SOME like it hot, according to the movie. But according to a recent survey by Aqualisa, the ''high performance'' shower company, women like it hotter when it comes to the temperature of their shower.
The survey also found that:
n Britons would most like to share a shower with Kim Bassinger or Tom Cruise.
n Twenty eight per cent of those questioned shower to relieve stress.
n Eighty two per cent prefer a shower to a bath after exercise
n The shower is used nearly three times as often as the bath.
n Seventy two per cent spend five to 10 minutes in the shower.
Certainly, a shower is increasingly seen as an essential element in the bathroom. And househunters expect even the most humble new build three-bedroom detached property to have an ensuite shower as well as a downstairs cloakroom. Upmarket, there will be a bath or shower for each bedroom with the most luxurious having complete suite of tub, separate shower, bidet (although there is some evidence that these are going out of fashion) and possibly his-and-her wash hand basins.
Househunters also demand shower stalls that you can turn around in and bathrooms that don't bring on feelings of claustrophobia when the door is closed.
And developers seem to be responding to these demands. Some companies are offering bathrooms which are as big as their smallest bedrooms.
Interior decorator, Brian Swindon says people should be more adventurous where bathroom decoration is concerned. He has created themed bathrooms for Tilbury Douglas show homes, most recently 1930s style at their Castle Park Development in Irvine.
''You can afford to be more imaginative with decoration in the bathroom and it's a great place for trying out humourous ideas, said Swindon.
''Making changes doesn't have to be expensive. Just buying new towels can brighten up the bathroom. Be adventurous and try contrasting colours for a change rather than buying a set.''
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