"Married Mom of Two Reveals Secret Life as a Sexsomniac" - OK! Magazine

Lauren Spencer takes on a totally different personality after drifting off at night. The 50-year-old has been diagnosed with a rare sleep disorder that causes her to initiate sexual intercourse while asleep. The only person who knows about it is her husband Charlie, 52, who is on the receiving end of her suggestive touches.

Her husband has told her that she will snuggle up to him or try to have sex by stroking him to get him going. Lauren, from Devon, says that while her episodes don’t occur too often, she has to put a cable lock on the door if she stays overnight elsewhere. “If I stayed at a friend's house and ended up in bed with her partner, I'm sure I wouldn't be very popular,” the mum-of-two told NeedToKnow.

“As it goes, I'm a homebody, so it's not an issue thankfully. I live alone with my husband, and he doesn't complain. My daughters are 25 and 30 years old and neither live with me nowadays. I have no recollection or awareness after an episode, so it can be confusing. The lack of control is embarrassing, but fortunately it's not something that happens that often.

“Charlie, of course, leaps at the opportunity and sometimes things progress. We’ve discussed my condition at length and I’ve decided that I’m happy to have sex when this happens – it’s completely consensual.'

Lauren was diagnosed with the condition after visiting her doctor in 2021. The model was at first concerned that she had a neurological issue, as she has also had problems with sleepwalking, sleep talking and sometimes falling out of bed. Lauren has to take special precautions if she stays away for the night, including barricading the bedroom door.

She said: “I take a cable lock to wrap around the door handle if I stay away for the night. Then I can't open the door in my sleep and wander into somebody else's bedroom. That generally is enough to save my blushes. I also use Nytol to help me sleep more deeply in the hope that I won't get out of bed.”

Lauren says episodes are more likely if she is feeling particularly stressed, but hasn’t found the triggering factor. Aside from initiating sex, Lauren also claims she has gotten out of bed to clean, as well as sending text messages, with no recollection the next morning. As it’s relatively unheard of, she often keeps quiet about her condition; but has piqued the interest of her friends – and their husbands.

Lauren added: “I generally don't tell people about my condition, because I wouldn't want them to think I was crazy, and it's something that most people haven't even heard of.

“I did mention it to one friend, and her husband chipped in saying he wouldn't mind if she had that problem. I think it would be fascinating to watch myself doing something that I'm not aware of.”