'Who am I to tell her what to do?': Erwan Heussaff says he's 'totally fine' with Anne Curtis' love scenes

Erwan Heussaff has no qualms about his wife, actress Anne Curtis, doing love scenes in her movies.

Guesting on Matteo G. Primetime, the restaurateur and food content creator maintained he is "totally fine" with Curtis performing intimate scenes for work. 

"[When] I met Anne, she was already doing all these movies... No jealousy," Heussaff assured Matteo Guidicelli, adding that the only time it gets awkward for him is when people look at him to watch for his reaction to the love scenes. 

Curtis' latest movie, The Loved One, where she stars with Jericho Rosales, is currently streaming on Netflix. In it, Curtis and Rosales portray former lovers who explore their tumultuous history. 

To support his wife, Heussaff hosted a block showing of the film, and invited his staff to the screening. His team arrived aware of one rule imposed by Heussaff.

"I told my whole staff before the movie started... 'During the kiss scene, 'coz I know there's a love scene here between Anne and Jericho, if anyone looks at me during this scene, you're fired,'" Heussaff quipped. 

One chef, though, could not contain his emotions. After watching the love scene, he turned to Heussaff, exclaiming, "Big boss, I'm so angry. I'm so angry for you right now."

With a laugh, Heussaff said the chef was not fired for his loyalty. 

Pressed by Guidicelli about his reaction to Curtis' love scenes, Heussaff said, "Who am I to tell her what to do or change who she is or anything like that? It's like her asking me to stop cooking. I know it's very different, but if you look at it as part of the job, it is the job, and that's fine."

Being married to Anne Curtis

According to Heussaff, what keeps their marriage solid is mutual respect. 

"It's [about] not trying to change who we are," he said. "As people, you always want to challenge each other and grow together and evolve... If you decide to marry a person, you're marrying the person in that moment and whatever comes with that person."

Both Heussaff and Curtis were guided by this insight in choosing each other all those years ago.

"It circles back to knowing that it was someone that would be supportive in anything that you do and not prevent you from blossoming," he said. 

With both of them being independent, Heussaff said neither of them has an issue if, for example, the other says they have to be away for the next few weeks.

"I can tell Anne tomorrow, 'Hey, I have to leave for two weeks.' She won't be like, 'Why, with who, where?' She'll be like, 'Okay, go ahead. Let me know when you're back,'" Heussaff said. The reverse is true, as well, with him not having a problem with Curtis' schedule. 

Early on in their relationship, the couple already displayed this level of trust in each other. Heussaff relayed how, in the days when they were still going out to bars, he would sometimes decide to go home early, and Curtis would choose to stay without raising a fuss. 

"That's basically what our marriage is... just that respect," Heussaff said.

Raising Dahlia

The couple shares a six-year-old daughter named Dahlia.

Little Dahlia is a mainstay in both her parents' online content, where the family is frequently seen traveling, cooking, and eating together. There is no question that Heussaff and Curtis are hands-on parents. It has been that way since Dahlia was born in Melbourne, Australia during the pandemic, according to Heussaff. 

"We're lucky that she was born during the pandemic so it forced Anne and I to be at home for basically a year. [Dahlia] was alone with us for 11 months," said Heussaff. 'We got to know her really quickly and understand her temperament."

Although Heussaff and Curtis had available and willing babysitters in Curtis' mother, Carmen, and assistant Mary Anne, the new parents relied mostly on themselves to take care of Dahlia in her first year. They went around Melbourne without any help and, when borders opened, traveled with "just us."

The only source of friction, Heussaff said, crops up when Dahlia is sick. 

"I always knew [Anne] was very emotional. But when it comes to Dahlia, it kind of unlocks this crazy mom thing where she's so careful with Dahlia," Heussaff said. 

Heussaff and Curtis have been married for nine years. They welcomed Dahlia in March 2020.