When one thinks of beloved Golden Age Hollywood starlet Grace Kelly, they likely think of
her as the epitome of class and sophistication.
However, although she certainly had a sophisticated sheen on the surface and knew how to carry
herself in High Society, the star also had a penchant for sleeping around that clashed
with her image.
Thankfully, Grace’s bad behavior came to an end when she married the Prince of Monaco
during her mid-20s.
Before that, Grace Kelly slept around so much that she almost go kicked out of Hollywood!
Join Facts Verse as we explore how Grace Kelly slept around so much that it ruined her career.
Was Grace Kelly Really an Ice Queen?
Most people tend to think of Golden Age Hollywood star Grace Kelly as somewhat of an ice queen,
though legendary actor Gary Cooper claimed that this ice queen melted pretty fast once
you got her pants off!
Grace may have seemed calculated and pristine on the surface, but the actress loved getting
down and dirty with her costars during her relatively short period of time working in
the Hollywood spotlight.
Many may know that Grace Kelly’s relatively short Hollywood career came to an end when
she married the Prince of Monaco during her mid-20s.
Prior to that, Grace had only appeared in under a dozen Hollywood pictures.
However, the small amount of work that Grace left behind was more than enough to cement
her status as one of the most iconic actresses of Hollywood’s Golden Age.
Upon entering the Hollywood spotlight, Grace became a major star seemingly overnight.
Because of this, the actress was allowed to brush shoulders- and a lot more- with some
of the biggest actors in Hollywood at the time.
According to legend, Grace Kelly had affairs with such notable Hollywood luminaries as
Clark Gable, Bing Crosby, Marlon Brando, and the aforementioned Gary Cooper over the course
of her Hollywood career.
When Grace Kelly became the Princess of Monaco, many people forgot about all of the tabloid
fodder that had been made of the actress’s various Hollywood affairs.
However, they didn’t forget about the handful of great performances that the actress left
behind on the screen!
Because of this, Grace’s reputation and legacy only grew more pristine, and people
to this day are still incredibly surprised to learn just how much she loved sleeping
around in Hollywood.
Grace’s First Hollywood Affair Grace Kelly made her Hollywood debut appearing
in the feature Fourteen Hours, which was released in 1951.
While Grace’s role in the feature was only a supporting one, she would be given a much
more notable role the following year in the classic 1952 Western film High Noon.
In High Noon, grace performed opposite screen legend, Gary Cooper.
As established, the two started up a romantic fling during the filming of the picture that
became Grace’s first Hollywood affair.
Gary was three decades older than Grace, and he was also married.
However, Grace couldn’t have cared less!
It was as a result of their affair during the filming of High Noon that Gary Cooper
was inspired to come up with his line about Grace Kelly seeming cold on the outside but
becoming exceptionally hot once you got her pants off.
Gary Cooper would be far from the first costar that Grace Kelly started up an affair with
during the filming of a picture, as she would continue the habit of picking up her older,
and oftentimes married, costars over the course of her remaining career.
Grace Moves from Gary Cooper to Clark Gable The year following the release of High Noon,
Grace Kelly had long since moved on from Gary Cooper and was looking for new and more interesting
Hollywood roles… and love interests.
She was offered the chance to star in the feature Mogambo, which was directed by legendary
filmmaker John Ford.
The picture also starred Clark Gable and Ava Gardner in addition to Grace herself.
Getting to work with those two stars was a big part of why Grace Kelly accepted her role
in the feature, as was the fact that the film was being shot in Africa.
According to Grace, she would’ve turned down the role if it was shot somewhere boring,
such as Arizona.
Grace Kelly certainly had a blast filming in Africa during the shooting of Mogambo,
but it was another kind of wildlife that the actress had her eyes on for most of the production.
As Grace had done previously with costar Gary Cooper, Grace started up an affair with Clark
Gable during the picture’s filming.
According to Grace, she couldn’t keep herself from constantly sneaking into his tent!
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Grace Was So Horny She Needed a Chaperone When Grace Kelly’s mom caught wind of the
fact that her daughter was hooking up with Clark Gable in the African wilderness, she
reportedly flew out to the continent to begin acting as a chaperone.
However, by that point, Clark Gable had allegedly become annoyed with Grace’s clinginess.
If Grace was acting clingy towards Clark Gable during the filming of Mogambo, the actor certainly
could’ve counted on that clinginess abating as soon as the filming of the picture stopped.
Grace typically didn’t extend her romantic relationships with costars past the allotted
filming schedule.
Grace Kelly, Bing Crosby, and Marlon Brando In 1954, Grace Kelly could be seen starring
alongside legendary performer Bing Crosby in the film The Country Girl.
Unsurprisingly, Grace and Bing ended up entering into a romantic relationship during the picture’s
filming.
Both Grace and Bing were nominated for Academy Awards as a result of their performances in
the film, but it was only Grace who won.
Bing had been beaten out in the Best Actor category by Marlon Brando for the latter’s
turn in On the Waterfront.
The night of the Oscars ceremony, Grace and Bing reportedly had plans to spend the night
together.
However, when Bing entered Grace’s room and turned the lights on, he found her in
bed with the man who had beaten him!
Despite Grace hooking up with Marlon Brando on the night of the 1955 Academy Awards ceremony
and leaving Bing Crosby out in the cold, not much came of Grace and Marlon’s romantic
relationship.
In addition, Grace Kelly and Bing Crosby went on to star in another picture again just a
few years later, so there couldn’t have been all that much bad blood between the two
costars.
While Grace and Bing would reunite in 1956 to appear together in the picture High Society,
it’s unknown whether they hooked up during filming.
Grace was already engaged to be married to the Prince of Monaco by the time Grace Kelly
appeared alongside Bing Crosby in their second film together.
In fact, Grace Kelly was even allowed to wear her actual engagement ring during the filming
of the picture due to the fact that her character in the movie was supposed to be engaged, too.
The fact that Grace was engaged during the picture’s filming casts doubt on the idea
that Grace and Bing may have rekindled their romance at any time over the course of the
shoot.
However, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the two hooking up was an absolute impossibility!
Besides Bing Crosby, another star that Grace reportedly had an affair within 1954 was Ray
Milland, whom she appeared alongside in Dial M for Murder.
Grace Almost Ruins Costar Ray Milland’s Life
Grace Kelly and Ray Milland’s affair during the filming of Dial M for Murder had some
pretty negative consequences for Ray, though Grace Kelly doesn’t seem to have been affected
much.
Ray was married, and his wife ended up catching wind of the fact that her husband was hooking
up with his younger costar.
Ray and his wife had been married for over two decades, but the actor couldn’t help
but be seduced by the sophisticated and demure future Princess of Monaco.
When Ray Milland’s wife found out that her husband was cheating on her with Grace Kelly
during the filming of Dial M for Murder, she kicked him out of the house!
Having nowhere to go, Ray continued his relationship with Grace and even kicked around the idea
of leaving his wife to be with Grace for good.
It’s uncertain whether or not Grace Kelly reciprocated this idea, but Ray’s plan to
leave his wife for Grace never ended up coming to fruition regardless.
Allegedly, Ray Milland found out how much divorcing his wife was going to cost him,
and he ended up saying goodbye to Grace and repairing his marriage.
Ray remained married to his wife for the rest of his life, leading up to his 1986 passing.
Grace Becomes the Princess of Monaco Having had her share of Hollywood men, Grace
Kelly was looking for something a tad bit greater by the mid-1950s.
This is where the Prince of Monaco came in!
Grace and the Prince of Monaco met while the two were riding on a train in France.
They hit it off quickly, and Grace was soon engaged.
Grace went on to become the Princess of Monaco, and she never acted again.
This came in spite of the fact that the legendary Alfred Hitchcock, who had directed Grace in
both Rear Window and the aforementioned Dial M for Murder, would routinely travel to Monaco
to offer her new roles.
If Grace Kelly had a penchant for playing it fast and loose with her romances before
becoming the Princess of Monaco, this all changed once she was royalty.
By all accounts, the former actress was a faithful wife, and she was also beloved by
the people of Monaco.
Finally, Grace got her fairy-tale ending!
People nowadays still think of Grace Kelly as the picture of sophistication, even if
she slept around a little.
Grace Kelly slept around so much during her Hollywood days that it almost put an end to
her career, though she seems to have left her bad behavior behind upon becoming the
Princess of Monaco.
Now it’s time to hear from you: did you know that Grace Kelly cheated on Bing Crosby
with Marlon Brando on the night of the 1955 Academy Awards ceremony and that her mother
chaperoned her during the filming of John Ford’s Mogambo because she didn’t want
her daughter sleeping with costar Clark Gable?
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