Naomi Watts details 'sneaking off' on her first night of intimacy with now husband Billy Crudup

Naomi Watts recently revealed her now husband Billy Crudup's hilarious admission during their first sexual encounter.

And now the 56-year-old actress has detailed  what happened leading up to that moment as she was interviewed on Today where she promoted memoir Dare I Say It on Tuesday.

As she had experienced menopause at the early age of 36, she had to wear a hormone replacement patch which she was embarrassed about on her first night of intimacy with the hunky 56-year-old actor.

She said: 'I had to sneak off to the bathroom and find a way to. If anyone knows about these patches, they have quite a strong adhesive and it wasn't the easiest thing to do so I was missing from the room a bit too long.

'So things are supposed to be happening , um, so yeah I talk about that in the book.'

Menopause is when a woman stops having periods, and is no longer able to get pregnant naturally. It usually happens between the ages of 45 and 55. 

In an extract from her forthcoming book published by The Times earlier this month, Naomi candidly reflected on her and Billy's romance that blossomed after she experienced menopause at the age of 36. 

The Oscar-nominated actress admitted she wasn't looking for love when their paths crossed while filming the Netflix thriller Gypsy - shortly after Naomi's split from American actor Liev Schreiber in 2016. 

In fact, she wrote, a relationship with Billy - who played her on-screen husband - was the furthest thing from her mind, despite the fact that they had 'simulated sex on screen many times, dry-humping each other to the point of exhaustion'. 

However, Naomi began to see Billy in a different light after one of their steamy scenes when he 'spontaneously flung a pillow across the room while ravishing me with such passion that I blushed and broke character'. 

She was particularly taken aback by the moment because her sex drive had reduced in the years since experiencing menopause. 

Recalling their first time together, Naomi said she excused herself to go to the bathroom and remove her hormone therapy patch - but became conscious after it left a mark on her body. 

Naomi dwelled on how Billy might react to her being menopausal, while worrying about whether he wanted more children, for so long that Billy eventually called out to her. 

'I came out mortified,' she continued, before telling him everything about being in early menopause. 

'I wear these hormone patches, and I didn't want you to see it because then you would know I'm in early menopause, which means I am old, and you wouldn't want me and, oh my God, should I just leave?' Naomi recalled their conversation. 

However, Billy's response instantly quelled her fears about ageing, as he quipped: 'Hey, if it makes you feel better, I've got grey hairs on my balls.' 

Describing his admission as the 'most romantic words I've ever heard', she praised Billy for being 'compassionate, not squeamish or awkward'. 

In that moment, Naomi added, all the shame she was carrying was washed away.

Naomi's book Dare I Say It: Everything I Wish I'd Known About Menopause is available wherever books are sold now.