Celebrity Celebrity Relationships Celebrity Breakups Ice-T Teases 'Jungle Sex' Is the Secret to His Marriage to Coco Austin: 'That Flame Has to Stay Lit' "When that flame goes out and you're not really attracted to each other anymore, you have to address that very quickly," the 'Law & Order: SVU' star shared By Ingrid Vasquez Ingrid Vasquez Ingrid Vasquez is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE. She graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor in Journalism. Before joining the team, she worked as an Editor at FanSided and provided work in the celebrity and lifestyle space for brands that include Teen Vogue, Cosmopolitan, EW, and more. People Editorial Guidelines Published on January 17, 2024 07:32PM EST Coco Austin and Ice-T at Edge at the 'Law & Order: SVU' season 25 premiere on Jan. 16, 2024. Photo: Todd Williamson/NBC via Getty Ice-T is sharing the NSFW secret behind his longstanding marriage to Coco Austin! While celebrating Law & Order: SVU 's 25th anniversary season in New York City on Tuesday, the rapper, 65, told E! News that the two enjoy "jungle sex." "That flame has to stay lit. When that flame goes out and you're not really attracted to each other anymore, you have to address that very quickly because it's something that's necessary," he told the outlet while referring to his wife, 44, as his "teammate." Law & Order: SVU Celebrates 25 Seasons with a Party in N.Y.C.: See the Photos! "We have to be teammates, not opponents, not assets, not liabilities. I value what she brings to me, and I think it's vice versa. We appreciate each other," Ice-T explained. After being married for over two decades, he told the outlet that finding the right partner is about someone who is "ready for all the scenes" of life. "Getting married is like casting for a movie," he explained. "You got to pick somebody who's ready for all the scenes. Now, there's gonna be fun scenes. There's gonna be sad scenes. There's gonna be tough scenes. There's gonna be fight scenes. A lot of people don't sign up for the whole movie. They just sign up for the good part." Coco Austin, Chanel Nicole Marrow, and Ice-T attend the 13th Annual Rookie USA Fashion Show on September 06, 2023 in New York City. Bennett Raglin/Getty Ice-T Jokes Mariska Hargitay Was 'Just Another Actress' When They Met: 'It Wasn't Some Holy Meeting' (Exclusive) The couple are parents to 8-year-old Chanel Nicole Marrow. Ice-T is also a father to daughter LeTesha Marrow, 47, whom he shares with his high school girlfriend Adrienne, and son Tracy Marrow Jr., 32, with ex-girlfriend Darlene Ortiz. At the event, the couple told PEOPLE that Chanel has an agent and is interested in appearing on the NBC show one day. "You know Chanel and Ryan Buggle [who plays Noah, son of Mariska Hargitay's character Olivia Benson] have the same agents. We didn't even know that. She just got an agent," Austin told PEOPLE. Ice-T said she wanted to be at the event and was "mad" to have had to miss the event. Mariska Hargitay as Det. Olivia Benson, Ice-T as Odafin "Fin" Tutuola. Will Hart/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Ice-T joined SVU as Detective Fin Tutuola in the show's second season and has become the longest-running male actor on television. Although he has maintained a busy schedule, he and Austin have raised their daughter with the help of no nannies. "Coco is super mom. We have no nannies. She doesn't do that," he told PEOPLE in December. "If you're fortunate enough to be able to stay home with your kids, it's the most incredible and most admirable thing you can do, is raise a child/ So don't let no woman make you feel any kind of way," he told PEOPLE. "Do that job. So she picks Chanel up, goes to school, brings her back, takes her to Kung Fu, takes her to all that stuff." Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Law & Order: SVU returns to NBC for its 25th season on Thursday at 9 p.m. ET.