SHE’S one of the sexiest bombshells to strut into the Love Island villa. but Maura Higgins has now gone “celibate” following a string of bad relationships.
The fiery Irish icon, 35, revealed that she has sworn off men following have “severe trust issues” – and she’s not the only famous star to shut down any bedroom action.
Bombshell Maura Higgins recently confessed she has been celibate for 12 monthsCredit: Splash
Last month, Maura, revealed the was a year ago – with her last known romance being her brief connection with .
Speaking to Elite Daily , Maura said: “I’ve been cheated on by the majority of my exes — that’s the reason I’ve been celibate for a whole year.”
Previous stars she dated have included and two of her co-stars – and .
However, she created a scandal when she was snapped locking lips with married star at the 2025 Brit Awards after-party.
Danny and wife Georgia and Maura has not been linked to anyone since.
And she’s not the only celeb to go celibate and rave about the benefits…
Faye Winter
Love Island’s Faye Winter revealed she swore off men for two years following her split from Teddy SoaresCredit: Getty
Last year, Love Island’s Faye Winter opened up about to rediscover herself, after , who she met in 2021.
She shared: “I wanted to be single for a year [after the break-up] and I’ve doubled that.
“I’ve been single for two years, and I’m the happiest I’ve ever been.
“I also wanted to stay celibate, so I could find myself again.”
Animal-loving Faye, who now lives in, admitted she had been “tempted” by some “sexy DMs.
She added: “I wanted to stay true to myself. Since then, I’ve had some great sex. It’s taboo, but women have needs.
“At the moment, I like to have sex, but I don’t want anything more than that. Nobody has come home to meet my golden retriever Bonnie yet.”
Tulisa
Tulisa Contostavlos shared on I’m a Celebrity how she had been celibate for three yearsCredit: Instagram
She was once voted the World’s Sexiest Woman, but Tulisa Contostavlos also shared how she gave sex a break.
The singer, who topped FHM’s sexiest female list in 2012, made the surprising revelation that she had been on in 2024.
also told her campmates that she identifies as “demisexual” – which is when a person only begins to find someone sexually attractive after forming a strong emotional bond with them.
And the former X Factor judge even admitted the thought of sleeping with someone makes her feel “physically sick”.
She said: “I need actual depth. I’m a slow, slow burner, I’ve been celibate for over three years.
“I’m not an overly sexualised person.”
Ferne McCann
Ferne McCann stopped all bedroom action after her split from Arthur Collins and called herself a ‘born-again virgin’Credit: Instagram
didn’t have sex for two years after she split from her jailbird ex Arthur Collins in 2017.
The former TOWIE star made the confession in an episode of First Time Mum, while on a house viewing with her and Arthur’s then-15-month-old daughter Sunday in tow.
She told Liam ‘Gatsby’ Blackwell: “It’s coming up to two years, I’m basically a born-again virgin.
“I need to clean away the old cobwebs!”
She certainly managed that, as Ferne and herin July 2023.
Peter Andre
Peter Andre also gave himself a break from sex for seven months after splitting from Katie PriceCredit: Getty
Following the 2009 breakdown of his four-year to , singer announced he would embrace celibacy until his was finalised.
It took seven months and he was as good as his word – even waiting eight days after it became official before embarking on a three-month fling with former glamour model (and Price lookalike) Maddy Ford.
Now he’s happily married to NHS doctor (now Emily Andre), whom he wed in 2015, and they have three children together: Amelia, born 2014, Theodore, born 2016, and Arabella, who arrived in April 2024.
Lauren Goodger
Lauren Goodger has spoken about giving up sex as she wanted ‘the fairytale’Credit: Refer to Caption
Last year, seemingly shared that she was preparing to remain celibate until she meets the right man.
The former TOWIE star reposted a quote that read: “The longer a woman stays celibate, the idea of someone touching her who doesn’t meet her mental, physical, and spiritual wants and needs will literally make her feel sick.”
And it’s not the first time the mum-of-one has opened up about the topic.
In 2016, began dating jailbird , while he was serving time in for a string of violent, drugs-related charges.
At the time, the reality star confessed and she was saving herself for him.
In a candid interview with Closer Magazine , she said: “Joey’s going to be knackered when we’re finally alone because we’ll be very busy.
“There’s lots to do. I’ve been properly celibate for a year but he’s worth the wait.”
The couple broke up in July 2017, .
But Lauren continued with her celibacy journey – and still hadn’t had sex by 2018.
She said: “I’m a very sexual person, but I don’t want to be intimate with someone unless I’m in a relationship. I want to settle down and have the fairytale.”
Last week, Lauren was that she is back with on/off ex-boyfriend builder Charles Drury, after they with their four-year-old daughter, Larose.
Lauren wrote: “Just for our daughter we do family holiday, making memories for her.”
Ulrika Jonsson
Ulrika Jonsson admitted she was in a sexless marriage for over eight yearsCredit: The Sun
Swedish TV presenter revealed that making love just once in eight and a half years.
Happily, the sex drought has since been broken.
Following the break up of her marriage in 2019, Jonsson revealed she had finally had ‘fantastic’ sex with a mystery man.
And in 2021, she confessed she had been – admitting ‘it’s enormously exciting for an old bird like me’.
She told Fabulous: “I don’t want kids and marriage, I want laughter, good food and sex . . . please.
“To that end, surely I’m God’s gift to the younger man?”
Kendra Wilkinson
Kendra Wilkinson said she had given up sex for ‘so long’ after her marriage breakdownCredit: Jayne Russell
She rose to fame on Girls of the Mansion, as one of Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends.
But revealed she had been celibate since
In January 2024, the former I’m A Celebrity star told People: “It’s been so long since I’ve had sex – it’s been so long that I’ve had any.
“Because I shamed myself on my sexuality too. Everyone sees me as a sex icon, so I shamed myself. I shamed myself, and I stayed away from anything sex.
“I almost became celibate.”
Gemma Collins
Gemma Collins said she once was celibate for a whole year – but was ready for actionCredit: Instagram
She’s happily engaged to businessman , and plans to marry him and have a baby in 2026.
But in April 2012, begged her then-boyfriend for sex on TOWIE – telling him she’d not had it in a year.
Charlie has since come out as gay but, at the time, told Gemma he wasn’t ready for sex with her.
Gemma argued: “You know what everyone in Essex is like, they put it about!”
He replied: “I’m not like everyone else. I’m going to stick to my roots with that, let’s just have some fun, you need to be patient with me.”
Gemma hit back: “I’ll be patient with you but its random behaviour, it’s bizarre to me, a man wants to touch you, feel you, slap your a**e.
“I’ve not had sex for a whole year.”
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