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Brooke Shields makes awkward confession about sex life with husband and what she 'pretends' to do

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Published 19:46 14 Jan 2025 GMT

Brooke Shields makes awkward confession about sex life with husband and what she 'pretends' to do

Brooke Shields is raising awareness about certain factors which have hindered her enjoying sex with her partner

Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck

Brooke Shields has opened up about her sex life in her new memoir and why there's 'nothing wrong with using whatever you need'.

Mother of the Bride star Brooke Shields has opened up about her relationship with sex and how it's changed across the years, the 59-year-old admitting there's something she sometimes 'pretends' to do with her husband.

In her memoir - titled Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on Aging as a Woman - Shields reflects on having a 'fervent sex drive' when she was younger.

However, she notes, as quoted by US Weekly: "But I never felt like I could step into that appetite in the way that I wanted to."

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And recently when she was asked about her sex life by a doctor it prompted her to take a closer look at her relationship with sex.

The actor - who recently opened up about a gynaecologist's 'invasive' actions during labia surgery - reveals she explained to the doctor she has 'no desire' to have sex but is ultimately 'fine with it,' however the doctor 'was not fine with it'.

Shields goes on to admit she 'sometimes pretend[s]' she's 'asleep' when he husband Chris Henchy tries to initiate things in the bedroom.

Brooke Shields' husband is director Chris Henchy (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Buffalo David Bitton)
Brooke Shields' husband is director Chris Henchy (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Buffalo David Bitton)

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"Here I am [...] sometimes pretending I’m asleep when I know Chris is in the mood," she explains. "That has nothing to do with Chris - he’s hot! He’s been working out at a boxing gym recently, and he looks incredible."

While recognizing this is 'not great,' Shields then opens up about some of the reasons she finds sex difficult and isn't often in the mood.

Much of her lack of desire to have sex has come from her relationship with her body as a woman who is growing older, Shields says, referring to it as 'bodily s**t'.

Shields adds as a result of surgery she's had, she also sometimes finds sex 'painful'.

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The actor champions using 'whatever you need' to help your sex life (Getty Images/ Jim Spellman/WireImage)
The actor champions using 'whatever you need' to help your sex life (Getty Images/ Jim Spellman/WireImage)

She also explains she needs 'lotions and potions' alongside 'the right sleepwear' to 'fully enjoy sex at this point'.

"Maybe calling it sleepwear is contributing to the problem," she jokes, adding her 'special pillow' helps as well, alongside 'maybe a tequila' so she 'can relax'.

While the actor recalls being 'on the receiving end of a lecture [by the doctor] about how important sex is to a relationship,' Shields resolves: "Listen, there’s nothing wrong with using whatever you need! Whatever it takes."

Featured Image Credit: XNY/Star Max/GC Images / Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Cove, Paradise Island

Topics: Brooke Shields, Celebrity, Sex and Relationships

Poppy Bilderbeck
Poppy Bilderbeck

Poppy Bilderbeck is a Senior Journalist at LADbible Group. She graduated from The University of Manchester in 2021 with a First in English Literature and Drama, where alongside her studies she was Editor-in-Chief of The Tab Manchester. Poppy is most comfortable when chatting about all things mental health, is proving a drama degree is far from useless by watching and reviewing as many TV shows and films as possible and is such a crisp fanatic the office has been forced to release them in batches.

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