SOAP star Matthew Wolfenden looks Dale-icious in this sexy nude shot.

The actor, who plays dishy David Metcalfe in the ITV show, has posed naked for Cosmopolitan magazine to celebrate 35 years of Emmerdale.

And to prepare for the cheeky photoshoot, Matthew let his girlfriend slather him in fake tan.

He said: “My girlfriend’s really excited. She wouldn't let me leave the house until she'd put some fake tan on me."

Matthew, who shows off a pierced nipple in the picture, has gymnastics to thank for his toned body.

He said: "I spent most of my teenage years in skintight leotards. I was in the British gymnastics team from the ages of six to 16 – all those years of training have paid off."