Courteney Cox feared David Arquette was gay

Courteney Cox feared she'd uncovered her husband David Arquette's gay secret while checking through the couple's iTunes download account.

The actress, who separated from Arquette last summer, was downloading songs when she decided to check back over the couple's purchasing history to see what tunes her hip husband was picking.

And she came across a subscription to a gay website called Grinder.

Appearing on Monday's Jimmy Kimmel Live! show, she said, "There were a lot of books... and there were some songs, and then it said, 'Grinder - to find your same sex in your neighbourhood'. I was like, 'Wow, what if you actually don't know the person you've been with for that long? I wonder if David's buying Grinder.'

"It's a gay website that you get to punch something in and see where another guy in your neighbourhood is.

"So I called up my assistant, who happens to be gay..., and I said, 'Did you happen to buy anything on our iTunes thing'. He said, 'No', and now I'm kinda shaking. I'm like, 'This is gonna be a weird call to David'.

"I said, 'Come on buddy, it's alright. I wouldn't get mad. Tell me about one thing - you bought Grinder'. He said, 'Oh yeah, that was a free app..."'

- AAP