Eva Mendes: 'I'd eat furniture for chocolate'

Eva Mendes has admitted that she has a chocolate obsession.

The actress, who is renowned for her sultry good looks, explained that she is less concerned about her diet than her slim physique suggests.

She told InStyle: "I would literally eat a wooden table if it was coated in chocolate - I'm obsessed. Cookies, mousse, anything chocolatey.

"If I treat myself, I don't punish myself about it for day afterwards, I just enjoy it."

However, the 37-year-old insisted that she still maintains a healthy diet by having sweeteners in certain food and eating dark chocolate as it has fewer calories.

She added: "I use agave nectar as a sweetener for my yoghurt and tea. I try to eat as many fresh fruits and vegetables as possible and if I'm on the go, I always throw a couple of apples in my bag as they're a safe snack."

Mendes recently revealed that she doesn't think marriage is "necessary".