Former Desperate Housewives and Dallas star Jesse Metcalfe has been left appalled by Kim Kardashian's new GQ magazine spread because he didn't expect the new mom to flash so much flesh.

The actor was guest hosting news show Access Hollywood Live on Thursday (16Jun16) when the photos of a curvy Kim became a hot topic and he made it clear he was not a fan of all the nudity.

"Have the rules changed...?" he asked. "Are we in Europe right now? Can we show nipple in a magazine, in GQ, in America now?

"I thought you could only allude to the areola. You can actually show full nipple?"

He added, "This is old hat now. I'm more accustomed to seeing Kim Kardashian butt naked than I am seeing her clothed."

Jesse went on to to say he has met Kardashian's mother, Kris Jenner, who was "very sweet" to him and he used to hang out with Kourtney Kardashian's ex-boyfriend Scott Disick.