Tia Mowry Recalls Losing Her Virginity to Ex-Husband Cory Hardrict at 25: He 'Was My First Everything'

Cory Hardrict and Tia Mowry.Photo: Paras Griffin/BET/Getty Images Tia Mowryis opening up about her marriage — anddivorce— withCory Hardrict. In the premiere episode of her new reality seriesTia Mowry: My Next Act,Mowry, 46, explained to friend and actressEssence Atkinsthat the dating scene is intimidating to her. Sharing that this is the first time she has had to truly put herself out there, theSister, Sisteralum revealed something surprising about her personal life.

Tia Mowry Reflects on the 'Anxiety' and 'Dejected' Feelings She Endured in Her '90s Sitcom Days (Exclusive)

She played bubbly teen Tia on the beloved ’90s sitcomSister, Sister,but behind the smile,Tia Mowrysays she was experiencing something more complex.“I think duringSister, Sisterdays was when I first had bouts of anxiety when it came to being in front of an audience,” she tells PEOPLE in a recent interview. “Being on set when there’s an audience, like right in front of you. Talk about shaking in your bones. What if the line that is scripted for you is not funny?

Tia Mowry Reveals She Played Tamera’s Character in OneTwitchesScene: ‘Anything for My Sister’

From left: Tamera and Tia Mowry in ‘Twitches Too’ in 2007.Photo:courtesy everett collection courtesy everett collection Sometimes being a twin is its own kind of magic. On the Friday, Oct. 11 episode ofThe Jennifer Hudson Show,Tia Mowryand hostJennifer Hudsondiscussed the classic Halloween filmTwitches, released as a Disney Channel Original Movie in 2005 and starring Tia and her twin sister,Tamera Mowry-Housley. Tia, 46, and theAmerican Idolalumna first chatted about theSister, Sisterstar’s Halloween plans — including Tia’s plans for aMonsters Inc.

Tia Mowry Teases 'What Really Happened' in Cory Hardrict Divorce — and Her Dating Journey — inMy Next ActTrailer (Exclusive)

Tia Mowryis ready to stand on her own two feet. On the upcoming WE tv seriesTia Mowry: My Next Act, Tia, 46, “embarks on a fearless and fierce journey of self-discovery” following her divorce fromCory Hardrict, according to an official synopsis. “Tia was always part of a duo, first as a twin sister, then as a wife…now she’s on her own for the first time in her life,” the description continues.

Tia Mowry Wonders If She's 'Repeating' the 'Same Mistake' She Made During Her Marriage to Cory Hardrict (Exclusive)

Tia Mowrymay be plunging back into the dating pool, but she has doubts about whether she can truly have it all. In PEOPLE’s exclusive first look at the upcoming episode ofTia Mowry: My Next Act, the actress, 46, has a heart-to-heart withJackée Harry, admitting that dating and motherhood is a tough balancing act. Sitting on a large cream-colored couch with Harry, Mowry brings up a piece of advice her formerSister, Sistercostar once gave her.