Kate Winslet has revealed filming the sex scene for her new movie Little Children was far from sexy.

The scene with co-star Patrick Wilson was set in a laundry room, with the two precariously balanced on a sink at one point and pieces of fabric to hide their pink bits.

Kate revealed: “We both had little coverings on the pieces that we didn’t want people to see. We spent the most time saying to each other, ‘You know, I think your little plastic covering may be coming off a little. Let’s get them to put some glue on there.’”

“We rehearsed the scene fully clothed, without anyone in the room; just us and [director Todd Field], and we just got a general shape of the scene so we knew what to expect.”

“We did look out for each other and we laughed a hell of a lot. It sounds ridiculous but at a certain point you forget that you’re naked with a relative stranger. It’s really weird.”

“My hips and backside really hurt the next day. They put some pad across the front of the seat and I was sitting on something slightly cushioned. It’s all so ridiculous this crazy job we do for a living.”