I love romping with the lights on, confesses Dawn

DAWN French says she has “never had an issue” stripping off in front of a partner for sex – and likes romping with the lights on.

The actress, 62, said: “I’ve never been somebody to have sex with the lights off. I don’t mind getting my gear off, I never have.”

Dawn insisted she is confident about her body and fed up with people asking about her size.

She added: “I have never done an interview without people talking about my weight. I know this is what people seem to want. I wish they didn’t. It’s my shell, that’s all it is. Move on.

“When I realised that so many other women I met had such massive problems about weight, I thought, ‘Why don’t I feel like this?

“‘Why am I not in the same hellish place? Why do I have a little bit of confidence about my body and my sexual presence?’” The comedian puts her self-confidence down to a happy and healthy upbringing – and tried to fill her own daughter with positive vibes.

Dawn said: “All I had was praise, especially from my father.

“He said some stuff that helped me to have a lot of self-esteem.

“I only understood that as I got older. I have had my own teenager and I’ve watched the agony of people going through all of this body hatred.

“But if you grow up in a household with me, one thing you are going to know is that there is not going to be any torture about what shape you are. “If you want to lose a bit of weight, I’ll help you with that. I’ve got nothing against it. If you don’t want to, I’m OK with that.”