12:05 pm - 06/30/2012
Emails, loud neighbors, stress -- there's enough to wrestle with as it is when it comes to getting enough good-quality shuteye. But add in a sleep partner who snores or hogs the covers or loves to snooze with the TV on, and a little tossing and turning can become full-on sleep deprivation.
That's at least part of the reason why a number of couples have opted for a solution that might sound old-fashioned or threatening to a happy relationship: sleeping separately. Whether it's in different bedrooms entirely, or just a separate bed nearby, nearly one in four American couples sleep apart, The New York Times reported.
Sure, it's not for everyone. But the couples that love it, really love it, claiming improvements in not only their sleep but their sex lives, too.
Now that a number of happily-coupled celebrity duos have spoken about their separate sleep habits, maybe the practice will pick up a little steam. Here's a look at some of the stars who swear by separate beds and bedrooms.
Tim Burton And Helena Bonham Carter
The director and actress famously have two entire houses between them -- and they retire to their own to hit the hay, reportedly because he snores, according to The Telegraph.
Burton also allegedly likes to pace and watch TV when he can't sleep, according go The Daily Mail.
Queen Elizabeth II And Prince Phillip
The queen and her husband -- as is fitting, historically -- sleep in different bedrooms, according to The Daily Mail.
Ryan O'Neal And Farrah Fawcett
In an excerpt from his recent memoir, "Both Of Us: My Life With Farrah", O'Neal revealed that the couple slept separately, writing:
"Yes, we were sleeping in separate bedrooms by then, but not for the reasons you're thinking. When Redmond was a toddler he'd come into our bedroom at night wanting to sleep between us. Redmond has strong legs like his mother, and he would burrow into the bed, decide he didn't have enough room, and then start pushing with all his might, until I had no other choice but to sleep on the floor or in the other room. Eventually he outgrew this, but by then, Farrah and I had grown used to our privacy and it stuck, and even when we traveled after that, we'd often get adjoining rooms. I always thought of our arrangement as terribly mature of us. Now I wish I could have back every one of those nights we slept in separate beds."
Katie Holmes And Tom Cruise
Sending her husband off to a sound-proof "snoratorium" doesn't seem to faze Holmes. The couple allegedly joke with friends about sleeping in separate bedrooms, The Daily Mail reported.
UPDATE: After this story was published, it was announced that Holmes and Cruise plan to divorce after five years of marriage.
Scott Disick And Kourtney Kardashian
In an episode of "Kourtney & Kim Take New York" it was revealed that the couple sleeps in separate beds, E! Online reported. Disick later explained on Twitter, writing, "Just want to clear up the reason why we don't sleep in bed together. I'm not a good sleeper and with [son] Mason in bed I can't fall to sleep!"
Kevin Jonas And Danielle Deleasa
The young couple reportedly sleep in separate bedrooms because Jonas snores, a friend told In Touch Weekly.
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lollll Those weren't jokes were they, TomKat? Also - yeah mmkay at Kevin Jonas. "Snoring".
Celebrity Sleep: Famous Couples Who Sleep In Separate Beds
Emails, loud neighbors, stress -- there's enough to wrestle with as it is when it comes to getting enough good-quality shuteye. But add in a sleep partner who snores or hogs the covers or loves to snooze with the TV on, and a little tossing and turning can become full-on sleep deprivation.
That's at least part of the reason why a number of couples have opted for a solution that might sound old-fashioned or threatening to a happy relationship: sleeping separately. Whether it's in different bedrooms entirely, or just a separate bed nearby, nearly one in four American couples sleep apart, The New York Times reported.
Sure, it's not for everyone. But the couples that love it, really love it, claiming improvements in not only their sleep but their sex lives, too.
Now that a number of happily-coupled celebrity duos have spoken about their separate sleep habits, maybe the practice will pick up a little steam. Here's a look at some of the stars who swear by separate beds and bedrooms.
Tim Burton And Helena Bonham Carter
The director and actress famously have two entire houses between them -- and they retire to their own to hit the hay, reportedly because he snores, according to The Telegraph.
Burton also allegedly likes to pace and watch TV when he can't sleep, according go The Daily Mail.
Queen Elizabeth II And Prince Phillip
The queen and her husband -- as is fitting, historically -- sleep in different bedrooms, according to The Daily Mail.
Ryan O'Neal And Farrah Fawcett
In an excerpt from his recent memoir, "Both Of Us: My Life With Farrah", O'Neal revealed that the couple slept separately, writing:
"Yes, we were sleeping in separate bedrooms by then, but not for the reasons you're thinking. When Redmond was a toddler he'd come into our bedroom at night wanting to sleep between us. Redmond has strong legs like his mother, and he would burrow into the bed, decide he didn't have enough room, and then start pushing with all his might, until I had no other choice but to sleep on the floor or in the other room. Eventually he outgrew this, but by then, Farrah and I had grown used to our privacy and it stuck, and even when we traveled after that, we'd often get adjoining rooms. I always thought of our arrangement as terribly mature of us. Now I wish I could have back every one of those nights we slept in separate beds."
Katie Holmes And Tom Cruise
Sending her husband off to a sound-proof "snoratorium" doesn't seem to faze Holmes. The couple allegedly joke with friends about sleeping in separate bedrooms, The Daily Mail reported.
UPDATE: After this story was published, it was announced that Holmes and Cruise plan to divorce after five years of marriage.
Scott Disick And Kourtney Kardashian
In an episode of "Kourtney & Kim Take New York" it was revealed that the couple sleeps in separate beds, E! Online reported. Disick later explained on Twitter, writing, "Just want to clear up the reason why we don't sleep in bed together. I'm not a good sleeper and with [son] Mason in bed I can't fall to sleep!"
Kevin Jonas And Danielle Deleasa
The young couple reportedly sleep in separate bedrooms because Jonas snores, a friend told In Touch Weekly.
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lollll Those weren't jokes were they, TomKat? Also - yeah mmkay at Kevin Jonas. "Snoring".
it just doesn't sound right
IDK kinda related? But I think the same happens with Tim Burton and HBC.
I actually think it's neat, especially if it works well for them. they just have different decorating styles and she says she talks in her sleep while he's an insomniac and a snorer, so it sounds better than (not) sleeping in the same room.
Desperate/Insecure people are the only ones afraid of sleeping alone.
loooooooooool
Sorry about your theory. :)
jesus his snoring was a living nightmare
and our rooms were next to each other and honest to god it sounded like a fucking car breaking down or something
and he had sleep apnea...if I woke up in the night I wouldn't be able to fall back to sleep because he was so fucking loud
People who get offended by this perfect ritual are not worth keeping around, tbh.
If my boyfriend snored really badly, I'd sleep in another room so we could both get as good a rest as possible. It's better to be a well rested couple that sleep apart than to be a couple who can't bear to be in different beds where one person gets hardly any sleep.
So a couple could be sharing bills, raising their children, loving one another, supporting one another emotionally, enjoying each other's company, etc, but if they don't sleep in the same bedroom, their relationship is a sham.
Edited at 2012-07-01 12:45 am (UTC)
there'd be ~DRAMA~ if I ever did this, esp. early in a relationship.
I was married briefly, and my ex was not at all cool with me being an insomniac/up-all-night-er or with watching movies or reading late at night. :( made things tense.
since i'm not tim burton rich, i'll make it work SOMEHOW with a 2-family home.
Granted they split up a couple years later, but he was a controlling asshole. Snoring was the least of their marriage issues.
He gets a bit upset because he loves to cuddle but due to heat and my back problems I mostly tend to want to sleep alone. Homeboy has to deal with it!
Also, my dad has snored all his life and...yeah nobody wants to sleep next to that.
Also, A+ icon!
do you do it in one bed, then one of the people leaves to another?
my ex used to sleep on the couch but we weren't having much sex by then anyway