Mo'Nique Says She 'Grew Out' of Open Marriage

For years comedian Mo'Nique had been very vocal about her decision to maintain an open marriage with her husband / manager Sidney Hicks [click here here and here if you missed that]. 

Now Mo'nique says they've grown out of that...

From The Hollywood Reporter

Hicks and Mo’Nique met in 10th grade at Randallstown High School in suburban Baltimore. “Our energies and spirits just connected,” she says. First they became best friends. Then roommates. One day, Hicks leaned toward Mo’Nique while sharing a bathroom mirror and gave her a kiss on the lips. “That’s been over 16 years ago and we’ve not been apart since,” she says. Eventually, Mo’Nique asked him to be her full-time manager. “He’s the best manager that I’ve ever had,” she says. “And I’ve had the big boys.”

On the subject of their open marriage, which they’ve discussed at length on their podcast Mo’Nique & Sidney’s Open Relationship, they say it was Mo’Nique’s idea originally, but both have calmed down with their extramarital activities. “Life began to happen,” she says. “I began to see a strength I had never seen before. He loved me at my worst. I didn’t want to sacrifice that just for a lay. So I grew out of that.”

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