Nicole Kidman was 'turned on' by script of new erotic thriller Babygirl

The 57-year-old stars as chief executive Romy, who is married to Jacob (Antonio Banderas) but embarks on an affair with her intern, Samuel (Harris Dickinson), and says she was drawn to the project as soon as she read the script because it was so gripping.

She told Britain’s Hello! Magazine: “I read the script and thought it was funny, but I was also turned on by it.

“I loved that I never knew what was going to happen next and nothing is what it seems as it unravels.”

Nicole admitted she almost reached a point of “burnout” with the sex scenes in the film which was written and directed by Halina Reijn - even though it was all done in a “safe place”.

She said: “There was so much in terms of exposure and just being with Harris and Antonio, as well as Halina. It really was a foursome, because we were all in it together and there was an enormous amount of sharing and trust and then frustration.“There were times while we were shooting when I was like, ‘I don’t want to orgasm any more! Don’t come near me! I hate doing this! I don’t care if I’m never touched again in my life, I’m over it!’

“It was so present all the time, it was almost like a burnout. But what’s fantastic is that the intimacy you create together is in a safe place.”

Nicole doesn’t think she’d have been able to make the movie without the support of Halina.

She said: “Working with a woman who can act is fabulous. I’d be like, ‘Halina, do it for me. Tell me.’ She can give you a grasp of her ideas because she’s written it, she knows It and it’s deeply personal, so you have this extraordinary guide…

“I don’t think I could have done it with a [male director]. The only way I could do this was with Halina, because the two of us would sit and talk about so many things – and still do – that are secretive and vulnerable but safe.“There was nothing that was too hard, just days when it was too much, if that makes sense.”