Avatar actress Zoe Saldana has admitted that she "loves" sex and "can't live without it".

The 31-year-old, who starred in Avatar as Neytiri, made the confession in the new issue of Essence magazine, reports The Daily Telegraph.

"Love it, love it, love it, ... Can't live without it," she declares.

"I love sex. I love skin. I don't believe the body is something to hide.

She adds: "I think in American society we're messing up our kids by taking away the education on and awareness of our sexuality and replacing it with violence, guns and video games - and we're breeding little criminals." (ANI)