Jean-Claude Van Damme had an affair with Kylie Minogue

Jean-Claude Van Damme has opened up about his 1994 affair with Kylie Minogue.

The Expendables 2 actor, 51, confirmed his long-rumoured relationship with the Timebomb singer, who he met on the set of their film Street Fighter in 1994.

He told The Guardian while promoting Expendables 2 in Paris:

"I tell you what, you should ask her. She'll have a better memory. I'm 51 years old, do you know how much I was punched in the face on The Expendables?

Kylie Minogue at the Swisscom Leopard of Honor To Leos Carax at the 65th Locarno Film Festival on August 3. Source: Getty

"No, no. No. And let's just say it happened, so what? Who wants to know?... Sometimes you let go of stuff... I don't know, maybe."

He then admitted: "Yes. OK. Yes, yes, yes. It happened. I was in Thailand, we had an affair."

Van Damme dished even more details about the singer, who is now 44, adding:

"Sweet kiss, beautiful lovemaking. It would be abnormal not to have had an affair, she's so beautiful and she was there in front of me every day with a beautiful smile, simpatico, so charming, she wasn't acting like a big star."

He also revealed: "I knew Thailand very well, so I showed her my Thailand. She's a great lady."