Heather Graham, Pole Dance Advocate

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Heather Graham has a cure-all for women with confidence issues: take up stripping.

The actress, who plays an exotic dancer in 'The Hangover,' says it's a great way for ladies to feel empowered in their lives. The 39-year-old star has taken stripper classes in the past, but she returned to school to prepare for the role.

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"For this film I went back and took some refresher courses (with actress and stripper teacher Sheila Kelley)," Graham said, according to the Daily Express. "It's a dance class but they teach you pole dancing moves and it reminded me how great it is ... It's for any kind of woman, women of all different ages and sizes."

"As a woman, it's inspiring because any woman can feel sexy and you're cheering each other on. You're not doing it for like, 'Oh, just give me a tip.' ... You're doing it to feel good about yourself and see other women feel good about themselves."

Kelley famously got Oprah Winfrey to do some exotic moves on an episode of 'Oprah.'

Other celebs who have showed off their stripping skills in recent years include supermodel Kate Moss (in a White Stripes video), Britney Spears (in her current stage show), Jessica Biel (in 'Powder Blue') and Marissa Tomei ('The Wrestler').

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2009-05-29 09:33:59

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