All’s fair in parenting.
Naomi Watts revealed that one of her children finding a bottle of lubricant gel in her bedroom actually became a teachable moment in her household.
“I mean, I do remember the first time one of my kids saw lube in the bedroom, and they were like, ‘What?’” the actress — who shares son Sasha, 18, and daughter Kai, 17, with ex Liev Schreiber — recalled to People on Thursday.
“And I said, ‘Yes, yes, you know, by the way, lube is sold at Urban Outfitters now,’” Watts continued. “And they’re like, ‘No way, no way!’”
“And I said, ‘Yeah, it’s a real thing.’ So, yeah, the stigma is definitely reducing,” she explained.
Watts’ confession comes as no surprise to fans, as the “Feud” star is not one to shy away from openly talking about sex.
Last year, Watts — who has been a longtime advocate for perimenopausal and menopausal health — shared the cheeky comment her husband Billy Crudup made about his testicles to cheer her up before they first slept together.
In her book, “Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I’d Known About Menopause,” the “Mulholland Drive” actress, 57, recalled wearing an estrogen patch for hormone therapy when she first started menopause.
“I was worried that if he saw [the patch] he would realize it meant I was menopausal: no longer a vibrant, fertile being,” Watts penned. “Unfortunately, the patch’s adhesive leaves a mark on the skin that’s very hard to get rid of.”
She recalled going into the bathroom to rip off the patch in preparation for her big night with the “Morning Show” actor, also 57.
However, Watts ended up scrubbing her skin “raw” to try and hide the marks.
Crudup asked his then-girlfriend if everything was OK because it was taking so long.
“I came out mortified,” Watts wrote. “I stumbled and reached for words, but nothing would quite come out.”
The “King Kong” star explained what was happening and Crudup was nothing short of supportive — even telling her, “Hey, if it makes you feel better: I’ve got gray hairs on my balls.”
Watts joked that, to this day, those remain “the most romantic words” she has ever heard “onscreen or off.”
The couple first fell for one another while filming their 2017 Netflix series “Gypsy.”
Watts and Crudup kept their relationship under wraps for five years before finally making their red carpet debut in 2022.
By 2023, the lovebirds had sparked engagement rumors and confirmed two months later that they had indeed tied the knot.
Three months after walking down the aisle, Watts dished on their “pretty great sex” life.
“I personally think sex becomes more pleasurable when you take out the fear of making babies,” she said at the time, per the Daily Mail.
Watts continued, “What is that expression? ‘Closed for business, open for pleasure.’”
“It feels more like, ‘I’m going to do this for myself’ [because] you’re more confident with yourself, you’ve had experience, you’re wiser,” she added.
When asked about her position of choice in the bedroom, Watts quipped, “On top, underneath. Right now, I’m not fussy.”
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