'There is a deep love there': Paula Patton opens up about Robin Thicke for first time since split... and shows him what he's missing in topless photoshoot
It's been almost three months since it was announced Paula Patton had split from her singer husband Robin Thicke.
In the June issue of Vanity Fair, the 38-year-old actress talked for the first time about the Blurred Lines hit maker, who raised eyebrows in 2013 by openly flirting with other women soon after he let Miley Cyrus grind on him at the MTV Music Video Awards.
'We've known each other since we were teenagers,' the beauty opened up to the publication, which also printed a sizzling photo of the star that showed her estranged spouse what he was missing. 'All I can tell you is there's a deep love there - always was, and always will be.'
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Single and sensational: Paula Patton posed topless by a swimming pool for the June issue of Vanity Fair as she talked about estranged husband Robin Thicke
Not bad: Paula's interview appeared in this issue of Vanity Fair with Jon Hamm on the cover
The Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol star met Robin when she was only 15-years-old.
They didn't wed until eight years ago, however.
The couple have a son Julian, who is aged three.
She recalled the 37-year-old sang Jodeci's Forever My Lady before they shared their first kiss in her parents' living room.
She told the monthly, which had Jon Hamm on its cover, 'He wasn't my first kiss but he was my first lots of other things.'
For her glamorous photo by Ralph Mecke, which ran in the magazine's Spotlight section, the Deja Vu actress wore nothing but a pair of pale pink Eres underpants, a beige fur Givenchy jacket and hot pink pointy Louboutin pumps.
The jacket opened to show her bare chest as she propped herself up with one hand while her legs rested on a white and turquoise green table.
Her hair was teased and sprayed Valley Of The Dolls style and she wore cotton candy colored lipstick.
They may not be over for good: The 38-year-old actress, seen with the Blurred Lines singer in January at the Grammy Awards, has said there is a lot of love between them
In early March TMZ reported the stunner was considering taking back the son of Alan Thicke.
'The two of them are now talking about what Robin needs to do to convince Paula that the marriage can work to her satisfaction,' a source said.
It was also noted she hadn't yet hired a divorce attorney.
Not the best thing for a marriage: When Miley Cyrus backed up against Thicke at the MTV Music Video Awards in August, it was reported his wife's patience was tested
They maintained a happy image: In October the couple seemed just fine though there were rumors a split was on the way
Another source added Paula has yet to feel convinced by Robin's efforts to prove he can be a good husband.
For the past several months she has been spotted out alone, most recently in Vancouver on April 27.
Patton also talked to Vanity Fair about how she began her career in film production before eventually getting into acting.
'I felt uncomfortable in my own skin, so I liked the other side of the camera,' she said. 'It took till I was 27 to say, "You only have one life to live, so you might as well see if you can go and act."'
A year after making that decision she landed a coveted role opposite Will Smith in the 2005 blockbuster Hitch.
Going solo: The Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol actress spotted without her husband of eight years in Vancouver on April 27
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