Tia Mowry is opening up about losing her virginity — and why dating again is so hard!
On Friday’s premiere episode of her new reality series Tia Mowry: My Next Act, the Sister, Sister alum reflected on her romance with ex-husband Cory Hardrict. He was her “first everything” since she wasn’t allowed to date until she was a legal adult. She dished:
“I wasn’t even allowed to date until I was 18 years old. I met Cory when I turned 20 and I lost my virginity at 25. There, I said it! And then we got married! Boom!”
Whoa!
Crazy that she did it all with the same guy! Makes it even sadder that they split!
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As Perezcious readers know, the Twitches alum announced her divorce from Cory in October 2022 after they got married in 2008. Despite some rumors about why they split, they are continuing to co-parent kids Cree, 13, and Cairo, 6, and trying to remain friendly as they get used to this new chapter of their lives.
While she’s opening up on her new show like never before, this isn’t the first time she’s revealed deets about having sex for the first time. Back in 2013, the Tia & Tamera alum opened up about losing her virginity, too. At the time, she told Ebony:
“My husband and I, we were friends for a whole year before we decided to start dating. And even once we started dating, we waited. I lost my virginity at 25. So, we even waited for a while to even get intimate.”
The 46-year-old added:
“This works for some people and it doesn’t work for some people and it’s OK. That’s what I mean by baggage. Know and learn and understand what baggage can you handle and what can you not handle.”
It’s nice to know her partner was willing to wait as long as she needed until taking things to the next level! Not all 20-something dudes would. Just saying!
But now, considering she’s only ever been with one guy, dating is a whole new world for her! Reflecting on the romance with her bestie Essence Atkins later on the show, Tia noted:
“You know I’ve never dated. I’ve never dated. Cory was my first… everything!”
Essence laughed:
“That’s right you haven’t. Right, I know!”
Well, that has to make dating after her divorce so much more intimidating!!!
At least when she is ready to take that leap, she knows what she wants out of a new relationship! In the ep, the Family Reunion lead went on to share why she ultimately decided to call it quits with the Divorce in Black lead. She told her friends:
“I got tired of not being authentic, you know, and living in my truth. I got tired of showing up at events and people thinking that everything was perfect when it wasn’t, you know. Like, I would go home and feel alone.”
Ugh!
In a confessional, she speculated that maybe she was “trying to live a fantasy” by not sharing the “reality” of what she was going through behind the scenes for so long. Oof. It’s hard to navigate these things in the public eye! FWIW, all this spilled tea had fans thinking about the breakup with a fresh perspective, though. Some shared:
“Cory waiting 5 years to sleep with Tia after they first met when she was 20, then he immediately married her after. That’s actually so sweet”
“Corey [sic] is a good guy they just grew apart”
“It’s hard losing your first everything, but Tia will be ok in this new chapter “
The exes have never been super candid about what tore them apart, but it sure sounds like Tia just needed to walk away to find herself and more happiness again! Can’t blame her for that! But her new dating journey is going to be interesting!
See her open up about all this (below):
Tia asks her friend, Essence Atkins on how she managed to get through her divorce. #TiaMowry #MyNextAct
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— jay (@JaysRealityBlog) October 5, 2024
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