{"id":262570,"date":"2026-09-12T06:40:37","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T06:40:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/12\/one-day-at-a-time-star-mackenzie-phillips-explains-her-decision-to-be-celibate-for-15-years\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T06:40:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T06:40:37","slug":"one-day-at-a-time-star-mackenzie-phillips-explains-her-decision-to-be-celibate-for-15-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/12\/one-day-at-a-time-star-mackenzie-phillips-explains-her-decision-to-be-celibate-for-15-years\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018One Day at a Time\u2019 Star Mackenzie Phillips Explains Her Decision to Be Celibate for 15 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption><span class=\"copyright\">Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"\/tags\/mackenzie-phillips\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Mackenzie Phillips<\/strong><\/a> is sharing some insight into her romantic life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 66-year-old actress appeared on a new episode of the <em>Getting Naked<\/em> podcast with <a href=\"\/tags\/valerie-bertinelli\/\" class=\"celebrity-tag-link\"><strong class=\"celebrity-tag-strong\">Valerie Bertinelli<\/strong><\/a> and shared that she has been celibate for 15 years, according to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/mackenzie-phillips-says-she-s-been-celibate-for-15-years-exclusive-12112818\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">People<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mackenzie<\/strong> explained that she used to be very extroverted but would then feel exhausted by the end of a busy night out.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI would get home, and I would have no words left, you know, and so in order to get up and do it again the next day, I had to be alone to recharge,\u201d she shared during the episode. \u201cWhich is, by the way, why \u2014 am I going to say this out loud? I have been celibate for 15 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once she said it out loud, <strong>Mackenzie<\/strong> continued, &#8220;nobody knows this. I&#8217;m saying this here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She also told <strong>Valerie<\/strong> that she didn&#8217;t have to cut the revelation out of the episode.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m like, I have had enough sex to last for several lifetimes for several people,\u201d she added. \u201cAnd the parts of me that were injured or wounded, I can care for them myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>One Day at a Time<\/em> star said she doesn&#8217;t date either.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I have my little friend in the bedside drawer,&#8221; she revealed with a laugh.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Valerie<\/strong> also shared that she sometimes goes &#8220;through periods of celibacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She continued, &#8220;Like, I&#8217;ve been celibate for, I guess, almost two years now. It doesn&#8217;t bother me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/09\/12\/one-day-at-a-time-star-mackenzie-phillips-explains-her-decision-to-be-celibate-for-15-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8216;One Day at a Time&#8217; Star Mackenzie Phillips Explains Her Decision to Be Celibate for 15 Years<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Just Jared &#8211; Celebrity News, Entertainment News &amp; Photos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.justjared.com\/2026\/09\/12\/one-day-at-a-time-star-mackenzie-phillips-explains-her-decision-to-be-celibate-for-15-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Mackenzie Phillips is sharing some insight into her romantic life. The 66-year-old actress appeared on a new episode of the Getting Naked podcast with Valerie Bertinelli and shared that she has been celibate for 15 years, according to People. 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