Marilyn Monroe was flatulent.

It appears that instead of diamonds being a girls' best friend, a decent deodorant may have sufficed. A biography of Clark Gable entitled, 'Clark Gable: Tormented Star, written by David Bret claims that 'Marilyn Monroe, was flatulent, dirty and ate in bed.' So far, so bad...

The book goes on to say, 'like Jean Harlow, Enid Blyton and Friar Tuck (probably), she bleached all her pubic hair and never wore panties'. She suffered from what today would be described as 'irritable bowel syndrome'.

I have an image of David Bret in my mind; one of his eyes is much higher than the other and he has a pencil sticking out of his nose.

Bret also claims: 'Monroe rarely bathed, slept in the nude and ate a lot in bed - shoving what was left on her plate under the sheets before going to sleep'. Then, Bret says, 'Marilyn often set fire to her farts; once she unwittingly singed all the hair on Clark Gable's back while he was playing tennis'.

That last bit may have been made up.

Apparently, Some do Like it Hot...