Coronation Street’s Shobna Gulati poses as ‘topless Katy Perry’

Emulating Kate Perry’s pose of topless shoot for magazine ‘Esquire’, the ‘Coronation Street’ actress Shobna Gulati went topless for a steamy photoshoot. Contrary to Shobna’s character in ‘Coronation Street’ where she plays a long-suffering wife of corner shop owner Dev, she posed in an ultra modern getup.

Breaking free from her somber image of a housewife, the 44-year-old actress donned the new look with topless pose and stunned her million viewers who have seen her as simple Sunita Alahan in the show.

Shobna poses like the I Kissed A Girl singer in little more than a black satin girdle and strappy patent sandals in the new issue of Now magazine, and she is absolutely stunning for 44-year-old. However, despite her stunning looks, Shobna maintains that Katy's body confidence far more superior than hers.

Shobna said that she felt that she has to learn a lot from American women, as they are just happy in their skin. However, she opined that if she managed to look like Katy Perry, she would be more than happy. Shobna revealed that an ex-boyfriend had made her feel uncomfortable with baring her flesh.

Shobna revealed: 'I have to say, some men are very unkind to women. I had an ex-partner who said that my body was damaged because I'd had a baby. Or he'd point at my tummy and go: "I can see your gut."'

Shobna first appeared as Sunita in Corrie in 2001. She left in 2006 after her character discovered her husband Dev had carried out multiple affairs behind her back. However, her character returned to the soap and got back together with Dev ealier this year.