Candace Cameron Bure has preferred to remain unfiltered when discussing her sex life over the years.
The actress married husband Valeri Bure in 1996 and they expanded their family with kids Natasha, Lev and Maksim. Since tying the knot, Cameron Bure offered glimpses at her marriage, which included defending her being outspoken about the intimate details of her and Bure’s relationship.
In 2020, Cameron Bure made headlines after a photo of her and Bure getting cozy received backlash.
“For all of the Christians that are questioning my post with my husband’s hand on my boob — my husband of 24 years — thinking it was inappropriate, it makes me laugh because it’s my husband,” she said in a series of videos on her Instagram Stories. “We have so much fun together. He can touch me anytime he wants, and I hope he does. That is what a healthy, good marriage and relationship is all about.”
Cameron Bure jokingly attempted to apologize before she started laughing. “I’m sorry if it offended you. I’m actually not sorry,” she added. “I’m glad we have fun together after so many years. He can touch me all day long.
The Great American Family star has also discussed how her kids have reacted to her parents packing on the PDA.
“I’m not trying to, like, talk about my sex life … or, like, gross my kids out,” she said on a podcast in 2022. “But I do think it’s important to share what a healthy sex life within marriage can be just in saying, like, that that’s important. It’s an important part of the relationship that we make time for one another, that we still love each other physically, spiritually, mentally — all of the things. It all comes hand in hand.”
Cameron Bure added: “I’m a happier person and my husband’s a happier person when we’ve had sex. … We don’t have a schedule for that.”
Keep scrolling for Cameron Bure’s candid commentary on her sex life:
Her Biggest Concern About Having Sex
Candace Cameron Bure got very candid about the one aspect of sex that continues to disturb her.
“A visual of God watching me having sex weirds me out,” she told Bachelor Nation’s Madi Prewett during a March 2026 episode of her podcast. “It totally just depends on your upbringing and what your past experiences have been or the things that you were taught as a kid. Again, I’m almost 50 and some of those adolescent thoughts never quite leave your mind or those high school teenage thoughts never quite leave your mind.”
Cameron Bure clarified her healthy outlook on sex.
“I’m giggling at it now because I don’t want to think about God watching me have sex. But I’m very comfortable in that sense,” she added. “I have three kids that are in their 20s. So I’ve done a lot of parenting and had a lot of conversations in this area over the years.”
She concluded: “But I have plenty of friends and they all laugh at the title of the movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin, but I have lots of friends that are.”
Being Honest About Her Love Life
“I had very open conversations with my kids, when they got older, about sex,” Candace Cameron Bure said on “The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast” in February 2026 about how she “grossed them out all the time” with the discussions.
“I kind of loved talking about that with them because I wanted them to know that it was safe,” she continued while clarifying that she was not “super comfortable” discussing sex with her kids.
“I made it as fun as possible, and like I was comfortable talking about it just so there would be no embarrassment or shame in those conversations,” she explained. “I think that shame can start very much with that if we’re not really told about our bodies and how they function, how they work, what they’re made for. How God views them. When there’s a misunderstanding there, that can very much develop our view of shame and when we feel that way.”
Perfect Date Night
While playing the Not-So-Newlywed Game with Luxury Handbag Shopping, Candace Cameron Bure revealed what the ideal night looks like for her and husband Valeri Bure.
“The kids are going to get mad at me,” she joked. “I put great restaurant, wine, walk, sex.”
Bure, who was part of the interview, replied: “She cannot say that. Certain things you don’t tell your kids!”
Having a Healthy Sex Life
After being married for more than 20 years, Candace Cameron Bure addressed her “healthy” sex life.
“I hate that sex within marriage gets such a bad rap,” she told Mayim Bialik on the “Mayim Bialik’s Breakdown” podcast. “And maybe — it does happen for people within their marriage when that goes south — but [that’s] all the more reason [to do it].”
Cameron Bure said she believed sex is a major aspect “of being married and committed to someone,” adding, “In our culture and society today, it’s always like, ‘Oh, you’re married [for] 10 years, when was the last time you had sex?’ That’s always the joke, and it can be funny and I can roll with it.”
Defending Her Handsy Moment With Husband Val
Candace Cameron Bure got candid during an appearance on the “Confessions of a Crappy Christian” podcast in 2020 about the criticism she received from fans who told her that she “should be more modest.”
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“I’m a Christian, my husband’s a Christian and I’m really proud that we’ve managed to stay married for 24 years,” she explained. “And the fact that we have fun and we flirt together, this is part of what makes our marriage work. This is something to be celebrated as a Christian.”
Cameron Bure shut down claims she was inappropriate.
“Sex doesn’t stop once you get married. Sex is the blessing of marriage and I hate when Christians are like, no, you have to pretend like you’ve never had sex, and we only know that you’ve had sex three times because you’ve had three children,” she continued. “If we are to promise ourselves for one another and preach saving yourself for marriage, then sex needs to be celebrated within marriage.”
Cameron Bure recalled finding it difficult to embrace her sexuality when she first got married.
“I lived in such a fear of ‘Oh my gosh, I’m not supposed to be a sexual person, because I have to save myself. God is going to think negatively of me if I’m having sex or doing things or fooling around,” she said. “There was such a shame culture on it that when I got married, I was like, I don’t know how to adjust my brain.”
She concluded: “For so many times, especially in the beginning, but for a few years, I would have sex with my husband thinking like, ‘Oh my gosh, is God looking at me and like is this bad?’ It’s very difficult to flip that switch. And it has taken years to work through it and then understand it and enjoy it and then embrace it. Now I embrace it so much that my kids are like, ‘Mom, please stop talking about sex. Please stop.'”
