JENNIFER Lawrence revealed she doesn't like having sex because she's scared she'll catch an STI.

The 27-year-old star, who is promoting her latest film Red Sparrow, told Howard Stern's radio show that while she may talk a good game, the reality is very different.

5 Jennifer Lawrence revealed she doesn't like having sex because she's scared she'll catch an STI Credit: Rex Features

She said: "I always talk like I want d**k, but the truth is when I look back at my sexual past it was always with boyfriends.

"I talk like I like it, but I don’t really do it.”

She continued: “I am mostly also a germaphobe. I have made it this far without an STI.

"D**k is dangerous. If I was at the point where I could get an STI, doctors have already been involved. That is how much of a germaphobe I am.”

5 Jennifer, who is busy promoting her new movie Red Sparrow, said she may talk a good game but the reality couldn't be further from the truth Credit: Rex Features

5 The 27-year-old opened up to Howard Stern about her sex life - or lack of - in a new interview this week Credit: Rex Features

But her views on sex haven't stopped the single star to find love one day.

She added: "I am not in a relationship. I am making it clear that I have not had sex in a very long time.

“I would like to have a relationship, you know — it’s hard out there!”

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5 Jennifer made it very clear that she hasn't been intimate in a long time but is definitely looking for love Credit: Rex Features

5 Jennifer's last relationship was with director Darren Aronofsky after working on the movie Mother! together but it was not to last Credit: Rex Features

Jennifer Lawrence reveals she was worried about how her nipples looked in Red Sparrow

In her latest photoshoot, Jennifer stunned in a figure-hugging white dress which featured a low cut neckline.

With her hair in a messy wavy style, Jennifer pulled a series of sultry poses on a veranda.

Jennifer's last relationship was with director Darren Aronofsky, 47, after working together on the movie, Mother!

However, the couple split in November last year after 12 months of dating.

She was previously linked to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and had an on-off relationship with her X-Men: First Class co-star Nicholas Hoult.

-A previous version of this article suggested that Jennifer Lawrence had spoken directly with The Sun. As has now been made clear, the quotations in fact came from her appearance on the Howard Stern radio show. This article was only published online.

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