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Brits will take an average of 96 baths a year - more than 6,000 over their lifetime.

And one in 10 even admitted to having times where they have had three or more soaks in a single day.

A study of 2,000 adults found 65 per cent love a soak in a nice warm, tub – even if they know it’s quicker to hop in the shower.

With 8pm on a Sunday night considered the perfect time to have a soak, with the water a steamy 39.8 degrees.

But 23 per cent like the water to be as hot as they can bear when they dip their toes in – between 43 and 45 degrees, with 19 per cent always ensuring they put their elbow in first to check the temperature.

While an unexpected cold bath – or shower - is the number one way to ruin the day for 50 per cent.

British Gas [https://www.britishgas.co.uk/heating/boiler-repair.html] , which commissioned the survey to mark the launch of its same day boiler service, has also appointed Tom Daley as its ‘Nice Bath’ Ambassador championing warm baths.

The Olympic gold medallist said: “I’ve had quite a few ice baths in my time as an athlete but now I’m retired, I can enjoy a nice warm bath.

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00:00I've had quite a few ice baths over my whole diving career, and now I'm retired, British
00:16Gas are treating me to a bit of relaxation time, and I'm officially their first Nice
00:21Bath Ambassador.
00:25A nice bath to me is the house is all quiet.
00:28I can sit in the bath, have some nice chill music on, light some candles, and then if
00:34I can have some knitting outside of the bath, have a little knit, maybe watch something,
00:39or maybe read a book.
00:42Having no hot water in the house can definitely ruin your day, because it makes it hard to
00:47have a shower, to have a bath, and do lots of everyday things.
00:53My all-time routine with the kids is absolute chaos.
00:56My son, Phoenix, my youngest one, loves to splash Papa, so I always end up probably just
01:01as wet as he does.
01:03I feel like it's a bit weird to eat in the bath.
01:06For me, it's like no food, drinks, you can handle that.
01:09It could be anything ranging from water to wine.
01:12I spent so much time in the water, so the last thing I ever wanted to do was get back
01:18in water when I got home, but now I'm retired, I can have a bit more time in the bath, and
01:22it's like my one exposure to water, and I can actually be in it and enjoy it.

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