{"id":302745,"date":"2026-02-21T11:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T11:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/302745\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T11:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T11:10:09","slug":"hilary-duff-finally-understands-sex-in-her-30s-and-jokes-shes-not-ready-to-be-put-out-to-pasture-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/302745\/","title":{"rendered":"Hilary Duff &#8216;Finally Understands&#8217; Sex in Her 30s and Jokes She&#8217;s &#8216;Not Ready to Be Put Out to Pasture&#8217; Yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hilary Duff is coming clean about her relationship with sex<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 38-year-old former Disney star says she &#8220;finally understands&#8221; sex now that she&#8217;s in her 30s, revealing that sex in her 20s was &#8220;not always enjoyable&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Duff&#8217;s deeply personal new album, luck&#8230;or something, was released Feb. 20. The record includes a track about Duff&#8217;s fraught relationship with sister Haylie Duff<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Former teen idol <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/hilary-duff\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hilary Duff;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Hilary Duff<\/a> doesn&#8217;t shy away from the topic of sex.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/entertainment-arts\/music\/story\/2026-02-20\/hilary-duff-luck-or-something-lizzie-mcguire-ashley-tisdale-matthew-koma\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:interview with the Los Angeles Times;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">interview with the Los Angeles Times<\/a>, the &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/hilary-duff-releases-first-new-single-in-10-years-mature-11842367\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mature;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mature<\/a>&#8216; singer said sex has only gotten better with age for her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I finally feel like I know a lot about sex,&#8221; said Duff, 38, who is promoting her new album, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/hilary-duff-luck-or-something-album-personal-life-lyrics-breakdown-11910710\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:luck...or something;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">luck&#8230;or something<\/a>. &#8220;My whole 20s, sex was not always enjoyable \u2014 it was so much to figure out. Now I finally understand it. Maybe that\u2019s a female thing, but I\u2019m not ready to be put out to pasture.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">luck&#8230;or something is Duff&#8217;s first album in a decade. Much of the deeply personal album was written alongside Duff&#8217;s husband, producer <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/hilary-duff-husband-matthew-koma-sent-email-manager-wanted-marry-her-11909665\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Matthew Koma;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Matthew Koma<\/a>, to whom she has been married since 2019.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Hilary Duff and husband Matthew Koma in Los Angeles in December 2025 Amy Sussman\/Getty\u00a0\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0fabf431c6ee3d6bee1557aeb17f03b8.jpeg\"\/>Hilary Duff and husband Matthew Koma in Los Angeles in December 2025 <\/p>\n<p>Amy Sussman\/Getty <\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The album&#8217;s lyrics explore romantic relationships, maturity, sex, and even Duff&#8217;s fraught relationship with her sister <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/haylie-duff\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Haylie Duff;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Haylie Duff<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Last month, Duff released the racy single &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/hilary-duff-shares-nsfw-new-song-roommates-rainy-music-video-11886932\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Roommates;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Roommates<\/a>&#8216;, which featured some NSFW lyrics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I only want the beginning, I don&#8217;t want the end \/ Want the part where you say, &#8216;Goddamn&#8217; \/ Back of the dive bar, giving you head \/Then sneak home late, wake up your roommates,&#8221; she sings on the song&#8217;s chorus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In her interview with the Los Angeles Times, Duff, who is mother to son <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/hilary-duff-son-luca-hilariously-makes-fun-of-his-mom-outfit-interview-11910680\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Luca;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Luca<\/a>, 13, and daughters <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/parents\/hilary-duff-welcomes-daughter-matthew-koma\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Banks Violet;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Banks Violet<\/a>, 7, <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/parents\/hilary-duff-matthew-koma-welcome-second-child\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Mae James;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Mae James<\/a>, 4,\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/hilary-duff-welcomes-fourth-baby-daughter-townes-8557692\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Townes Meadow;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Townes Meadow<\/a>, 21 months. also discussed the public&#8217;s reaction to her getting older.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;People come up to me all the time and they\u2019re like, \u201cWow, you aged really well.\u201d I\u2019m like, \u201cI\u2019m only 38! Just because you\u2019ve known me since I was 9\u2026&#8221; said Duff &#8220;When do I start getting the discounts? I feel like 38 is not old, although when I thought about my parents at 40, they looked so different than we look now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RPpF0b1C0Vo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:CBS Mornings\u00a0appearance;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">CBS Mornings\u00a0appearance<\/a>\u00a0on Friday, Feb. 20, Duff <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/hilary-duff-lonely-existence-not-having-sister-haylie-life-11910742\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:confirmed rumors of a rift;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">confirmed rumors of a rift<\/a> between she and sister Haylie, 41. Fans <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/is-hilary-duff-song-we-dont-talk-about-sister-haylie-11888543\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:first speculated;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">first speculated<\/a> about the rift after Duff premiered a track from her new album, titled &#8220;We Don&#8217;t Talk&#8221;, at a performance in London last month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI\u2019m not sure when it happened \/ Not even sure what it was about,\u201d she sings on the track, which also references coming from \u201cthe same home, the same blood.\u201d the song&#8217;s lyrics read.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Haylie Duff and Hilary Duff in Los Angeles in November 2017 Rich Polk\/Getty\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/a346d946b26d823f7f1dc483b6b80809.jpeg\"\/>Haylie Duff and Hilary Duff in Los Angeles in November 2017 <\/p>\n<p>Rich Polk\/Getty<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Duff told host Anthony Mason that the track is indeed about her sister, and that she hesitated about releasing it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It&#8217;s definitely about my sister and just absolutely the most lonely part of my existence. It&#8217;s not having my sister in my life at the moment, and I really struggled with thinking about including that on the record,&#8221; said Duff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;So many people are having this experience [of estrangement], and for me, making a record was just going to be all about connection. I was never going to take outside songs from people&#8230;what would the point be, right, if it wasn&#8217;t me and it wasn&#8217;t my my life?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/hilary-duff-finally-understands-sex-in-her-30s-11911007\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW Hilary Duff is coming clean about her relationship with sex The 38-year-old former Disney star&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302746,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[146,133256,7394,85,46,409],"class_list":{"0":"post-302745","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-haylie-duff","10":"tag-hilary-duff","11":"tag-il","12":"tag-israel","13":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302745\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/302746"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}