Heidi Klum started stripping off her dress during a recent appearance on Ellen DeGeneres' TV show.

The pregnant model, married to singer Seal, agreed to give up the dress she was wearing for an auction in aid of DeGeneres' charity drive.

But she was a little too game to offer up the Alice Temperley dress. When DeGeneres suggested she start stripping, the German model began peeling off the dress straps.

Although DeGeneres initially tried to mask Klum from the cameras by holding up a napkin, the talkshow host soon realised that she may have sparked a controversial TV wardrobe malfunction.

So before she or Klum landed in hot water, a screen was brought on to shield the model as she disrobed to the sound of striptease music before reappearing in a white robe.

The dress is now up for auction on eBay.