Eva Longoria says having a Brazilian bikini wax has boosted her off-screen sex life.

The Desperate Housewives actress says the bikini wax is worth the pain reports The Sun.

Eva, who is currently dating basketball player Tony Parker, told America's Cosmopolitan magazine: "It makes sex better.

"Believe me, the first time I did it, the technician did half, and I was like 'Stop!' She said, 'Sit down, I have to finish.'

"But then it gets easier. The more you do it, the less hair grows back. But yeah, I love it. I swear by it.

"Every woman should try a Brazilian wax once. And then the sex they have afterwards will make them keep coming back."