'Watching Love Actually with your children is a great time to talk to them about porn'

Christmas is the best time for parents to talk to kids about porn, especially when watching Love Actually.

That’s the latest advice from sex educator Debbie Bere, 34, who says Martin Freeman and Joanna Page's awkward sex scenes in the festive rom-com are a great way to teach kids about consent.

In the film, their characters - Judy and John - are professional stand-ins and meet doing sex scenes for a movie.

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Debbie believes free mainstream porn is the most damaging for under 18s - leading to an uptick in sexual violence like choking - and even ‘designer vagina’ surgery.

But she reckons the porn scene in 'Love Actually' is a great example to get your kids talking about sex in a healthy, accessible way.

Debbie, from Tiverton, Devon, said: “This time of year is great for conversations about sex - you’re with your children for two weeks in an intense space.

“You’re probably watching Christmas movies - and so many of them have awkward sex scenes in them. A great example is Love Actually - which features the scene with the porn actors.

“This is where you could ask them things like, ‘have you seen porn before?’ and ‘have your friends spoken much about it?’ - in a very conversational way, not shouting at them. You could even offer to pay for certain, safe platforms, if they’re curious.”

Debbie reckons mainstream porn makes "dangerous" viewing for under-18s - and they're not an effective way for kids to learn about sex.

She said: "There are two sides of the coin - free porn is a fantasy world, and it’s unhealthy for children to