'It's something healthy that we need to do': Cameron Diaz talks about her love of sex in latest magazine interview... as she poses in range of sexy dresses

PUBLISHED: 08:29, 2 March 2015 | UPDATED: 19:06, 2 March 2015

She's been married to Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden for less than two months - and actress Cameron Diaz says that sex is an important part of her life.

The 42-year-old told Cosmopolitan magazine: 'It’s something healthy that we need to be doing for many different reasons.'

She also said she works hard at making sure her body looks as good as it can through exercise.

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All white: Cameron Diaz sizzles in a shoot for Cosmopolitan magazine, in which she talks about her love of exercise and sex

'You have to just do it. Once you commit and really put in the effort, your body goes, "Oh, it’s not OK to be without this."' she said.

'People say, "My body rejects exercise." No, it doesn’t. Your mind rejects exercise.'

But despite her healthy attitude, she admits that she allows herself the occasional treat.

Everything in moderation: Another shot shows the star looking busty as she says: 'Wellbeing is an equation. Remember, you don’t have to have the whole cake, you can have a piece'

The full interview appears in the April 'love your body' issue of Cosmopolitan, on sale 3rd March

'Wellbeing is an equation. Remember, you don’t have to have the whole cake, you can have a piece,' she said.

'Don’t deprive yourself. Have fun. Just be self-aware. If your equation is 80% good, 20% bad most of the time, then a little movement toward the centre isn’t going to affect you much.'

The star also thinks social media is pointless and bad for you [she quit in September 2014]:

“' think social media is a crazy-ass experiment on society. The way people use it to get validation from a bunch of strangers is dangerous. What’s the point?'

Cameron sizzles in the accompanying photoshoot which sits alongside the interview.

One image sees her posing in a white form-fitting maxi dress which has a sexy cut-out section running throughout the garment.

Another outfit sees the star looking busty in a black top worn with high-waisted trousers.

The full interview appears in the April 'love your body' issue of Cosmopolitan, on sale 3rd March. Also available in digital edition on Apple Newsstand. Please go to www.cosmopolitan.co.uk/camerondiaz

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