I'm A Celebrity star Tulisa reveals she is demisexual, says the thought of dating 'makes me feel physically sick'

London-based rapper Tulisa recently revealed that she is demisexual and has been celibate for three years, reigniting debate about the sexual orientation.

Updated on: Nov 21, 2024, 09:47:01 IST

By Abhimanyu Mathur

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Rapper and songwriter Tula Paulinea Contostavlos aka Tulisa broke the internet on Thursday when she revealed that she is demisexual. The musician is currently a contestant on the reality show, I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! It was on the show that she got candid about her unusual sexual orientation. (Also read: Kumkum Bhagya's Sriti Jha talks about being asexual in her viral poem. Watch)

Tulisa is currently a contestant on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

Tulisa says she is demisexual

In the latest episode of the celeb reality show, Tulisa spoke to a fellow contestant, saying that she did not feel like a very sexual person. “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,” Tulisa said.

The singer-rapper then described how she approaches romantic relationships. “I’m not an overly sexualised person... 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 said. This is the textbook definition of demisexuality.

The 36-year-old musician from London also revealed that she had a profile on Raya, the dating app for celebs, but the thought of dating "genuinely makes me feel physically sick". Tulisa first shot to fame as part of the hip-hop group N-Dubz in the 2000s before going solo with tracks like Young and Sight of You. She was a judge on the British talent show The X Factor UK from 2011-12.

What is demisexuality?

Demisexuality is defined as a sexual orientation in which a person feels sexually attracted to someone only after they've developed a close emotional bond with them. This type of attraction is not based on the usual characteristics like appearance or smell and does not happen on first sight. It is is generally categorized on the asexuality spectrum.

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Abhimanyu Mathur
Abhimanyu Mathur is Deputy Editor, Entertainment at Hindustan Times. With almost 15 years of experience in writing about everything from films and TV shows to cricket matches and elections, he inhales and exhales pop culture and news. Currently, he watches movies and TV shows and talks to celebrities for a living, while occasionally writing about them as well. A journalism graduate of Delhi College of Arts and Commerce, Delhi University, Abhimanyu began his career with Hindustan Times at the age of 20, swapping classrooms for newsrooms at an early age. He began his journey in the early days of digital journalism, later switching to the madness of print journalism. Work has led him to far off places like Japan and Jordan, as well as to the interiors of Haryana and the Indo-Pak border. He dabbled in city reporting in places like Meerut, Gurgaon, and Delhi, covered the Olympics and Cricket World Cups, before finding his calling in entertainment and lifestyle during the pandemic. A Rotten Tomatoes Certified Film Critic, he is equally at home covering stories on ground as he is interviewing celebrities and studios, and sometimes prefers to shepherd teams in delivering traffic through the day. Even as his role has evolved from reporter to supervisor over the years, his first love remains writing (and of late, talking on camera). With a good understanding of cinema and its trends, and a keen eye for detail, he continues to spark conversations around showbiz for readers around the world.Read More

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