Star Trek star Zoe Saldana has reiterated the much repeated sentiment that sex scenes aren’t sexy.

Zoe, who plays a young Uhura in the film, has a much-hyped sex scene with Chris Pine, who plays a young Captain Kirk, but while the scene has been eagerly anticipated by millions of Star Trek fans, Zoe didn’t find it a great experience.

She told Latina magazine: “There’s nothing sexual about shooting a sex scene, you must know!

“You are sweating your a** off under the lights, or you’re freezing.

“You’re hungry, or you’re bloated and gassy because they had pizza on the set that day.”

The film was released in the UK yesterday and in North America today.