Hollywood hottie Boris Kodjoe stars in "Addicted", an erotic thriller full of titillating love scenes and nude shower romp (in theaters tomorrow). Recently, the 41-year-old stunner opened up to TheYBF.com about his wife Nicole Ari Parker's reaction to his on-screen hookups, revealed how he keeps his marriage spicy and shared tips on how other couples can make their love last! More inside...
Film and television star Boris Kodjoe steps into one of his sexiest roles yet in Addicted, a new erotic thriller based on the best-selling novel by Zane (in theaters October 10th). Naturally, a film of this caliber relies on a cast of full of sexiness, as Boris is joined by Tyson Beckford, Williams Levy, Sharon Leal and more.
During a recent jaunt to the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, TheYBF.com's correspondent Krysta Underwood sat down with the German-bred heartthrob to dish on the film, his "Woman crush" and if he thinks his mom will be getting a ticket to Addicted. And speaking of those steamy love scenes, we had to ask what his beautiful wife Nicole Ari Parker says about his on screen antics and he joked, "Sometimes she watches it and punches me in the neck!"
And with Wiz Khalifa/Amber Rose + Mariah Carey/Nick Cannon among a recent group of high profile splits, Boris shared how he and Nicole have managed to keep it sexy.
"My wife always says she feels like my girlfriend. That’s what it’s about! You gotta put effort into anything you want to be successful in. We go out on dates, we go on trips, we keep it sexy! My wife likes when I look at her like she’s a steak. You gotta keep that up! "
With that...he also added tips for couples on weathering the storms of love and staying together.
"I think a lot of people are afraid of challenges and obstacles and when you hit that first bump in the road a lot of people bail out. They aren’t used to working their way through those situations and then coming out on top. When you give each other a chance to work through those issues you will find how rewarding and amazing and stronger your relationship is after."
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Did you read the book Addicted prior to signing on for the movie?
"No, I didn’t want to be influenced by the book. I read the script and I talked to Bille [Woodruff] about his vision."
Did you know anything about author Zane?
"I slowly started finding out more and more about her and about her crazy, loyal followers. It’s been amazing to find out about her and talk to some of her fans. I was just concerned with Bille’s vision and making sure that he maintained his creative integrity and not go into cheese land."
Has it gotten harder for you and your wife, Nicole Ari Parker, to see each other play the spouse to someone else?
"No. This is what we do. It comes with the territory. As long as we put each other first and we always talk to each other about these roles that we take on. When it comes down to seeing it, I choose not to see it. I choose not to watch those kind of [sex] scenes."
What about her?
"I think she is curious. Sometimes she watches it and punches me in the neck. At the end of the day we know what we’re doing and we know that this is all make believe so there is no threat there."
So your mom is in town has she seen the movie already and if not, do you want her to see it?
"She hasn’t seen it and I’m not checking for her to see it. I want to wait a little bit. [laughs]"
How do you and your wife keep it sexy/exciting after all these years?
"My wife always says she feels like my girlfriend. That’s what it’s about! You gotta put effort into anything you want to be successful in. We go out on dates, we go on trips, we keep it sexy! My wife likes when I look at her like she’s a steak. You gotta keep that up!"
Why do you think all these Hollywood couples are breaking up?
"I think a lot of people are afraid of challenges and obstacles and when you hit that first bump in the road a lot of people bail out. They aren’t used to working their way through those situations and then coming out on top. When you give each other a chance to work through those issues you will find how rewarding and amazing and stronger your relationship is after. I would hope a lot of them would invest more time and energy in letting themselves go through those periods."
Do you think social media plays a part in ruining those celeb relationships?
"Social media is detrimental to our attention span and I think there are so many distractions and impressions that take us away from what’s really important and it certainly doesn’t help. [relationships]"
Speaking of social media, who is your #WCW? (Woman Crush Wednesday)
"I’m always trying to figure out what that is. Queen Latifah is my Woman Crush Wednesday and I also have a crush on Jill Scott."
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Watch Boris' character check his wife's (Sharon Leal) text messages:
Addicted hits theaters October 10th.
Photos/ Interview: YBF Correspondent Krysta Underwood for TheYBF.com
