Project Runway's Tim Gunn: "I Haven't Had Sex in 29 Years!"

Celebrity News January 24, 2012 AT 4:46PM By Zach Johnson

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For nearly three decades, Tim Gunn has been celibate.

During an appearance on ABC's The Revolution Tuesday, the 58-year-old Project Runway mentor revealed that he hasn't "had sex in 29 years."

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Gunn, an openly gay man, said he doesn't feel like "less of a person" because of his non-existent sex life. "I'm a perfectly fulfilled person," Gunn explained. "But it's very physiological."

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The Lifetime star, who is also an expert on The Revolution, fought back tears as he explained that his former partner of six years "was impatient with my sexual performance," prompting him to become abstinent.

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Gunn added that he doesn't believe sex is the most important factor in a relationship. "I'm happy to be healthy and alive, frankly," he said.

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January 26, 2012 - 11:32pm Monica Buchanon Moody
I am definitely not surprised & I don't mean that in a mean way. He seems like he's so uptight & anxious about everything. Maybe if he could relax himself, then he'd be able to have an "intimate" life. Interesting...
January 25, 2012 - 5:06pm Laurence Glavin
Once he made the decision not to have sex ever again, he never looked back.
January 25, 2012 - 5:04pm Laurence Glavin
After he made the decision not to have sex ever again, he never looked back.
January 25, 2012 - 3:30pm Karla Craig Dishon
Well O.K. then. Next..........
January 25, 2012 - 11:33am Sandra Martin Williams
Kudos to you Tim!!