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Ewan McGregor says men score best when they are in touch with their feminine side - even if they are only pretending.

McGregor revealed to German Instyle magazine that when he was single he ruthlessly played on women's feelings to get bedroom action: "That was my trick. I was especially good at showing emotions.

"Playing with women's emotions was the fastest way to get them into bed."

McGregor says his acting talent was also useful for seducing women: "It's very difficult to tell whether emotions are real or fake, especially with someone like me.

"Showing emotions is my job and that's why I focus on that, rather than cooking for a girl to spice up the passion. I just can't imagine that a woman would say: "Great omelette, Ewan, let's do it!""

The Scottish actor also thinks being macho is out: "Nobody likes machos. What makes a man attractive is his feminine side."

Proudly displaying a delicate necklace and amulet, the 32-year-old told Instyle: "I wear this to emphasize my softer, more sensitive feminine side. That goes down well with the ladies."

The husband and father of two admitted, however, that he had never been obsessed with sex or "shag nasty, as the Scots say".

McGregor said: "I'm prepared to make a very embarrassing confession: I've never done it with three or four women at the same time."