If the results of the survey by MyCelebrityFashion.co.uk can be believed, 48% of women prefer to keep at least one item of clothing on in bed. The reason for this, according to more than half of the respondents who felt this way, is that it improved body confidence. What’s more, their top choice is a bra, which I’ll admit is a very useful item of clothing during the day, but not particularly comfortable to sleep in.

It’s a fairly sad state of affairs if you dislike your body so much you don’t want your nearest and dearest to look at it too closely. The survey also found that 61% of women want the lights off when they are having sex.

Like most women (and men) there are areas on my body that strike me as less than perfect, but so what? You don’t need a perfectly toned, tanned and hair-free body to be sexy or attractive. What’s more, I often find a partner’s ‘imperfections’ the most attractive thing about them.