Samuel L Jackson on when it’s time to kiss and tell

Samuel L Jackson does not kiss many women on screen. He has made well in excess of 100 films but reckons he has locked lips with no more than five leading ladies.

This is perhaps unsurprising. His most fruitful and famous collaboration — with director Quentin Tarantino — has not resulted in many love scenes.

But he makes up for lost time in his new film The Hitman’s Bodyguard, which sees him passionately smooch his on-screen wife Salma Hayek at great length.