Outlander star Sam Heughan insists he gets 'little pleasure' when shooting racy sex scenes for the hit TV show.

The Scot says fliming can be "tough" and "so not sexy".

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Speaking to Variety the heartthrob said: "We always talk to the producers and the writers and work out how it moves the relationship forward or what it reveals about the character," said Heughan.

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"But our show is definitely a central relationship and so we learn a lot about our characters through their sex life."

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He added: "We always approach it like a play. You go through it and work out exactly what you want the audience to feel or see, and then you just have to literally block it out and it becomes so almost mechanical."

Earlier this week Star Trek star William Shatner tipped the Scottish Actor to become the next James Bond.