Brittany Furlan Lee recently joined an interview with Forbes and shared a humorous anecdote about how she joked with her husband, Tommy Lee, about being ‘bi’ before they got married.
Brittany revealed a playful side to the initial stages of her relationship with the Mötley Crüe drummer, stating:
“I have a joke that my husband married me because I’m ‘bi.’ I told him I was bi, and he was like, ‘Oh, that’s hot. We’re going to have threesomes after the wedding.’ And then I said, ‘No, bipolar motherf*cker.’ I don’t. I’ve never been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, but that’s my joke.”
Comedy As A Bridge To Mental Health Awareness
Through her comedy, Brittany has connected with many who have faced their own mental health challenges, as she went on to say:
“I do make jokes about mental health all the time, and I’ve met so many amazing people because of it. People who have really been touched, who can relate, and who’ve reached out to me and said, ‘I’m so thankful you shared that because I go through these things, and I felt very alone in it.'”
A Coping Mechanism Turns Career
Brittany’s journey with comedy began in her childhood in Pennsylvania, where she used humor as a coping mechanism for her mental health struggles. After gaining initial fame on the Vine app, she transitioned to stand-up comedy and acting. In a discussion with People last year, she highlighted how comedy serves as her way to deal with life’s challenges:
“I literally just joke about everything in my life. Some people will attack me for it and make fun of me, but I use comedy to cope with whatever I’m dealing with. It just fulfills me in so many ways, and it’s so nice to just get to do it. I’m just loving it, and I’m just enjoying my life with it so much. There’s no better feeling to me than making people laugh.”
In a personal revelation on an episode of This Is The Worst Podcast, Lee expressed her views on threesomes, making it known that she favors more intimate, one-on-one encounters. She preferred the simplicity and intimacy of being with just one partner at a time, whether with another woman or a man.
