Washington, October 8 : American actress Olivia Wilde has confessed that she loves being a sex symbol.

The House star, who topped Maxim magazine''s Hot 100 List, said she was flattered with the title.

“It’s kind of great to be able to … harness my power as a sexual being I guess and to be able to be seen as a sexy person and not have to compromise who I am and what I stand for,” Fox News quoted her as saying.

“And being able to be considered sexy even though I wear a floor length lab coat in every episode, showing very little skin and spewing out medical terms all day,” she added.

The 25-year-old is presently working on a new role in the indie film “Fix” directed by her husband Tao Ruspoli. (ANI)