Their tantric sex life has been a hot topic for decades, after famously claiming to bed each other for hours on end back in the nineties.
But now, the truth of what really happens during Sting and and wife Trudie Styler’s supposed seven-hour sessions has finally been revealed.
In a new interview with The Times, the music legend, 73, and his director wife, 71, who tied the knot in 1992, joked about what goes on behind closed doors, decades after the famous claim.
Sting, real name Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, shrugged: ‘It could be worse. And the seven hours includes dinner, a movie and five hours of begging.’
The star has been plagued by questions about his energetic love life since he once gave the interview in which he boasted about the tantric sex sessions.
He previously clarified his infamous admissions during an interview for Bravo series Inside The Actor’s Studio in 2014.
The truth of what really happens during Sting and and wife Trudie Styler’s supposed seven-hour sessions has finally been revealed (pictured in September)
The music legend, 73, and his director wife, 71, who tied the knot in 1992, joked about what goes on behind closed doors, decades after the famous claim (pictured in 1992)
‘The idea of tantric sex is a spiritual act,’ he explained. ‘I don’t know any purer and better way of expressing a love for another individual than sharing that wonderful, I call it, ‘sacrament.’ I would stand by it. Not seven hours, but the idea.’
He then quipped, ‘Seven hours includes movie and dinner,’ generating laughs from the audience.
In 2011, Trudie said her husband’s original claim about their love life was a drunken boast.
But while she poured scorn on the idea they were ‘doing it all day long’, she pointedly stopped short of saying he had lied about the yoga-related practice.
She said: ‘Sting said that 21 years ago. He has just turned 60, and I imagine [the tantric story] will carry on going until he drops.
‘Do you know who I blame for that? Bob Geldof. Him and Sting had gone to do an interview with a rock journalist, and the interview turned into a drinking session.
‘At one point, the journalist asked how long they could go for, and Geldof said he was a three-minute man, but, as Sting did yoga, he could probably go for hours. And Sting said ‘Well, haven’t you heard of tantric sex?’
‘So Sting explained that it is all about being intimate, about caring for your partner, really engaging in intimacy before you, you know… have sex. And that’s the premise of tantra, really.
‘It’s simply engagement with your partner.’
Sting, real name Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, shrugged: ‘It could be worse. And the seven hours includes dinner, a movie and five hours of begging’
The star has been plagued by questions about his energetic love life since he once gave the interview in which he boasted about the tantric sex sessions
He previously clarified his infamous admissions during an interview for Bravo series Inside The Actor’s Studio in 2014 (pictured on their wedding day in 1992)
Another playful moment in the new interview saw Sting be quizzed on what his favourite acting performance of Trudie’s is, to which he hilariously responded: ‘When she was dressed as a dominatrix’.
The couple also admitted that neither of them are a fan of SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Sting summed up Musk’s position as ‘There are no rules and the proles can go to hell’, adding: ‘I think it’s wonderful to go to Mars — but f*****g stay there.’
Despite their fun-loving antics, the couple are each others biggest fans and Sting was every inch the proud husband as he supported Trudie at the Globo d’Oro Awards in July.
The musician cut a dapper figure as he joined the director on the red carpet, before she was honoured with the Best Documentary prize.
Trudie opted for an elegant cream lace dress as she prepared to accept the award for her film Posso Entrare? An Ode to Naples.
The film detailed Trudie and Sting’s passion for Italy, with the actress detailing her history with the country at the ceremony, during an interview with People.
She said: ‘Sting and I fell in love with Italy many years ago — so much so that after one of our kids was born near Pisa, we spent years looking for a home for us all. Italy has always been incredibly kind to us.
Despite their fun-loving antics, the couple are each others biggest fans and Sting was every inch the proud husband as he supported Trudie at the Globo d’Oro Awards in July
The musician cut a dapper figure as he joined the director on the red carpet, before she was honoured with the Best Documentary prize
‘Since the 1980s when I made films here in Rome at Cinecittà, then Sting wrote one of his most emotional albums near Pisa the year after his parents died, and at the same time I gave birth to one of our kids, Italy has a special place in our hearts for many reasons.’
Sting and Trudie are parents to four children, Mickey, 40, Jake, 39, Eliot, 33, and Giacomo, 28, while The Police frontman also shares son Joe, 47, and daughter Fuschia, 42, with ex Frances Tomelty.
Detailing how the family juggles Trudie and Sting’s busy work schedules, she said they are ‘proud’ of them.
She said: ‘They appreciate that we are busy and fulfilled. The kids all have their own paths and careers and they’ve got good work ethics, so we’re proud of them for that.’
The outing came after the couple attended the Ivor Novello Awards, where Sting was awarded with a Fellowship which is the highest honour the Academy bestows.
Speaking on the carpet, the British rocker said he ‘loves’ the Ivors Academy and was ‘delighted’ to be ‘granted this wonderful honour’.
He said: ‘The last time I was here I got a lifetime achievement award which I thought was a bit premature…
‘But the fellowship was obviously beyond lifetime and it sounds a bit like Lord Of The Rings, but I think there are more duties attached to a fellowship.
‘The Ivors protect the rights of songwriters – that’s one of the things they do, not just established songwriters like me, but up-and-coming songwriters.
‘It is also a major export of Britain, our songwriting, so they need protecting, so I am very proud to be part of this organisation.’
Sting was the frontman, songwriter and bassist for new wave band The Police from 1977 until their breakup in 1986.
He launched a solo career in 1985.
