Davina McCall has been forced to defend herself after controversially claiming that women must keep their men sexually satisfied, in a bid to stop them from straying.
Speaking in an interview with The Telegraph, Davina said: “[My husband] Matthew has strong views on underwear,” and insisted that matching underwear is a must for women who don’t want their men to cheat.
She added: “You must keep your husband satisfied in the bedroom department, even if you’re absolutely exhausted. Otherwise he will go somewhere else.”
Once the interview was published, people flocked to Twitter to slam the Big Brother host for her comments.
Another tweeted: “Don't know how much of this is true but if it is I feel deeply sorry for her. What a horrifying message to send.”
Realising she’d sparked a controversy, Davina has now written a blog post to clarify what she meant by her comments.
She said: "Argggghhhhhh! I've got myself in a controversy!!!!
“In the paper this weekend I talked about a couple of things that I would like to explain further… So I thought I would tell you in my own words what I mean."
"I do not submit to my husband, nor does he submit to me. My mum said, to keep your man happy, stay intimate.
"Sometimes, especially when the kids were very young and I was super tired, this was the last thing on my mind… has he ever coerced or pressured me? NO!!!
"But have I ever started feeling tired and finished feeling very happy? Yes!! Can't really believe I am discussing this…”
She continued: "And every single woman I know feels the same. Really what my mum was saying, and I also believe, is that if intimacy goes, for months, or a year, then it’s super hard to get back and it becomes 'a thing'.
"I love Matthew... and neither of us want that to happen… so we work at it! Together…"