In October we learned the sad news that Tara Reid would be posing for Playboy magazine and today we get our first look at her Playboy coverphoto for the massive January/February double issue. Reid, who once swore she would never pose for Playboy, now voices her pride for stripping down for the mag:

Tara Reid has overcome her botched plastic surgery insecurities by stripping down to pose for the upcoming issue of Playboy magazine. Dressed in a cropped tuxedo shirt, fishnet stockings and black lace bra, the “American Pie” actress seductively poses on the cover of the magazine’s “massive double” January/February issue. Despite previous reports the actress would be posing in the buff, Reid says she appears only topless in the pictorial. “I’m in my 30s now. I feel like I’m at the best age in my life, mentally, spiritually, physically, of how I feel,” she told WPIX Channel 11 News. “I’m proud of it.” However, the 33-year-old actress wasn’t always so proud of her body. A bungled 2004 liposuction procedure and breast augmentation left her with scars that she previously said would keep her from ever posing for the magazine. “I know there are problems with my stomach. There are bumps on it, it’s uneven, but it’s not that bad. My stomach scars are my battle wounds,” she told the magazine In Touch Weekly at the time. But now, Reid, who underwent reconstructive surgery in 2006 to repair the damage, is showing off her newfound confidence. According to the mag, the actress was reportedly nervous when she shot the pictorial in October at a private residence in Santa Monica, Calif. However, she became more comfortable as the day went on. “She was a bit insecure about her body when they first started,” said an insider. “She looked great and finally got into the groove.”

It is a happy day indeed when Tara Reid gets her groove back. I guess the old adage Never Say Never rings true once again. I truly hope this Playboy pictorial does good things for Tara‘s career … considering that she doesn’t really have a career anymore, it can only get better, right? I commend her for getting over the insecurities she endured after suffering her botched plastic surgeries but, to be honest, I’m not really all that interested in seeing just how confident she really is. Good for her for scoring Playboy‘s cover, tho. I guess dreams really do come true.

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