A video clip of comedian Mo’Nique has gone viral after she revealed a secret desire she kept hidden due to her fear of being judged.
The Oscar winner’s new comedy stand-up special, My Name is Mo’Nique, premiered Tuesday on Netflix. The actress covers various topics during the 72-minute show, including personal details she’s never previously shared with the public. One of the stories she got candid about was an intimate moment between her and her husband, Sidney Hicks, during which she shared she always wanted to be sexual with other women.
“I said, ‘Daddy, I want to be with another woman sexually.’ And he looked at me so beautifully and so patient and so loving, and he said, ‘B***h, me too!” the Baltimore native told the audience, which burst into laughter.
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The comedian-actor spoke about the special in a recent interview with Shadow and Act.
“I felt like I had something to say,” she said. “And I feel like what I have to say may possibly make a difference. It may possibly make you look at things a different way. It may possibly make you be free. It may possibly make you a better mother, a better wife, a better friend.”
“The emotions for me and my husband was for us to give a freedom that oftentimes is not given, especially as a Black woman,” she explained. “You’re not given that freedom to speak freely and loudly without being labeled entitled, and knocked down, and dragged, and all those things. So I’m hoping [that] if you gotta say it, you’ll say it unapologetically, loudly and proudly.”
Although Mo’Nique and her husband outgrew the idea of an open relationship, for years, the couple was the topic of conversation when she shared they allowed other people into their marriage. At the time, the 55-year-old admitted she was the one who suggested it because she wanted to have an honest relationship without hiding anything.
Mo’Nique’s Netflix special is currently available globally on the streaming platform.
