Tulisa Contostavlos has opened up about being demisexual, leaving her I'm A Celeb campmates stunned as she shared details about her love life.
The former N-Dubz star, 36, opened up during a candid conversation in the Australian jungle after arriving last Sunday alongside several A-list celebs.
She began by sharing that she's stayed away from dating apps but briefly used Raya, an exclusive app for connecting with other high-profile individuals.
"Even though I’ve been on there, I’ve never gone on an actual date with anyone on there," she said. "I’m proper guarded." Tulisa added: "I feel like I’m demisexual, I need to have a really close emotional bond with someone … I need actual depth. I’m a slow, slow burner. I’ve been celibate for over three years."
A demisexual is someone who only feels sexual attraction to a person after developing a strong emotional connection with them. They don't typically experience attraction to someone based just on physical appearance or first impressions.
During the conversation, Tulisa’s campmate Dean McCullough, a radio DJ, asked her about the meaning of being celibate. “I’m not an overly sexualised person,” Tulisa explained. “For me, it’s all about the connection and the emotions that I feel with someone and then wanting to express them in that way.” She also shared that the thought of sleeping with or dating someone without a genuine connection makes her feel “physically sick.” “This is my temple, you cannot enter!” she added.
Coronation Street's Alan Halsall quipped: "It sounds like a Bushtucker Trial where you’ve gotta find a key to Tulisa’s temple!"
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ITV/REX/Shutterstock)Tulisa has been in public relationships with the likes of Cher's music producer David King, multi-millionaire playboy Costas Panayiotou, former The Wanted star Max George, actor Jody Latham, and her N-Dubz bandmate Richard Rawson.
Another revelation Tulisa made on the series came on Monday night when she admitted that the name she uses isn't her real name. Instead, the artist revealed her name is actually Tula.
Speaking to Olivia Attwood, the former X Factor judge confessed she has been going by a different name during her life in the limelight. "No, it isn't. You're the first person to bring that up ever. I love that. Fresh energy!," she said after Olivia asked about her real name.
The former Love Island star then asked if it is Tula and the singer said in a Greek accent: "Tula. My grandmother is also called Tula, so I was named after her. So 'Tulisa' means 'tiny Tula' in Greek, because I'm half Greek. Then if you pronounce Tulisa in British, it's 'Tu-lisaa'." Olivia went on to joke that British people "butcher" the name, with Tulisa agreeing to her response. "Yeah, so that ended up being my nickname anyway growing up in Greek."
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