Overview

• Stern marked Sturm der Liebe’s 20-year anniversary with a nude Playboy shoot captured in South Africa that was kept secret from most of her castmates
• She framed the images as a protest against unsolicited judgments and frequent career advice to undergo breast augmentation
• The 46-year-old star describes her natural body as a gift she refuses to subject to unnecessary surgery
• Only her partner Jonathan Beck, her family and colleague Tanja Lanäus were informed in advance, leaving the rest of the series’ team surprised by the reveal
• Stern advocates for acting schools to teach women strategies for handling external critiques of their appearance