Brooke Shields pretends to sleep to avoid having sex with her husband
Brooke Shields loves her ‘hot’ husband Chris Henchy but does not always intend to do the deed.
“I recently spoke with a doctor who inquired about my sex life, and I explained to her that I have no desire and that I don’t have any problems with it,” Shields, 59, wrote in her latest memoir: Brooke Shields Shouldn’t Grow Old: Thoughts on Growing Older as a Womanpublished on Tuesday, January 14. “It turned out she didn’t like it.”
Shields wrote that she “had a fervent sex drive” when she was younger. “But I never felt like I could tap into that appetite the way I wanted to,” the actress added.
Shields explained how losing her virginity and having sex with previous boyfriends affected her relationship with her late mother. Teri shields.
“My relationship with my boyfriend was a personal insult to her because having a man in my life in such a real way meant losing me,” she wrote. “Oh, how I wish lust would take over! But unfortunately I never succeeded.”
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This continues to play out in her marriage to Henchy, 60. (Shields and Henchy have been married since 2001. They share daughters Rowan, 21, and Grier, 18.)
“Here I am, over thirty-five years later, sometimes pretending to be asleep when I know Chris is in the mood,” Shields admitted in the book. “That has nothing to do with Chris; he’s hot! He recently trained at a boxing gym and he looks fantastic.”
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Taylor Hill/Getty ImagesShields explained to readers that her lack of sex drive comes with all the “physical s…” she has experienced as an aging woman. She also noted that pretending to sleep is “not great,” but she is working on that.
After telling the doctor about her lack of sex, Shields recalled being “on the receiving end of a lecture about how important sex is to a relationship.” The actress also admitted that sex has become “painful” due to a previous surgery. (Shields narrated We weekly exclusively earlier this month about a plastic surgeon who performed vaginal rejuvenation surgery on her without consent.)
“To fully enjoy sex at this time, I need my lotions and potions, the right nightwear (maybe mentioning sleepwear contributes to the problem), my special pillow and maybe a tequila so I can relax ,” she wrote. “again” noting that Henchy is “not the problem at all.”
“Listen, there’s nothing wrong with using what you need!” she said. “Whatever it takes.”
Brooke Shields isn’t allowed to grow old is out now.
