Kate HudsonKate HudsonYears ago, Morris dancing was enough to keep folk happy - my, how things have changed.

These days, the trend is to erect a pole in the home, strip off and dance around it... and we're not talking May poles.

We all knew Zoe Ball liked to wind her way around a bit of steel, but Hollywood elite Kate Hudson also likes to perform on a pole, to liven up her love life.

The star of How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days, who's married to Black Crowes singer Chris Robinson, has been revealing (almost) all to the Daily Mirror.

"I don't want to do it too often. It's one of those things that happens - if it's his lucky night," she said.

But it's not all about lust. Honest.

Kate insists pole dancing is a tremendous way to keep fit.

"It's a very gruelling exercise," she said.

As for the pole, if you can't find a good welder, we recommend shimmying up the nearest scaffolding - it'll give the workmen a treat anyway...