Dec 29, 2006, 8:00 GMT
Bond girl Caterina Murino loves riding horses semi-naked.
Italian actress Caterina Murino (L) and British actor Daniel Craig EPA/CLAUDIO PERI
The former model, who plays Solange in the latest 007 film 'Casino Royale', says wearing a bikini while riding a horse in the film cured her fear of the animals.
Caterina said: "I didn't want to film the scene at first because I had fallen off a horse in a previous film. Then a friend said, 'Caterina, you'll go down in cinema history as the Bond girl who rode a horse in a bikini.'
"So I decided to have a go, I started training and I loved it. Now I ride a horse every week!"
The 32-year-old brunette admits she worried that becoming a Bond girl could ruin her career.
She said: "The kiss of Bond is very deadly. You have to be careful. It is very enjoyable but there is a price to pay."
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