July/August cover. Jenny is thrilled with the pictures and claims they are more elegant than many images of stars in raunchy outfits.

"I'm really proud of it," she told People. "The pictures are really gorgeous and classy. They could be out of W magazine. They're really elegant. It's probably a lot more sophisticated than a lot of the stuff you'd see of people with their clothes on."

Jenny began her career in 1993 as a nude model for Playboy and was later named the publication's Playmate of the Year.

The blonde beauty was happy to be invited back to pose for the magazine and claims she adopted a relaxed attitude before her latest shoot.

"The one thing I like about Playboy is they don't have the anorexic look. The women are voluptuous. So I didn't really want to diet," she added. "I just wanted to tone up."

Jenny's photoshoot for Playboy is available on newsstands in the US from Friday.