Fran Drescher Reveals the Very 'Selfish' Reason She's Single Right Now (Exclusive)
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Gillian TellingJanuary 8, 2026 at 7:00 AM
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Fran Drescher photographed for PEOPLE on December 13, 2025 in New York City -
Fran Drescher is PEOPLE's new cover star, where she talks about being single
She says one of the reasons she's single is that she no longer wants to compromise
The actress says the longer she lives alone, the less she wants to negotiate everything
Fran Drescher is having a pretty good time right now.
The actress, writer, and former SAG-AFTRA president is currently back on the big screen playing Timothée Chalamet's mom in Marty Supreme, and she loves that young stars like Sabrina Carpenter and Rosalia are wearing her 1990s The Nanny fashions, ushering in a new generation of fans discovering the show.
She's also loving the single life. Despite dating, she says she's not interested in anything serious.
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Fran Drescher photographed for PEOPLE on December 13, 2025 in New York City
"Starting up with someone new, it takes a lot of work," she tells PEOPLE in this week's cover story. "You know what else? Selfishly, I don’t want to compromise. I don't want to negotiate everything — what to eat for dinner, what movie we're going to see, what TV show we're going to watch in bed. That's a lot of what it is when you're with somebody."
She says that in her past relationships, she used to cater to the other person's needs more than not.
"You do a lot of sacrificing. I did a lot of sacrificing, because I'm a nurturer by nature," she says. "You know, you want to eat that for dinner? OK. I'll make that. You want to watch that movie? Sure. That used to be me. But the more you live on your own, the less you want to do that."
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Fran Drescher is the latest PEOPLE cover star
She also notes that she already has a pseudo boyfriend in her ex-husband, Peter Marc Jacobson, whom she met in high school when she was 15, married at 21, and then divorced in 1999.
Around the time they finalized the split, Jacobson came out as gay. It took a few years to reform a bond, but Drescher says she and Jacobson became closer than ever after he came out.
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Fran Drescher and ex-husband Peter Marc Jacobson in 1997
We’re soulmates,” she says, adding that she cherishes having a “gay ex-husband."
"We’ve been together since we were 15, and neither of us are the same people we were when we married...but we're always writing together, we're in each other's business, and we're family," she says. "My own family says, 'You're still married, you just don't seem to know it.' "
Drescher also says she's simply at a place of peace in her life, after a tumultuous ride, and actively chooses joy.
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Fran Drescher and Peter Marc Jacobson in 2022
“It’s a daily practice," she says. "You’re going to dip down, but you have to realize, ‘Okay, stop. Pull yourself up. Nothing’s that important, so get out of your own way.’ ”
She also loves life’s simple pleasures.
“My dog Angel. Cooking. Arranging flowers. And I’m a culture-holic, so I love going to art museums and theaters and movies and concerts. And restaurants.”
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Fran Drescher photographed for PEOPLE on December 13, 2025 in New York City
She jokes that she uses her celebrity status to land difficult reservations: “All I have to do is see the words ‘This is the hardest restaurant in America to get into,’ and I put the power of Fran to the test. So far, she hasn’t disappointed me!”
For more on Drescher, pick up the new issue of PEOPLE on stands Friday. Marty Supreme is in theaters now.
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