Halle Berry Says She’s Done Doing This During Sex

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Halle Berry is done lying in bed.

She’s stopped pretending to reach orgasm during sex. The actress, an Oscar winner, recently stated, “I just don’t fake it anymore.”

Halle explained on the Sex With Emily podcast that, during intimate moments, she and her partners felt pressured to prioritize their partner’s feelings over their own pleasure. They felt they had to express satisfaction even if they hadn’t reached orgasm, simply to boost his ego. She questioned why they were doing this, pointing out that it meant putting his needs ahead of their own.

She explained that she prioritizes her own needs just as her partner does, stating, “I need to feel good too.” She believes both of them deserve to enjoy intimacy and be able to relax and fall asleep feeling content, rather than one person being bothered by the other’s discomfort.

At 59, she’s not concerned about experiencing orgasm anymore. Her relationship with her fiancé, Van Hunt, is very passionate and fulfilling.

Halle Berry shared in a 2024 interview with Marie Claire that she fell deeply in love with someone before they were intimate, a first for her. Having been married three times before – to David Justice, Eric Benét, and Olivier Martinez – she described the experience as a beautiful, life-changing, and truly magical one.

Halle Berry feels a particularly strong connection with her current husband. She even says, considering all her past relationships—including those with the fathers of her children, 17-year-old Nahla (with Gabriel Aubry) and 12-year-old Maceo-Robert (with Olivier)—he’s the one she should have married all along.

After three divorces, she realized she’d been focusing on what she didn’t want in a relationship. As she explained to Today last year, she believes she unintentionally attracted those negative outcomes by constantly dwelling on them – essentially manifesting her unhappiness.

The universe answered Halle’s call in 2020, when Van “showed up” in her life. 

She explained that if she hadn’t found love again, she would have been happy focusing on raising her children. After going through three divorces, she’d accepted the possibility of being alone and was prepared for that life. She felt she’d reached a point where she was okay with being single if the right person didn’t come along, and she believed she’d be better off handling things on her own.

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The well-known fashion mentor from Project Runway revealed in February 2026 that he hasn’t been in a relationship for over forty years, following a painful split.

He confessed to Chelsea Handler on her podcast, Dear Chelsea, that he’d been having many casual encounters. He said this while acknowledging that he hadn’t been faithful, and that he himself had only ever been with one person. This was happening in 1982, at the beginning of the AIDS epidemic.

He explained that his initial sadness quickly transformed into intense rage, as he feared the encounter might have been life-threatening. For ten years afterward, he was tested for HIV every six months, but thankfully, the results were always negative.

Every time he started to connect with someone, he was reminded of a deeply painful experience from his past.

He explained that whenever he felt even a little attracted to someone, memories of this past experience would flood back, overwhelming any romantic feelings and stopping him from pursuing a relationship.

As a lifestyle expert, I’ve seen firsthand how deeply connected our physical and emotional well-being are. It was really brave of the country singer to share recently that his intimacy with his wife, Bunnie Xo, suffered before he lost 200 pounds. He described their sex life as ‘horrible,’ and it just highlights how a positive self-image and health can truly transform all aspects of a relationship.

He explained on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast that it wasn’t his wife’s fault, saying, “I married a stunning blonde woman, and that’s just the truth.”

Jelly Roll, whose real name is Jason DeFord, described his struggles with intimacy, saying, ‘I married a woman who always knows how to make me happy, even when I’m down.’ He went on to explain that his weight made physical intimacy difficult, comparing it to ‘playing Twister’ just to be close, and jokingly asking his wife if she could feel anything. He admitted it was a challenging time.

Brooks’ sister, Grace Ann Nader, let slip that the Sports Illustrated model and her Dancing With the Stars partner, Gleb Savchenko, had a romantic connection beyond their dance practice.

In a May 2025 appearance on the Chicks In the Office podcast, Grace Ann shared that whenever she went to Brooks’s trailer, it would visibly shake. She admitted she was hesitant to enter, always knocking first.

Oh my god, did you hear what Danielle Brooks said? After everything with Billy Haire, she was SO funny! She was talking about the trailer for the show, and she joked that maybe that’s why they didn’t win any awards! Honestly, she’s a queen, even when going through a breakup. I just adore her sense of humor!

In her 2025 memoir, Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old, Brooke Shields openly discussed intimate details of her relationship with her husband, Chris Henchy.

She described the natural changes women experience with age, including hair thinning, unwanted facial hair, weight gain, vaginal dryness, and decreased libido. She admitted to feeling less attractive to her husband as a result of these changes, even when she’s not trying to impress him, according to People magazine.

Furthermore, she said being intimate can be painful for her now.

Brooke explained that to really enjoy intimacy now, she needs a few things: her favorite lotions, comfortable clothes for bed (she joked that even calling them ‘sleepwear’ might be part of the issue), a special pillow, and perhaps a drink to help her unwind.

Katy Perry shared a surprising story about how she showed her appreciation to ex-boyfriend Orlando Bloom – she didn’t just say ‘thank you’ when he did the dishes!

During a September 2024 episode of her podcast, Call Her Daddy, Katy told Alex Cooper that if she came downstairs to a spotless kitchen – everything cleaned, dishes done, and pantry doors closed – she’d be expecting intimacy in return.

 

Chelsea is known for openly discussing her personal experiences, including intimate details. She famously revealed that a threesome with her and her then-partner’s masseuse contributed to the end of her relationship with Ted Harbert in 2010.

After getting a discouraging text from her ex, she felt she needed to explain the situation clearly.

Chelsea explained on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in October 2023 that she wanted to make it clear that the reason for her breakup was not what people thought.

I’ve already publicly acknowledged that my partner and I had a lot of threesomes, and while it’s personal, that information is out there. I want to be clear that we didn’t break up because I had an affair with the masseuse – that simply didn’t happen.

The America’s Got Talent judge doesn’t have any hidden secrets, but some of their fashion choices might raise a few eyebrows.

She jokingly calls a large closet in her home her ‘sex closet.’ On the September 2024 episode of The Skinny Confidential Him & Her Show podcast, she explained it’s filled with a variety of items. ‘It’s a big closet, but there’s outfits and things in there,’ she said. ‘You can have a lot of things – wigs, outfits, shoes, boots…’

She even revealed that her daughter Leni Klum accidentally encountered the space. 

In a January 2024 episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast, Heidi revealed that her partner discovered a room dedicated to sexual items. Heidi explained that her partner recognized what the room was for, and even filmed it with a friend, which Heidi found embarrassing. She said, ‘Oh my God,’ when she realized what was happening.

John shared a behind-the-scenes look into what filming a sex scene is really like.

He explained on the August 2024 episode of Club Shay Shay that the situation wasn’t personal at all, and he found it quite embarrassing.

He recalls being surprised by some of the scenes he filmed with Amy Schumer in the 2015 movie Trainwreck, admitting he wasn’t fully prepared for what they would involve.

He described Amy as wonderful, saying she created a really comfortable atmosphere. Then, after he got the role, the producers told him they wanted a very explicit and physically demanding sex scene, and that most of his lines would be cut in favor of focusing on the scene itself.

Shailene Woodley, who considers herself very open about sexuality, has expressed strong disapproval of pornography, comparing it to an unhealthy indulgence.

In a September 2024 appearance on the She MD podcast, she explained that the way sex is typically portrayed in this country feels artificial and more like a show than genuine closeness, openness, and connection.

It’s crucial to experience pleasure, but we often prevent each other from doing so, maybe because we don’t realize how fulfilling it could be. My issue with pornography is that it offers a basic, unsatisfying experience when it could be so much more amazing.

Goldie Hawn, after being with Kurt Russell for four years, shared her key to making a relationship last.

In an interview with TopMob News in September 2024, she emphasized the importance of a satisfying sex life, stating that it fosters connection and a sense of belonging. She believes that strong sexual relationships contribute to lasting partnerships, not just through physical intimacy, but also through the emotional warmth and closeness they build.

Ice-T shared the key to his lasting marriage with Coco Austin, and it turns out intimacy plays a role.

“Jungle sex,” he told TopMob News in January 2024. “That flame has to stay lit.”

He explained that when the initial spark fades and you lose that attraction, it’s important to deal with it right away, because acknowledging it is essential.

For Demi, there’s nothing wrong with feeling confident in the bedroom. 

In a September 2023 interview with the LadyGang podcast, she explained that she feels most confident during sex. She said being fully present in the moment helps her stop overthinking and clears her head, which impacts the rest of her day – though she acknowledged this isn’t true for everyone.

I’ve been following Lisa Rinna for years, and I was really struck by how open she was recently. She talked about how things have changed with her and Harry Hamlin as they’ve gotten older, specifically their intimacy. It was so refreshing to hear her be so honest about what aging is really like for a couple.

In a January 2024 interview with Cosmopolitan, the actress explained that men’s levels of desire naturally change over time. She believes the key for women is to accept this as a normal part of life and focus on companionship, allowing for the natural fluctuations in sexual intimacy. It’s less about constant desire and more about building a supportive and understanding connection.

She explained that their sex life was still good, though not as frequent as it had been in their younger years. She felt this was perfectly normal, especially considering their age.

Zoe and her husband Marco have created a code word to talk about sex around their kids. 

During an April 2024 appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, Marco jokingly said they “play Legos naked.” Zoe quickly explained that he meant they have sex.

But the couple worried that their older twin boys were catching onto the lingo. 

Zoe remembered people asking if they were kissing or planning to play without clothes, even mentioning Legos. She said they quickly responded, ‘No, we are not!’

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