‘I’ve Been Celibate for Two Years' – Craig David

The R&B singer has historically kept his relationship details very private.

Craig David has revealed that he has gone without sex for two years.

The 7 Days singer appeared on The Louis Theroux Podcast last year, where he revealed that he has been celibate for quite some time, and attributed the lack of intimacy to a period of creative success.

The 43-year-old is embarking on a huge UK tour next year, and during his interview with Theroux, he disclosed that he had been choosing to refrain from sex in order to ‘heal’ his own problems as he hoped for more fulfilling relationships.

He told the award-winning documentarian: “I realised that me not having healed my own issues meant I was never in a position to be open to someone else. So I realised I had to pull back from all of this and this has been the past couple of years really.”

He added: “Which does mean not outwardly going on dates, the sexual interactions are going to have to stop now, just cut that off.”

In another interview with TMZ on Friday, David expanded on his earlier statements and added that his celibacy opened up new avenues of creativity for him, and improved his work.

“I just felt that I was in phase in my life where I’ve enjoyed the rock and roll part of it and not being grounded and not locking in,” he explained.

“There was no timeframe involved with that, I wasn’t like how long can we do this for? Or is it you’re going to be celibate before marriage? It didn’t get a deep as that.

“Then all of a sudden it just continued on and I was like, man my vibe is so electric right now that I’m just going to wait.”

He continued: “It has been really good for me because man, the studio music, the creativity, it’s like, no drama just vibes!”

“I know to the date,” he joked. “It’s been two years now for me [without sex]. But in a funny way, much as I was like ‘Wow!’ to myself for the moment, [my] creativity has been on a 100, on a max, for those two years.”

He didn’t disclose whether or not there was an end date in sight for his abstinence.

He kicks off the North American leg of his Commitment tour next week in San Francisco.

 

May 07, 2024