Open marriage? Maybe partly.

Despite her constant claims of an open union with hubby Sidney Hicks, Mo'Nique reveals that she doesn't stray - but she may not be able to say the same about her better half.

"Let me say this: I have not had sex outside my marriage with Sidney," the Academy Award nominee says in this year's 29th - and final - Barbara Walters Oscar special.

"Could Sid have sex outside of his marriage with me? Yes. That's not a deal-breaker. That's not something that would make us say, 'Pack your things and let's end the marriage.'"

And what if the "Precious" star discovered that Hicks had, well, stepped out more than once? No sweat.

"What if it's 20 times?" asks the openminded actress. "So what? We've been best friends for over 25 years, and we truly know who we are. Oftentimes, people get into marriages and they don't know who they're laying next to. I'm very comfortable and secure with my husband."

Of course, Miss M has a few tricks to keep her hubby from straying - fingers crossed - and that includes her infamously unshaven gams.

"He loves the hairy legs," Mo says, "and if Sid likes the hairy legs, there you go."

She even explains to Walters why she chooses to go au naturel: "I tried shaving one time, and it was so uncomfortable and painful. I said never again would I do that to myself." Besides, says Mo'Nique, "I'm 42 and I'm very hairy."

Umm, okay.

At least there's one subject she won't broach with Walters during the special, which airs Sunday night on ABC: her possible Oscar speech.

"I don't like thinking about that, because I'm big on the universe," says the star, who's a hands-down favorite to take home the Best Supporting Actress prize. "I don't want to start making this speech or [think about what] I'm going to say because I don't want the universe to say, 'Really? You so sure about that?' Let's not jinx it."

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