Aubrey O'Day Explores Other Ambitions By Posing For 'Playboy'

She was a former member of P.Diddy's girl group, Danity Kane-- Now Aubrey O'Day is broadening her palette of talents to posing for Playboy.

O'Day was allegedly kicked out of Danity Kane--the product of Diddy's MTV show, Making the Band because of the drama she stirred up. The Playboy shoot took place simultaneously along with the recording of her solo debut album, and was conducted by Markus Klinko, who has done portraits of Mariah Carey and Pamela Anderson in the past and who shot the cover of Beyoncé's 2003 album, Dangerously In Love.

O'Day developed a passion for entertaining at age five, after performing on stage for the first time. O'Day pursued her love of performing through various leads in musical productions, including Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz," Carmen in "Fame," Sandy in "Grease," Liesl in "The Sound of Music," Tzeitel in "Fiddler on the Roof," and Mimi in "Rent."

O'Day's Playboy spread will appear in the magazine's March issue.

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