A staggering 26 per cent of Brits have pornographic pictures or video of their partner on their mobile or smartphone. When asked, "Have you ever taken a 'sex' photo or video of yourself and a partner using your camera phone?" over a quarter of respondents replied, "Yes."

Additionally, 34 per cent of those who replied positively also admitted to sharing the pics or clips with friends.

The study was undertaken by UK retailer GoodMobilePhones.co.uk which put a series of candid questions to 1,976 people aged 18 and over. And even 38 per cent of those who had never taken a sexy snap or vid of a loved one, would consider doing so in the future.

Of those who had already, 12 per cent of  even said that they still had saucy pictures or video clips of an ex on their devices. And 53 per cent of those are now seeing someone else.

Finally, and alarmingly, 65 per cent of them don't even pin-lock their handsets, which has led Mark Owen, managing director of GoodMobilePhones.co.uk, to lend some sage words of advice. "I would certainly recommend to anyone that does do this kind of thing to make sure that they secure their phone with a pin or pass-code, as you wouldn’t want that kind of thing to get into the wrong hands," he said.

"At the end of the day, the camera function on a phone is there for you to snap what you wish; but ensure your pictures are protected on your mobile to avoid any embarrassment!"

Either that or flog the pics to the papers. At least get some dough from it.

Pic (in iPhone): (cc) billhume51