Oscar-winning Angels in America star Emma Thompson appeared on Ellen DeGeneres's talk show yesterday to jaw about upcoming projects. She seemed relaxed and in good humor, but soon revealed that she was nervous about the appearance, since the last time she had been on Ellen, she opted for no underwear, going commando in a sexy dress.

The only problem? She found out she had to perv-form in a pole-dancing segment.

IMDb reports:

Emma Thompson has mixed emotions whenever she visits pal Ellen DeGeneres' U.S. chat show - because she once appeared on the programme without her panties.

The bubbly Brit decided her tight-fitting Zac Posen dress would show up any pantylines, so she ditched them - only to find out later she was expected to take part in a pole-dancing skit.

In her first trip back to the daytime show, on Wednesday, since she went commando on U.S. TV, the Oscar winner revealed, "I was quite scared that it was going to be a sort of Basic Instinct only without the really good lighting... (It was) a tiny bit of a worry."

The tiny bit of worry for us is the fact that there wasn't really good lighting.