The Most Surprising Celebrity Sex Confessions

When it comes to talking about getting down, some stars are a little more candid than others — we're looking at you, Armie Hammer — which is why it can be pretty shocking when otherwise private celebs like Beyoncé, George Clooney, or Gwyneth Paltrow open up about their sex lives. Russell Brand once spoke out about his sex life with ex-wife Katy Perry during a stand-up gig, saying, "I'd be having sex thinking, 'Think of anyone, anyone else.'" Um, burn?

Also, Martha Stewart admitted to sexting and revealed that she "maybe" had a threesome, while Cher named former boyfriend Tom Cruise as being "in the top five" of her best lovers — and who can forget when John Mayer called Jessica Simpson "sexual napalm?" We've rounded up the most surprising celebrity sex confessions (so far), so scroll through to see them all now.

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Chrissy Teigen
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Chrissy Teigen

Chrissy admitted that she and her husband John Legend were advanced members of the Mile High Club; in the June 2014 issue of Cosmo, the model said, "We were on our way to Thailand to see my parents, flying commercial first-class. We were under a blanket. We weren't even in one of those pod things. I feel like we should get a trophy for that."

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Gwyneth Paltrow
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Gwyneth Paltrow

In an April 2012 sit-down for The Conversation With Amanda de Cadenet, Gwyneth Paltrow admitted to not having a favorite sexual position, but instead said, "I'm down with all of them."

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Russell Brand
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Russell Brand

Russell Brand took some not-so-nice jabs at ex-wife Katy Perry during a July 2013 stand-up routine at London's Soho Theatre. During the show, he joked about how he considered becoming a monk after the couple's 2011 divorce, saying, "When you're a monk, you're not allowed to have sex with anyone. When you're married, it's one person. That's one more than a monk. It's not that different." About sleeping with Katy, he added, "I'd be having sex thinking, 'Think of anyone, anyone else.'"

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Joe Jonas
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Joe Jonas

During a Reddit AMA in October 2016, Joe revealed that he lost his virginity to "this girl named Ashley." It wasn't long before fans connected the dots and realized it was his ex-girlfriend, Ashley Greene, who he dated in 2011. Ashley didn't seem to appreciate being outed; a day after Joe's comments went viral, the Twilight actress seemingly responded to her ex-boyfriend's comments by posting a captionless photo to Instagram that read "Class is timeless."

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Cher
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Cher

During a June 2013 appearance on Watch What Happens Live, Cher reflected on her relationship with Tom Cruise in the early '80s, telling host Andy Cohen that the actor "was in the top five" of her best lovers. She added, "It was pretty hot and heavy for a little minute. He's a great guy."

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Martha Stewart
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Martha Stewart

Whoa, Martha! The queen of domesticity spilled some sexy secrets to Andy Cohen during a June 2013 interview on Watch What Happens Live. When asked if she'd ever had a threesome, Martha simply smirked and replied, "Maybe." She also admitted to sexting!

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Armie Hammer
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Armie Hammer

Oh, Armie. In 2013, He told Elle magazine, "One chick tried to stab me when we were having sex. I should so not be telling this story. She was like, 'True love leaves scars. You don't have any.' And then she tried to stab me with a butcher knife. Of course I promptly broke up with her . . . seven months later."

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John Mayer
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John Mayer

John Mayer held nothing back during a 2010 interview with Playboy when he dished on his sexual relationship with Jessica Simpson. About Jessica, who he dated in 2006, John said, "Sexually it was crazy. It was like napalm, sexual napalm."

He went on to call her "a drug," adding, "Did you ever say, 'I want to quit my life and just f*cking snort you? If you charged me $10,000 to f*ck you, I would start selling all my sh*t just to keep f*cking you'?"

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Wilmer Valderrama
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Wilmer Valderrama

Wilmer Valderrama spilled the beans about his sex life with then-girlfriend Mandy Moore in a big way — he stopped by Howard Stern's radio show in March 2006 and revealed that he took the singer's virginity, saying, "The sex with Mandy was good, but it wasn't like warm apple pie."

Wilmer also claimed he'd been sleeping with Lindsay Lohan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, and Ashlee Simpson, who he dubbed "a screamer."

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Bryan Cranston
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Bryan Cranston

In December 2015, the former Breaking Bad star admitted to losing his virginity in Amsterdam's red light district. During an interview on Inside the Actor's Studio, Bryan said that he was "nervous as hell," adding that he didn't "have enough money" but that the prostitute took him into a room anyway. Of the overall experience, he said it was "awful and wonderful."

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Elizabeth Hurley
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Elizabeth Hurley

During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live in March 2015, the actress spoke about her sex life with longtime boyfriend Hugh Grant, who she dated from 1987 to 2000. She told Andy Cohen, "I was with him for 13 years!" before rating his sexual prowess "a 10."

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Angelina Jolie
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Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie is no stranger to talking about her sexual past, but she doesn't hold back from discussing the present, either. While expecting twins Vivienne and Knox in 2008, Angelina hinted to Entertainment Weekly that her intimacy with Brad Pitt hadn't waned, saying, "[Pregnancy is] great for the sex life. It just makes you a lot more creative, so you have fun."

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George Clooney
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George Clooney

George Clooney gave details about his sexual past in the November 2011 issue of Rolling Stone. He confessed to losing his virginity at the age of 16 but explained that his first orgasm came much earlier, saying, "I believe it was while climbing a rope when I was 6 or 7 years old. I mean, nothing came out, but all the other elements were there. I remember getting to the top of the rope, hanging off the rope, and going, 'Oh my God, this feels great!'"

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Jessica Simpson
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Jessica Simpson

Jessica Simpson has never shied away from talking about her sex life, but she still surprised us with her candid comments to Ryan Seacrest in March 2012. Talking about the joys of pregnancy sex, Jessica revealed that she was "definitely feeling intimate." She went on, saying, "I'm kind of unstoppable right now. The Big O is, like, the biggest O ever!"

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Paula Patton and Robin Thicke
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Paula Patton and Robin Thicke

Former couple Paula Patton and Robin Thicke have each spoken out about how great their sex lives are together; Robin told Essence magazine in December 2011, "I like to try to get her into double-digit orgasms as much as possible," while Paula divulged in an April interview this year that the secret to a happy marriage is "lots of sex."

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Jada Pinkett Smith
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Jada Pinkett Smith

Jada Pinkett Smith gave a glimpse into her sex life with husband Will Smith when she offered advice to Redbook magazine in 2009, saying, "Be sneaky. . . . your girlfriend's house at a party. The bathroom. A bedroom. Think of places outside that are comfortable to have sex." She added, "Does he have access to his office? Have a fantasy date. Be his secretary! Pull over on the side of the road. . . . Just switch it up."

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Cameron Diaz
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Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz got candid in July 2010 when she was asked how she maintains her youthful glow — she told Vogue UK, "I guess it's exercise, healthy diet, lots of water, lots of laughter, lots of sex — yes, sex, we need that as human beings. It's healthy, it's natural, it's what we are here to do."

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Zoe Saldana
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Zoe Saldana

Zoe Saldana didn't hold back when she was asked about her favorite sexual position on The Conversation With Amanda de Cadenet in April 2012, saying, "I like missionary and I like being on my knees too. And I love being on top. . . . I love doggy style or standing up."

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Nick Cannon
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Nick Cannon

Nick Cannon spoke about his and now ex-wife Mariah Carey's sex life in a 2012 interview with Howard Stern, revealing that the couple makes love to her music and he sometimes pleasures himself to her tunes "when she's not there".

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Beyoncé Knowles
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Beyoncé Knowles

During her HBO documentary Life Is but a Dream, Beyoncé tells the camera, "If I'm scared, be scared, allow it, release it, move on. I think I need to go listen to 'Make Love to Me' and make love to my husband."

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Sting
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Sting

A longtime proponent of tantric sex, Sting bared all in a February 2011 interview with Harper's Bazaar, saying of wife Trudie Styler, "When we see each other, it's romance. I don't think pedestrian sex is very interesting. There's a playfulness we have; I like the theater of sex. I like to look good. I like her to dress up. I like to dress her up."

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Jane Fonda
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Jane Fonda

During a May 2012 interview on The Conversation With Amanda de Cadenet, legendary actress Jane Fonda revealed her favorite sexual position: "While I am quite flexible and I can kneel, [sex is] not quite as comfortable for me as it used to be before I had a fake knee." She added, "[I prefer to be] either lying down or sitting up on a couch with him coming on to me, no pun intended."

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Kesha
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Kesha

Kesha revealed a supernatural sexual experience in a radio interview with Ryan Seacrest in September 2012, saying, "I don't know his name — he was a ghost. I'm very open to it."

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Robert Downey Jr.
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Robert Downey Jr.

Robert Downey Jr. discussed his, er, self-love with the Sunday Times in October 2008, revealing that he "was a compulsive, serial masturbator." He went on: "But it was the best thing I could have been. I utilized that organ and rode it for everything it was worth."

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Olivia Wilde
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Olivia Wilde

While speaking at the These Girls event in October 2012, Olivia Wilde told the crowd that she and fiancé Jason Sudeikis "have sex like Kenyan marathon runners."