Bette Midler’s shocking confession about her decades-long marriage

Hollywood legend Bette Midler has been married for more than four decades, but there’s something she and her husband have never done that’s left fans stunned.

Bette Midler knows the secret to a long-lasting relationship: separate bedrooms.

In a new interview with Entertainment Tonight, the iconic actress opened up about her nearly 40-year marriage to husband Martin von Haselberg and explained why the duo has never slept in the same bedroom.

“My husband snores,” the Hocus Pocus star said after revealing the two have always slept separately.

US actress Bette Midler. Picture: Angela Weiss / AFP

Despite the non-traditional approach, Midler said her marriage has proven to be “a fabulous ride”.

The duo, who tied the knot in December 1984 in Las Vegas after six weeks of dating, share daughter Sophie von Haselberg.

In her upcoming film, The Fabulous Four, Midler shares the screen with Susan Sarandon, Sheryl Lee Ralph and Megan Mullally, as well as her daughter Sophie.

“I was more than averse [to letting her go into acting],” Midler said of her daughter’s aspirations to be an actress.

Midler has insisted that it’s the secret to a happy marriage. Picture: AFP

“I was frightened for her, and she was just a little girl. I made a terrible mistake by saying, ‘If you go into show business, I’ll kill you.’ And she took it very much to heart. She’s brilliant. She’s great. She’s the love of my life.”

Last year, the 78-year-old actress opened up about maintaining her appearance with plastic surgery.

“Time has a way of smoothing everything out,” Midler said at the annual Costume Designers Guild Awards, according to Page Six. “I’ve been at it for close to 60 years … and I do look fabulous; I know … I’ve had some tailoring done on my face.”

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