Dita Von Teese has said she’s annoyed by supposed burlesque stars who won’t take their clothes off.

She said recently: “I hear people who are trying to do burlesque say, ‘Well, we won’t take off our clothes because that’s not classy’. I think that’s offensive and disrespectful to stars from the past like Gypsy Rose Lee.”

“I’m trying to set the record straight about what burlesque was: it’s not just about a style or a look. It’s about stripping.”

She also explained that she’s comfortable with anything needed to get the job done: “When a guy’s hand slips from my thigh to my crotch accidentally because he’s trying to dance, I’m not offended. That’s part of show business.”

“As a ballet dancer, I was always changing in the wings around people or partnering with guys who had their hands all over me.”

But, she added, that’s not to say she’s going to be pulling a Britney any time soon: “No one has seen me out at a party having had too much to drink showing my boobs or butt. I’m not that wild kind of girl. I’m uncomfortable wearing a miniskirt. It’s about what’s appropriate.”