A new biography of Hollywood legend Clark Gable is set to present a different perspective on his rumored affair with Marilyn Monroe.

The biography, written by David Bret, suggests that Monroe was hot for Gable, but he did not reciprocate.

Bret claims that Gable had a fetish for cleanliness, while Monroe had little regard for personal hygiene.

According to Bret, Monroe had irritable bowel syndrome, suffered from flatulence, rarely bathed, and preferred to sleep in the nvd3.

She also ate in bed and pushed the leftovers under the sheets.

Bret’s book, Clark Gable: Tormented Star, is due to be published in September, and it challenges Monroe’s image as the ultimate male fantasy.

Bret claims that Monroe bleached all of her pubic hair, never wore panties, and had personal hygiene habits similar to those of Jean Harlow.

Bret said, “She rarely bathed, slept in the nvd3 and ate a lot in bed — shoving what was left on her plate under the sheets before going to sleep.”

The Misfits, the 1961 film where Gable and Monroe acted together, was written by Monroe’s then-husband, Arthur Miller, as a Valentine’s Day present for her.

However, the film’s production was tumultuous, and it would be the last film that both Monroe and Gable acted in before their respective deaths.

Montgomery Clift, the third lead in the film, would also die of accumulated stress from drug and alcohol abuse four years later.

Gable passed away two weeks after the film wrapped from a heart attack.

Monroe committed suicide a year later, and Miller divorced her shortly after the film’s production ended.

Miller would go on to marry the film’s cinematographer, Inge Morath.

Despite these revelations about Monroe’s hygiene habits, her mystique still captivates the public.

A portrait of her by Andy Warhol recently sold for $15 million, a significant increase over the $250 original price when Warhol first exhibited it.

Another portrait in the same series, Orange Marilyn, sold for $16.3 million in New York in 2022.

The biography of Clark Gable is not the first to challenge the image of Monroe as the ultimate female icon.

In 2018, a documentary revealed that Monroe was not the ‘dumb blonde’ that she portrayed in films.

The documentary, titled ‘Marilyn Monroe: Auction of a Lifetime,’ claimed that Monroe was an intellectual who read works by James Joyce, Albert Camus, and Truman Capote.

It also claimed that Monroe was a feminist and that she was keenly interested in politics.

Monroe’s image has been scrutinized since her death, with rumors and speculation surrounding her personal life continuing to this day.

Despite this, she remains an enduring figure in Hollywood, and her films continue to captivate audiences.

Her image as the quintessential s^x symbol remains potent, and her legacy shows no signs of diminishing.

Monroe’s public persona has been analyzed by academics and cultural commentators, who have suggested that her image was partly a product of the patriarchal Hollywood system.

They have argued that the male-dominated industry created the image of Monroe as the ultimate s^x symbol to appeal to male audiences.

However, others have noted that Monroe’s charisma and talent were undeniable, and that she played a crucial role in breaking down gender barriers in Hollywood.

Monroe’s legacy continues to inspire artists, writers, and filmmakers to this day.

In 2021, Ana de Armas starred as Monroe in the Netflix film ‘Blonde,’ which explores the star’s life and career.

The film has received mixed reviews, with some praising de Armas’s performance and others criticizing the film’s depiction of Monroe.