Hollywood star Natalie Portman has confessed that she would like to try a lesbian affair.

The Closer actress insisted that the personality of potential partners is more important to her than their gender.

She said: "I've never dated a woman or anything like it, but I think it's much more about the person you fall in love with. Why would you close yourself off from 50 per cent of people?"

Portman has previously been linked with actors Gael Garcia Bernal, Hayden Christensen and Jake Gyllenhaal.