SHAUNA Rae, star of TLC’s I am Shauna Rae, has opened up about her sex life in a candid interview.
She said she enjoys sex because it helps her feel “normal” and empowers her.
Shauna Rae visited Seaside Heights, New Jersey in an episode of I Am Shauna Rae.Credit: TLC
Shauna spoke about sometimes feeling uncomfortable in a bathing suit.Credit: TLC
I am Shauna Rae focuses on the unique life of 22-year-old Shauna Rae, who has a body of an eight-year-old girl.
At six months old, Shauna was diagnosed with a rare form of brain cancer and underwent chemotherapy.
While the radiation successfully rid her body of cancer, it caused her pituitary gland to not function properly.
The pituitary gland affects the “brain, skin, energy, mood, reproductive organs, vision, growth, and more,” according to the Cleveland Clinic.
At just 16 years old, Shauna learned that she was officially done developing, despite taking growth hormones.
She stands at just 3-feet-10-inches tall and has a hard time being taken seriously in all aspects of life, from being legally allowed to drink to her romantic endeavors.
“My last relationship had ended specifically because he didn’t wanna go out to a restaurant with me or just go out and take a walk with me,” Shauna recalled in the premiere of her show in January.
Despite these issues, there is one thing that helps her feel normal: sex.
In a February interview on The Sarah Fraser Show, Shauna revealed that despite often attracting the wrong men, she does have sex and it boosts her confidence.
“It was confirmation that I can kind of do whatever I want, because growing up I was told that it might not be a possibility,” she explained.
“And when I found the boyfriend that I had and we dated for a couple years and it finally happened, it made me feel like a normal woman.”
She added that she has no problem having sex and can “do all those normal things other humans do in those activities.”
Speaking of why she decided to be so open about such a personal subject, she said: “I know sex is a huge topic when it comes to disability and just dwarfism in general, so it is something that is touchy.
“But it’s something that needs to be talked about.
“I don’t think sex should be so taboo as it is in our society.”
She also said that she’s super glad that her body works in that way, considering her circumstances.
But if she does ever struggle, Shauna can take a note from a nurse who revealed the three things women can do to ensure an orgasm during sex.