Ashley Tisdale has shed her clean-cut image for a sexy topless photoshoot for Maxim magazine.

The High School Musical singer/actress has shown off her toned physique on the cover of the men's publication by posing on a beach in a pair of panties and a leather jacket, left open to display the curve of her breasts.

In the accompanying interview, the beauty, who is dating musician Christopher French, admits she has "a thing" for bad boys and claims she has no problem making the first move if she really likes a guy.

She tells the magazine, "I'm not into the 'game' so much. If I like you, I'll confront you and be open about it. Then I expect you to come after me."

But Ashley Tisdale's confident approach to life hasn't always worked in her favor - recalling her scariest fan encounter, she says, "Once I Instagrammed (sic) a picture of me waking up, and the next day this older gentleman came to my parents' house saying he wasn't going to leave till he saw me.

"I was like, 'Maybe I shouldn't have taken a picture of me in bed?'"

Other snaps from the Maxim shoot include one of Ashley Tisdale in a bikini top, and another of the 27 year old, braless in a loose tank top, titillating male readers by displaying plenty of 'side boob'.