Television personality Meshel Laurie has revealed she has reconciled with her husband Adrian after separating years ago – however, they have no plans of moving back in together.
The comedian opened up about her relationship during a segment of the Hughesy and Kate radio show, admitting they had rekindled their romance but didn’t want to take the next step of living under the same roof.
Meshel claimed she likes having her own space and joked she never enjoyed living with her husband in the first place.
“We broke up and then we kind of went, ‘Aww, actually you’re alright for a human,” she explained to the hosts.
“We started seeing each other again and then there was that moment where I was thinking, ‘Oh but I don’t want you to move in’. I just like not living with him. I really liked my house.”
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In fact, the mother-of-two said they actually spend more time getting hot and heavy under the sheets when they live apart.
“We definitely get more action when we live apart than the last couple of years we lived together,” she added.
Meshel and Adrian first began a relationship over 20 years ago and share two beautiful nine-year-old twins Dali and Louis. They parted ways several years ago but never officially divorced.
While living in seperate homes is not a common occurrence for married couples, sleeping in different bedrooms is not unusual. For those who do choose to sleep separately, it’s usually a matter of convenience, not a sign the relationship is on rocky ground.
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Speaking about the topic earlier this year with Starts at 60 Relationships Australia CEO Elisabeth Shaw said it’s a lot more common for couples to have seperate beds than some people may think.
In fact according to a 2015 survey by the US-based National Sleep Foundation, an estimated one in four couples sleep in separate bedrooms or beds.
According to Shaw, the reason was most often because of a health concern, or one person being a restless sleeper. Other possible reasons include snoring, sleep apnea, different schedules, a young child sleeping in the bed, or simply one person in the relationship needing more sleep.