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Topics: Tulisa, Sex and Relationships, Im A Celebrity, Mental Health
Mia Williams
Topics: Tulisa, Sex and Relationships, Im A Celebrity, Mental Health
Tulisa has spoken out about the sex tape leak that caused 'long-term effects' on her outlook on 'love and intimacy'.
The I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here! star caused a stir when she left Australia immediately after being voted out of the camp.
Long-standing tradition has celebrities stay in a five-star hotel until the show's final, where the king or queen of the jungle is crowned.
But Tulisa flew back to the UK early, revealing that coming out of the show was 'too much' for her, as she found herself 'crying and hyperventilating' upon her departure.
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The singer, 36, has had a star-studded career in the spotlight, but revealed that being 'famous' isn't something she particularly wants anymore.
Talking to the Guardian, she said: "Is the person I’ve become just not the kind of person that wants fame any more?"
She has been presented with many challenges throughout her time in the spotlight, but it was the sex tape her ex, Justin Edwards, which was posted online in 2012 that traumatised her the most.
She revealed that she's still dealing with the fall-out of the traumatic event years later.
Tulisa said: "It's had the most long-term effects. It has really affected my love life and my intimacy.
She added: "I feel so much shame surrounding it that my relationship to sex doesn’t feel the same."
The star spoke about her relationship with sex in the I'm A Celeb camp, where she opened up to her campmates about being demisexual.
It's a sexual orientation where you have to feel a strong emotional connection with a person before becoming physically attracted to them.
The star said: "I’ve kind of always been that way. But me being that kind of person, and then having the experiences I’ve had, has put me so far back into my shell.
"I only deal with people I already know. I’ve just recycled ex-boyfriends for the past 10 years. A new person coming in doesn’t have a chance."
On the show, she spoke about having been celibate for three years, but still has faith that the right person could come into her life.
She said: "I feel like the universe is good. I don’t think it’s going to leave me an isolated and alone individual for the rest of my life. What’s meant for me won’t pass me by."