Cruz 'wants ropes in her bedroom'

Penelope Cruz has apparently revealed that she would love to install ropes to swing from in her bedroom.

The actress, who had to perform a rope dance routine for new musical film Nine, has reportedly said that she would like to make the most of her training by continuing to perfect her skills at home.

The movie's director Rob Marshall told Vanity Fair: "In the middle of the number she does this work with ropes - she was swinging on them and it was scary and she had formed calluses and her hands were bleeding."

He continued: "There's this huge sheath of pink satin she slides down on. When we finished the number she had disappeared behind the satin and was in tears. I said, 'Are you unhappy with what you did?' She said, 'No, no, it's that it's over and I loved every second. I want to install ropes in my bedroom so I don't have to let go of it'."

Cruz has previously said that she found shooting the film a very emotional experience, saying: "I couldn't stop crying, because I had been doing dance classes and rehearsals for so many months. It's in the film and it will be there forever, but I don't get to do it again. I was addicted to dancing!"