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TV is a big sex turn-on for 2m Britons

About two million Britons have sex while the television is on.

This was found in a survey released yesterday by the BBC's Radio Times magazine.

Men are twice as likely as women to admit to having sex with the TV set turned on. And the majority of them are in the 35-44 age group.

Life revolves around the TV set for many others as well. More than half the television viewers said they could not live happily without TV.

The average Briton spends 17 of 33 leisure hours a week in front of the gogglebox, according to the weekly.

For more than five million people, mainly women and the elderly, watching television is virtually the only leisure pursuit.

Of the 1,029 Britons interviewed, half said they had to watch television for a happy life.

Most viewers said they do other things while watching television.

A third read, 20 per cent fall asleep and 59 per cent eat in front of the TV set.

But it is not just humans who are falling prey to the couch-potato syndrome.

More than eight million pets also watch TV with their owners, the survey found.

Viewers said the choice of which television programme to watch is the third biggest cause of household arguments after money and housework. Arguments are more likely if there are children or a video recorder involved.

When the British stop watching television, only 42 per cent are likely to do any form of exercise.

In fact, 12 per cent admit to spending 10 hours a week or more doing "nothing in particular". - UPI