'I'm demisexual - most people have no idea what it really means until I explain'

I'm A Celeb prima Tulisa opened up astir being demisexual to her chap campmates, but she's not the lone celebrated look who has spoken astir the sexuality

After Tulisa revealed she is demisexual successful the I'm A Celebrity jungle, galore radical person spoken retired astir their ain idiosyncratic travel arsenic they besides identifiy the aforesaid way.

The word describes idiosyncratic who lone feels a intersexual attraction to idiosyncratic aft they person developed a beardown affectional transportation with them. Demisexual radical doesn't typically find idiosyncratic charismatic based connected their carnal quality alone, oregon archetypal impression.

The N-Dubz singer, 36, opened up astir her experiences and emotion beingness to chap campmates, and she's not unsocial successful speaking retired astir the world of demisexuality.

Author Toni Tone opened up astir what being demisexual means for her successful a candid chat with relationship therapist and Married astatine First Sight adept Paul Brunson. Appearing connected his podcast 'We Need To Talk', she explained that portion she tin admit an charismatic male, she said she struggles to consciousness immoderate 'sexual arousal' oregon 'desire' for them.

She told Paul: "There is perfectly thing wrong maine that feels immoderate benignant of intersexual tendency oregon arousal for them successful immoderate way," and added: "That lone comes aft I person developed an affectional transportation to them based connected who they are and their character."

Toni said she's ne'er had a one-night stand, met idiosyncratic successful a nine she fancies oregon kissed a 'random person'. Her acquisition is akin to Tulisa's, who told her campmates: "I'm not an overly sexualised person. For me, it's each astir the transportation and the emotions that I consciousness with idiosyncratic and past wanting to explicit them successful that way."

She besides shared that the thought of sleeping with oregon dating idiosyncratic without a genuine transportation makes her consciousness "physically sick." "This is my temple, you cannot enter," she added.

Offering further insight, narration adept Paul told his podcast listeners: "Demisexuality is erstwhile idiosyncratic lone feels intersexual attraction aft forming a heavy affectional bond."

He added: "A demisexual idiosyncratic needs a transportation rooted successful someone's quality and values," and highlighted that radical whitethorn beryllium demisexual without "even realising it". He said knowing your intersexual predisposition tin beryllium "powerful" and helps you recognize your ain needs and "set steadfast boundaries".

Tulisa called herself a "slow burner" erstwhile it comes to relationships and adjacent revealed she has been celibate for 3 years. She spoke astir being connected the dating app Raya, but ne'er went connected immoderate dates. She said: "Even though I've been connected there, I've ne'er gone connected an existent day with anyone connected there. I'm due guarded."

"I consciousness similar I'm demisexual, I request to person a truly adjacent affectional enslaved with idiosyncratic … I request existent depth. I'm a slow, dilatory burner. I've been celibate for implicit 3 years."

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