In Netflix Special, Mo’Nique Recounts Confessing ‘Fantasy’ of Being With Another Woman to Her Husband: ‘The Mask Had to Come Off’
variety.comBreAnna Bell In her latest comedy special entitled “My Name is Mo’Nique,” which premiered on Netflix on April 4, Mo’Nique tearfully recounts a confession she made to her husband Sidney Hicks.
In the special, she tells the story of admitting to Hicks for the first time that she wanted “to be with another woman sexually.” The Academy Award winner, who’s been married to Hicks since 2006, reveals she had kept her desires a secret for most of her life out of fear, due to her family history.
As she nears the end of her set in “My Name is Mo’Nique,” she spends a portion of the special remembering the relationship between her grandmother MiMi and a queer family member whom she affectionally refers to as “Uncle Tina,” reflecting on the distant relationship the two had due to Tina’s sexuality.
Mo’Nique begins the story noting that she felt “cowardly” after her grandmother died, because she hadn’t shared who she really was with her. “I adored how she adored me.
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