Fran Dreschercould not be happier with her life.
In this week’s issue of PEOPLE, the actress, 62, opens up about how she moved on after a very public divorce from her husband of 21 years, Peter Marc Jacobson, in 1999 (after which hepublicly revealed he is gay), and how she found love again — with herself!
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She adds, “And then I think, that hiccup phase where I don’t push myself to do it, until the next time I do. So I think that that’s been a big hurdle in my life that I needed to conquer. And getting really connected to myself has been a great journey, because now, I’m not even feeling like I have to be in a relationship, because I’m in a relationship with myself — and it’s going quite well.”
Drescher recalls the moment her marriage with Jacobson began to spiral.
“I wasn’t feeling as happy as I thought I’d feel with money, and fame, and creative control,” she says. “Peter started to have control issues that I found somewhat suffocating, and only in hindsight, do we now understand that he was working so hard to control his authentic self, his true orientation.”
Two years after the marriage ended, Jacobson told Drescher he is gay. However, the duo remain close friends to this day.
“I now lovingly refer to Peter as my gay ex-husband,” says theIndebtedactress.
Though she’s single, Drescherrevealed last monththat she is having fun with a “friend with benefits.”
“It’s delightful and delicious,” the actress toldPage Six, “but I’ve got a big life.”
Indebtedpremieres Feb. 6 at 9:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
source: people.com
