His selection as the next 007 initially raised a few eyebrows. But now Daniel Craig has been hailed as the sexiest 007 ever by his glamourous Bond Girls.

Such praise could easily go to a man's head - but luckily for Craig he has girlfriend Satsuki Mitchell to bring him down to earth.

Last week she took him shopping for organic groceries in West London, a rather mundane mission for an international spy. But while Satsuki, 30, may regard Craig's honed physique as perfect for carrying bags, his Casino Royale co-stars appreciated it for different reasons.

In a Mail on Sunday interview, new Bond girl Caterina Murino said of her sex scene with Craig: "I'd award him at least a nine-and-a-half out of ten for technique. His kiss would suggest he is a wonderful lover. Gentle, but not too gentle. Passionate, but not too forceful."

Trashy and sexy

As Solange, the wife of Bond villain Dimitrios, the 32-year-old Sardinian has one love scene with Craig, 38, but admitted: "I would have liked more."

Co-stars Eva Green and Ivana Milicevic will also sing Craig's praises in a special James Bond edition of The Mail on Sunday's Live magazine next week.

Miss Green, a 26-year-old French actress, said: "Craig is capable of being trashy and sexy and scary. And that's an attractive combination. Is he a good snogger? He certainly passed the test."

But Miss Milicevic, a 32-year-old Bosnian actress, said: "I didn't get to kiss Bond - and I'm still pretty fed up about that."