When I was in my 20s I lacked confidence in my lovemaking skills. I was rushed off my feet working as a nurse and didn't get to unwind at the end of each day. Plus, I didn't think of my body as sexy. I was slimmer than I am now, but I felt podgy and unattractive.

And when the kids came along, my husband and I devoted all our energy to them. Halfway through making love I'd worry that I hadn't done their packed lunches.

My husband is the only lover I've ever had, and as we've grown older our lovemaking has got better. He's even older than me but has the same youthful outlook.

He tells me I'm sexy all the time and I feel better about my body than I used to.

We don't show our affection for each other in public. And I'm not one to experiment with sex outdoors - I'd be worried about getting caught. But behind closed doors we're more passionate than couples half our age.

I trust him enough to experiment with different positions. We don't do it every day any more, but when we do it's more sensual and less rushed.

In my 20s it was taboo to talk about what you got up to between the sheets. But nowadays my friends and I discuss it all the time. Some who are in their 60s are even doing it out of wedlock.

Good sex is all about intimacy. It's more than a physical connection, it's an emotional one too. I feel sorry for young girls who get drunk and have one night stands. The sex they have is empty and pointless. It's about quality, not quantity. I could teach them a thing or two.

She said that the secret to her youth is plenty of sex, and I think that's a good motto to have. Passion is achievable at any age.