Heather Graham's strictly religious parents severed contact with her after she played a porn star in 'Boogie Nights'.
Heather had a strict Catholic upbringing and admits that her family are very unhappy with her sex symbol status.
She told 'Weekend' magazine, "'Boogie Nights' was quite explicit and my parents were horrified. They didn't really want to hear my point of view and thought that because I took the part then I was like that in real life. It would be nice if I did have a good relationship with my family, and yes, part of me longs to have a mum and dad who love and accept me for who I am. But if they never do, it's O.K. I've learned to take care of myself".
She added that men always expect her to be wild in bed like her movie characters but says that her strict upbringing made her quite reserved.
Heather: "My parents were quite strict and religious so it's taken me a long time to become comfortable with my sexuality. They even wanted me to be a nun at one stage. Not surprisingly, I grew up feeling sex must be a bad thing and I used to feel guilty as a young woman for having any kind of sexual thoughts. I was convinced I would go to Hell. Men I meet tend to think of me as this super sexy, wild woman when in fact it has taken me a long time to be able to express that side of myself. One ex-boyfriend was so surprised to find out that I wasn't anything like the wild crazy person he had expected. I basically think that I'm a fairly nice normal person with just a few eccentricities."
