Why Tommy Lee Showers Once a Week, According to His Wife
Mötley Crüe drummer’s cleanliness routine explained on the "Off the Vine" podcast. Yeah, I know.
- Tommy Lee showers only once a week, according to his wife Brittany Furlan, who sees it as a European habit.
- Despite his hygiene routine, Brittany says Tommy is neat and their house looks like a museum.
- Jon Holmes’ book revealed Tommy once had a two-month no-bathing contest with Nikki Sixx, leading to the infamous ‘Spaghetti Incident’.
Tommy Lee, drummer for Mötley Crüe, bathes sparingly. His wife, Brittany Furlan, says he showers only once a week.
The detail emerged on Kaitlyn Bristowe’s Off the Vine podcast, where Furlan spoke about her husband’s habits. “Tommy is surprisingly tidy,” she said. “Not what you’d expect from a musician. You’d think he’d be a wreck—messy, chaotic. But no, he’s neat. Just doesn’t bother much with showers.”
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When pressed, she confirmed, “He’s not big on bathing. Maybe it’s the European in him. He grew up in Athens, Greece. His mother, a former Miss Greece, always said you didn’t need to shower every day. She’d use a white washcloth for a quick clean-up if needed.” According to Furlan, Tommy sticks to this approach. “He’ll take a proper shower once a week.”
Furlan, in contrast, is meticulous about cleanliness. “I shower nightly and wash my hair once a week,” she said. “I know I’m overdoing it, stripping my body of oils it probably needs.”
Despite the unconventional hygiene, she has no complaints. “He’s too handsome to give me the ick,” she admitted.
The couple’s home reflects Tommy’s tidiness. “It’s like a museum,” Furlan said. “Funny, because my exes were slobs. That was always a dealbreaker for me.”
Tommy’s hygiene habits aren’t new. Jon Holmes, in his book Rock Star Babylon, told of a contest Tommy had with bassist Nikki Sixx. The challenge? Go as long as possible without bathing, yet still hook up with groupies. It lasted two months. Nightly escapades with multiple women ended only when a young fan, mid-act with Sixx, became violently ill. The incident earned the name “The Spaghetti Incident” after her last meal.
Furlan and Tommy met in 2017 on the dating app Raya. They made their debut as a couple that September and got engaged the following Valentine’s Day. They married in 2019—his fourth marriage.
“Tommy treats me better than anyone ever has,” Furlan told People last year. “Looking back at my old relationships, I can’t believe what I put up with.”
Before Furlan, Tommy had three marriages. Elaine Starchuk was first, lasting from 1984 to 1985. Actress Heather Locklear came next, from 1986 to 1993. His most publicized union was with Pamela Anderson, from 1995 to 1998. They share two sons, Brandon Thomas and Dylan Jagger.
For all the chaos of rock and roll, Tommy Lee’s life at home seems to run on a different rhythm—one with a single weekly shower in the mix.
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