For he reveals that she loves watching his steamy love scenes with his fellow Aussie Nicole Kidman in their blockbuster new film Australia.

And the X-Men star, 40,  says that actress spouse Deborra-Lee Furness, 48, even has a favourite scene.

“This particular kiss that Nicole and I have, we come together so slowly. And my wife turns to me and says, ‘That was great!’ So I go, ‘Phew, that’s good’,” says Hugh.

Deborra-Lee and Nicole, 41, are close friends so there was no awkwardness on set, insists Hugh.

Kidman meanwhile witters in true luvvie fashion: “Because Deb is an actress and Keith [Kidman’s musician husband Keith Urban] is an artist, there is just a tacit agreement among all of us that you do the work, you go and create something artistically in another space and that’s what we do.”