Sylvester Stallone has confessed that he is going to find it hard to come to terms with when his daughters start dating.

The action star is father to ten-year-old Sophie, eight-year-old Sistine and four-year old Scarlett, but plans to scare away potential suitors using his Hollywood tough guy image.

According to Contactmusic, he admitted: "I know I cannot hold on to them forever, but I will as long as I can. I pity the first boy to knock on the door for a date. I'm gonna buy 10 more Rambo outfits just to make sure they're too scared to put a foot wrong. They will probably all run a mile, which suits me just fine."

The actor continued: "I know I won't be able to help myself playing the worried dad. My girls were born with the flirt gene. It's very funny, but it also worries me about what a handful I will have in a few years time. I know it's stupid - I just don't want them to grow up. I love my family. I can't imagine life without them all in the house."