01of 14John OatesDimitri Hakke/RedfernsThe legendary mustachioed rocker, who is one half of the hit-making yacht rock duo Hall & Oates, opened up about his sexual past in a recent interview, admitting that he’slost track of how many women he slept withback during the height of the duo’s success.“I’m sure it was thousands,” Oates, 71, told theNew York Post’s Page Six. “I’ve lost track.““If you didn’t live through the ’70s and ’80s, if you weren’t a rockstar during that time, there’s no way you can comprehend what it was like,” Oates added of the culture at the time. “There were no cell phones and people taking pictures of everything you did. There was no social media.“As scandalous as it sounds, the “Maneater” singer said that his romantic rendezvous were “much more innocent” at the time.“I used to meet girls in various towns and sort of have a relationship,” said Oates, who has been married to his second wife since 1994. “I might see them and then see them six months later.”
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John Oates
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The legendary mustachioed rocker, who is one half of the hit-making yacht rock duo Hall & Oates, opened up about his sexual past in a recent interview, admitting that he’slost track of how many women he slept withback during the height of the duo’s success.
“I’m sure it was thousands,” Oates, 71, told theNew York Post’s Page Six. “I’ve lost track.”
“If you didn’t live through the ’70s and ’80s, if you weren’t a rockstar during that time, there’s no way you can comprehend what it was like,” Oates added of the culture at the time. “There were no cell phones and people taking pictures of everything you did. There was no social media.”
As scandalous as it sounds, the “Maneater” singer said that his romantic rendezvous were “much more innocent” at the time.
“I used to meet girls in various towns and sort of have a relationship,” said Oates, who has been married to his second wife since 1994. “I might see them and then see them six months later.”
02of 14Mariah CareyTommaso Boddi/GettyIn PEOPLE’s exclusive first look at the August issue ofCosmopolitan, the five-time Grammy-winning singer revealed that while she has had some highly publicized romances throughout the years, she’s never been one to play the field.“I haven’t had that many, but there has been a variety pack,” Carey toldCosmopolitan.“I’ve only been with five people in my life, so I’m kind of a prude, honestly, compared to most others in the field,” she added.The star wed her first husband, Sony exec Tommy Mottola, in 1993, when she was a newcomer in the industry. Over a decade later, she tied the knot for a second time with Nick Cannon, with whom she shares twins Moroccan and Monroe.Carey is currently in a relationship with backup dancer and choreographerBryan Tananka, whom she first began dating shortly after her split from Australian billionaire James Packer.
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Mariah Carey
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In PEOPLE’s exclusive first look at the August issue ofCosmopolitan, the five-time Grammy-winning singer revealed that while she has had some highly publicized romances throughout the years, she’s never been one to play the field.
“I haven’t had that many, but there has been a variety pack,” Carey toldCosmopolitan.
“I’ve only been with five people in my life, so I’m kind of a prude, honestly, compared to most others in the field,” she added.
The star wed her first husband, Sony exec Tommy Mottola, in 1993, when she was a newcomer in the industry. Over a decade later, she tied the knot for a second time with Nick Cannon, with whom she shares twins Moroccan and Monroe.
Carey is currently in a relationship with backup dancer and choreographerBryan Tananka, whom she first began dating shortly after her split from Australian billionaire James Packer.
03of 14Lamar OdomAustin HargraveIn his new memoir,Darkness to Light —exclusively excerpted in PEOPLE - the NBA champion writes, “I have been obsessed with sex for as long as I can remember.“The 39-year-old also revealed in his book that he had sex with more than 2,000 women.“There were too many strippers to count,” he writes. “It wasn’t a big deal, but often I would pay them. I never thought less of them.“Odom also wrote about cheating on then-wife Khloé Kardashian throughout their marriage; she eventually discovered the infidelities.“I was shocked and embarrassed,” he told PEOPLE in an exclusive interview. “I wanted to take it back, but you can’t. [I] wanted to hide it. But that sick sin was hard for me to hide … I had a problem.”
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Lamar Odom
Austin Hargrave
In his new memoir,Darkness to Light —exclusively excerpted in PEOPLE - the NBA champion writes, “I have been obsessed with sex for as long as I can remember.”
The 39-year-old also revealed in his book that he had sex with more than 2,000 women.
“There were too many strippers to count,” he writes. “It wasn’t a big deal, but often I would pay them. I never thought less of them.”
Odom also wrote about cheating on then-wife Khloé Kardashian throughout their marriage; she eventually discovered the infidelities.
“I was shocked and embarrassed,” he told PEOPLE in an exclusive interview. “I wanted to take it back, but you can’t. [I] wanted to hide it. But that sick sin was hard for me to hide … I had a problem.”
04of 14Gene SimmonsGene Simmons.Harry How/GettyThe Kiss frontman had one task to complete before his then-girlfriend (now wife) Shannon Tweed would agree to marry him: The formerPlayboymodel demanded that Simmons burn all of the photos of women he had slept with, which took days because Simmons has claimed to have slept with almost 5,000.“I didn’t do drugs in the crazy times but I did do sex,” Simmons toldThe Sunin 2016. “Did I sleep with 4,800 women? So they tell me. I did have the Polaroids to prove it, oh yes.“The rocker revealed that most of them were burned.“Shannon and I got together with them and we had a ritual,” he added.
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Gene Simmons
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The Kiss frontman had one task to complete before his then-girlfriend (now wife) Shannon Tweed would agree to marry him: The formerPlayboymodel demanded that Simmons burn all of the photos of women he had slept with, which took days because Simmons has claimed to have slept with almost 5,000.
“I didn’t do drugs in the crazy times but I did do sex,” Simmons toldThe Sunin 2016. “Did I sleep with 4,800 women? So they tell me. I did have the Polaroids to prove it, oh yes.”
The rocker revealed that most of them were burned.
“Shannon and I got together with them and we had a ritual,” he added.
05of 14Vinny GuadagninoDia Dipasupil/Getty ImagesWhile appearing on theBoomer and Gioradio talk show, Guadagnino was asked about how many women he has hooked up with, in part due to his time onJersey Shoreand his new dating competition showDouble Shot at Love with DJ Pauly D & Vinny.Though Guadagnino was unable to confirm the exact number, he was confident that it was more than 100, noting that the total was probably over 500 and could be more than 1,000.“I feel disgusting right now,” hejoked to the hosts. “It’s been 10 years, I’ve had a good time!”
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Vinny Guadagnino
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While appearing on theBoomer and Gioradio talk show, Guadagnino was asked about how many women he has hooked up with, in part due to his time onJersey Shoreand his new dating competition showDouble Shot at Love with DJ Pauly D & Vinny.
Though Guadagnino was unable to confirm the exact number, he was confident that it was more than 100, noting that the total was probably over 500 and could be more than 1,000.
“I feel disgusting right now,” hejoked to the hosts. “It’s been 10 years, I’ve had a good time!”
06of 14Wilt ChamberlainBettmann/ GettyIn his 1991bookA View from Above, the NBA Hall of Famer claimed to have slept with 20,000 different women over the course of his life.“Yes, that’s correct, 20,000 different ladies,” he wrote. “At my age, that equals out to having sex with 1.2 women a day, every day since I was 15 years old.“Years later, filmmaker Quentin Tarantino admitted his own mother was one of them. “My mom dated Wilt Chamberlain,“the filmmaker told NPR’sFresh Airhost Terry Grossduring his press tour forDjango Unchained. “She’s one of the thousand.”
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Wilt Chamberlain
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In his 1991bookA View from Above, the NBA Hall of Famer claimed to have slept with 20,000 different women over the course of his life.
“Yes, that’s correct, 20,000 different ladies,” he wrote. “At my age, that equals out to having sex with 1.2 women a day, every day since I was 15 years old.”
Years later, filmmaker Quentin Tarantino admitted his own mother was one of them. “My mom dated Wilt Chamberlain,“the filmmaker told NPR’sFresh Airhost Terry Grossduring his press tour forDjango Unchained. “She’s one of the thousand.”
07of 14Ric FlairWilli Schneider/REX/ShutterstockThe 70-year-old said he cringes to think that his grandchildren will know that he slept with roughly 10,000 women over the years — an admission he initially made to ESPN’s30 for 30in a special that first aired in November 2017.Although Flair admits that he loves women, he is finally a one-woman guy.“I only love one now. I have never done anything since I met Wendy,” Flair said, referring to his current wife Wendy Barlow.
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Ric Flair
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The 70-year-old said he cringes to think that his grandchildren will know that he slept with roughly 10,000 women over the years — an admission he initially made to ESPN’s30 for 30in a special that first aired in November 2017.
Although Flair admits that he loves women, he is finally a one-woman guy.
“I only love one now. I have never done anything since I met Wendy,” Flair said, referring to his current wife Wendy Barlow.
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Charlie Sheen
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Sheen added a few more tidbits about his sex life in the interview, including the fact that he enjoys threesomes and he was supposedly so good in bed that his partners would call him “The Machine.”
09of 14Mick JaggerKim/GettyChristopher Andersen, author of the rock star’s biographyMick, toldExtrathat, “By one estimate, Mick Jagger has slept with 4,000 women over the course of his life.““In retrospect I think that may be kind of a low figure,” he added.He also disclosed that Jagger and David Bowie were a sort of “sexual tag team” and would go to gay clubs together.“Mick himself said at one point, ‘Everyone knows that everyone is basically bisexual,'” Andersen said, after revealing a few of Jagger’s partners, who allegedly include Farrah Fawcett and Andy Warhol.
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Mick Jagger
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Christopher Andersen, author of the rock star’s biographyMick, toldExtrathat, “By one estimate, Mick Jagger has slept with 4,000 women over the course of his life.”
“In retrospect I think that may be kind of a low figure,” he added.
He also disclosed that Jagger and David Bowie were a sort of “sexual tag team” and would go to gay clubs together.
“Mick himself said at one point, ‘Everyone knows that everyone is basically bisexual,'” Andersen said, after revealing a few of Jagger’s partners, who allegedly include Farrah Fawcett and Andy Warhol.
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Russell Brand
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The actor andex-husband of Katy Perryis now married to Laura Gallacher, but at one point had claimed he was “up there” at the 1,000 lovers mark, according toMirror.
In 2017, Brand releasedRecovery: Freedom From Our Addictions,a book on recovering from all types of addiction. In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Brand said the book presented his version of the 12 steps for recovery used in programs like Alcoholics Anonymous.
While he’s now able to manage his addictions (to drugs, porn, alcohol, food, and sex), it was a long process to unearth the true source of his pain.
11of 14Dennis RodmanTiffany Rose/Getty Images for Harold & Carole Pump FoundationThe former basketball star told theStar Tribunein 2010 that he’s had sex with 2,000 women and of that number, “probably 500” were “golddiggers or worse.”
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Dennis Rodman
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The former basketball star told theStar Tribunein 2010 that he’s had sex with 2,000 women and of that number, “probably 500” were “golddiggers or worse.”
12of 14Hugh HefnerThe late founder and editor-in-chief ofPlayboymagazine was stumped when asked how many women he had slept with during an April 2013 interview withEsquire.“How could I possibly know?” he said. “Over a thousand, I’m sure. There were chunks of my life when I was married, and when I was married I never cheated. But I made up for it when I wasn’t married. You have to keep your hand in.”
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Hugh Hefner
The late founder and editor-in-chief ofPlayboymagazine was stumped when asked how many women he had slept with during an April 2013 interview withEsquire.
“How could I possibly know?” he said. “Over a thousand, I’m sure. There were chunks of my life when I was married, and when I was married I never cheated. But I made up for it when I wasn’t married. You have to keep your hand in.”
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Dustin Diamond
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14of 14Tom JonesKarwai Tang/WireImageThe singer claimed to have slept with up to 250 women a year during the height of his fame, according to theMirror. But according to the singer, there was only one love of his life: his wife Melinda Rose Woodward, who died from cancer at 75 in 2016.The two childhood sweethearts got married in 1957, when they were both 16. However, Jones allegedly had numerous affairs, including one with model Katherine Berkery, which resulted in the birth of a child.
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Tom Jones
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The singer claimed to have slept with up to 250 women a year during the height of his fame, according to theMirror. But according to the singer, there was only one love of his life: his wife Melinda Rose Woodward, who died from cancer at 75 in 2016.
The two childhood sweethearts got married in 1957, when they were both 16. However, Jones allegedly had numerous affairs, including one with model Katherine Berkery, which resulted in the birth of a child.
source: people.com
