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Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick have shared some surprising insights into their 35 years of marriage.
He Free star, 66 years old, and The closer The actor, 59, met on the set of Jan Egleson's adaptation of Lanford Wilson's play. lemon sky and they married in 1988. They share two children, Travis, 35, and Sosie, 32.
Bacon and Sedgwick, who regularly post videos on social media of them dancing and singing at home, took part in TikTok's “we listen and we don't judge” challenge, where people confess secrets to their partner or friends without the risk of being ridiculed. .
Bacon was the first, telling Sedgwick, “Sometimes, if you're not home, I walk around and yell at you for leaving a lot of drawers and doors open… Just so I don't yell at you when I get home.”
Sedgwick later admitted that she sometimes leaves beauty products she thinks her husband would benefit from next to the sink for him to use.
“You'll wear it and say, 'Oh, that's really good,' and I'll say, 'Well, I left it there for you,' because you need it,” he said.
Next, the Free The star admitted that when his wife had bought a new dress when she was in a “bad mood” years earlier, he lied and said he liked it so her mood wouldn't get worse.
“But then I had to double down because every time I wear it, I have to say I like it because otherwise…” she said, before adding that she calls the dress “the cheerful green clutch.”
Sedgwick then revealed that her husband has a wardrobe staple that she doesn't really like. The closer The star admitted that she often “recycles” Bacon's crewneck T-shirts because she prefers them with collared shirts.
Showing fans that they hadn't taken any of the revelations seriously, the couple concluded the video with laughter before Sedgwick joked: “So, getting divorced. It's over.”
Fans were delighted by the surprising insights into Bacon and Sedgwick's home life.
“I love this relationship. Lasting marriage with laughter and music! Brilliant!!” one person wrote.
“Could you two be cuter??? I don't think so!! added another.
In 2017, Sedgwick tapped Bacon for her directorial debut. story of a girl. However, despite asking her husband's opinion on the project, the star made it clear that she was in charge on set.
talking to the independentBacon revealed: “People are very interested in trying to see our relationship from the inside, and she wanted to make sure the team understood that she was in charge.
And then she said, 'You have to calm him down with the takeover thing.' And I heard it loud and clear.”
Despite their romantic relationship, the couple often works together on big projects. Before story of a girlBacon directed Sedgwick in Losing chase, lover and The closest one.
“If you have a couple that's going to work together on set, everyone's instinctive reaction is that it's going to be problematic,” Bacon reflected.
“People just can't wait for it. 'Ooo, what's going on?' There are a lot of jokes: now he gives her orders, now she gives orders to him.”
