Some baked cookies and planted herb gardens. Others amused themselves by being a little less virtuous.

Forty-two percent of people used sex toys more frequently during lockdown. Sales of sex toys soared so high, many retailers were unable to keep up with demand.

With time to spare, lots of couples finally gave their sex lives the nurturing it needed. Singles, meanwhile, kept themselves satisfied with erotic solo sex sessions.

According to UK’s biggest sex toy retailer, Lovehoney, the most popular lockdown sex toys were vibrators, dildos, couple’s toys, male strokers, butt plugs and love rings for couples.

I spoke to Bonny Hall, Global Product Director of Lovehoney to find out which were the products that flew off the shelves when we were locked inside – and which we should be investing in now.

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In an ideal world, all of us would feel confident of every part of our body.

Not true, of course (sadly) – but especially when it comes to our genitals it seems.

A new study (by Bespoke Surgical) found no matter what sexuality or gender you identify with, body confidence about our most private parts isn’t something that comes easily.

The first thing this impacts on is your sex life.

If you’re worried about how your partner is going to react when they see your genitals for the first time – or really have a good look – there’s little chance you’ll relax and allow yourself to be aroused.

Instead of anticipating a potentially delicious sexual encounter, you’ll be anxious about it. Desire falls, distress rises and instead of enjoying having sex, you spend it desperately scanning your partner’s face for any signs of disgust, disappointment, revulsion or ridicule.

Lots of people write to me, asking for reassurance about their genitals. Do they smell right? Do they look OK? Are they the right size, shape, colour?