Davina and Matthew have three children together and recently renewed their marriage vows at the Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas.

Her original comments were met by disbelief by some commentators on Twitter and, responding to the furore, the TV presenter wrote a blog post seeking to clarify her position.

"Firstly, I do like to wear matching underwear... no biggy... I don’t do it for Matthew... I do it for me," she wrote.

"I do not submit to my husband, nor does he submit to me. My mum said, to keep your man happy, stay intimate.

"Sometimes, especially when the kids were very young and I was super tired, this was the last thing on my mind… has he ever coerced or pressured me? NO!!! But have I ever started feeling tired and finished feeling very happy? Yes!!

"And every single woman I know feels the same. Really what my mum was saying, and I also believe, is that if intimacy goes, for months, or a year, then it’s super hard to get back and it becomes 'a thing'.

"I love Matthew... and neither of us want that to happen… so we work at it! Together… I hope I make sense!"

'To keep your man happy, stay intimate' Davina McCall clarifies relationship advice