Awkward Nicole Kidman blushes when asked orgasm question ahead of new film

Nicole Kidman, star of hotly anticipated forthcoming release Babygirl opposite Harris Dickinson, revealed her shy side when asked about some of the incredibly steamy sex scenes.

57-year-old Kidman has revealed how exactly she nailed portraying the big O in her new film, which explores the affair between a powerful CEO and a younger intern.

Those lucky enough to have seen the film before it's official theatrical release have noted that she has a range of different orgasms in the steamy drama - something Kidman admitted was so powerful, 'she didn't want to orgasm anymore'.

Kidman was asked by an interviewer just how she channeled a range of climaxes in the film, and the Aussie actress blushed.

In a new interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Kidman was posed the question: "How did you figure out how to play the different types of orgasms in the movie?"

She responded by covering her face with her hands and replying: "I blush, still! That’s insane. But that’s a good thing, I suppose. I’m very interested in exploring those things, but I’m not that extroverted. I was so in character. To pull the curtain back on all of it, it’s too sacred."

She then dove into the fact the first orgasm she has in the film stands out against the rest.

Nicole Kidman got candid in a new interview (Mike Marsland/WireImage)

She said: "Those ones may not look pretty or sound pretty. Or be what we think is pretty," before continuing: “[Director] Halina [Reijn] has always wanted to do something like this.

"That’s probably why we constantly say we need women in all areas of filmmaking, telling different stories. It’s not just to be more fair. It’s actually because it’s kind of fascinating.

“And for people to feel, ‘I can be who I am.’ I want people to go see this in the cinema, not just clicking on this at home, secretly, watching it in their own little secret way. There’s something extraordinary about seeing it with a group of people.”

Kidman then opened up about the powerful feeling of portraying an older woman emboldened by sex.

Kidman stars in Babygirl alongside Harris Dickinson (A24)

She explained: "A lot of times, women are discarded at a certain period of their career as a sexual being. So it was really beautiful to be seen in this way.

"From the minute I read it, I was like, ‘Yeah, this is a voice I haven’t seen, this is a place that I haven’t been, I don’t think audiences have been.

“My character has reached a stage where she’s got all this power, but she’s not sure who she is, what she wants, what she desires, even though she seems to have it all. And I think that’s really relatable.”