What is a sex ‘safe word’ and what was Cheryl and Liam Payne’s cheeky Brits 2018 joke to Jack Whitehall?
At the Brit Awards 2018, Cheryl revealed her a Liam's safe word - but what actually is it?
YOU might be familiar with the term 'safe word' from the sexual exploits of Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey in the Fifty Shades trilogy.
At the Brit Awards 2018, host Jack Whitehall teased Liam Payne and Cheryl about their 'safe word' - here's what it actually means...
What is a 'safe word' during sex?
Couples who partake in kinky sex might use a 'safe word', agreed by both parties participating, to cease the activity.
This word is usually chosen to be as irrelevant and strange in the context of the sexual situation as possible: safe words can range from "banana" to "red" and "pineapples".
This is so the submissive partner can say words like "no", "stop" or "yes" as much as they like.
When the safe word is said, sex will stop.
What was Cheryl and Liam's cheeky Brits joke to Jack Whitehall?
Liam Payne sings on the soundtrack to Fifty Shades Freed with Rita Ora, so it was expected that funnyman host Jack Whitehall would have some cheeky questions for him at the Brits 2018.
Whitehall asked: "You're doing a performance from the Fifty Shades of Grey movie, sounds pretty saucy, is a there a safe word?"
Liam replied, gesturing Cheryl: "She knows that".
Cheryl then replied: "Don't stop!" leaving the room went red-faced.
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