Sharon Stone cut an elegant figure as she attended a party in New York on Tuesday, making her first public appearance since a surprising admission about her private life.
The 68-year-old actress looked effortlessly stylish as she arrived at the Audemars Piguet x Vogue event, wearing a brown midi dress paired with a satin trench coat.
The Hollywood star, best known for her iconic roles in films such as Basic Instinct and Casino, complemented her autumnal look with red velvet heels, a brown clutch bag and a delicate silver necklace.
The exclusive party was held to celebrate the launch of the highly anticipated Royal Oak Serena Williams limited edition watch. The luxury Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet collaborated with the legendary American tennis champion, who won 23 Grand Slam women's singles titles during her career, to design the new timepiece.
Search for a companion
The outing was the first time Stone has been seen since she revealed that she has been celibate "for quite a while".
The actress spoke candidly about her dating life during an appearance on Mayim Bialik's Breakdown podcast, a show that focuses on mental health and emotional well-being. The audio series is hosted by Bialik, an actress and neuroscientist known for her starring role in the television sitcom The Big Bang Theory and her former stint as a host of the game show Jeopardy!.
Speaking on the podcast, Stone explained that she has stopped pursuing casual relationships because she now wants a companion rather than someone whose only purpose is for sex.
The actress also admitted that she does not believe she has ever found the great love of her life, despite being married twice.
"I'm a really good girlfriend, but I haven't been a girlfriend in a long time," she said.
"And I've been a girlfriend to bad boyfriends. And I've been a girlfriend to good boyfriends. I've had good luck and bad luck and no luck at all. And for quite a long time, I've had no luck at all."
She continued: "I've been celibate for quite a while now because I'm at the point where I really only want to be with someone that I care for.
"And now that my kids are grown, I want someone that's my companion, not just someone to have sex with. I'm kind of bored with that."
Psychic prediction
Stone is the mother to three adopted sons: 26-year-old Roan, 21-year-old Laird, and 20-year-old Quinn. The actress adopted Roan in 2000 during her marriage to the journalist and newspaper editor Phil Bronstein. Following her divorce, she later adopted Laird in 2005 and Quinn in 2006 as a single parent.
She said she believes accepting a period of being alone is necessary if she is to eventually find the relationship she wants.
Asked whether she had ever experienced the great love of her life, the star replied: "I have had loves in my life, but I don't think I've had the great love of my life, no."
During the interview, she recalled visiting a psychic at the age of 23 who had also worked with the late singer Tina Turner, the American music icon who died in 2023.
Stone claimed the woman accurately predicted her future global fame in the film industry, before warning her that finding lasting romantic love would prove considerably more difficult.
According to Stone, the psychic told her: "You're not going to meet your person until you're quite old, quite a bit older.
"And then they're going to be like you. In a way, you're going to identify with them. But it won't be until you're really quite a bit older, almost 70."
The actress has been married twice. She was first married to the television producer Michael Greenburg from 1984 to 1990. She later married Bronstein in 1998, but the couple divorced in 2004.
