Craig David Reveals Two-Year Celibacy Journey

British R&B star Craig David has revealed that he has abstained from sex for two years.

The 43-year-old singer explained that he has been celibate because he wanted to take a step back from intimacy to “heal his own issues.”

David added that abstaining from intimacy has also boosted his creativity.

It’s been two years now for me [without sex]. But funnily, 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 stated in a recent interview with TMZ.

The ‘Fill Me In’ crooner said he hopes celibacy will “mentally” prepare him for his next relationship.

Speaking to Louis Theroux on his podcast, David explained how one-night stands can be dangerous in 'many' different ways.

The '7 Days' singer said: "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.

"Which does mean not outwardly going on dates, the sexual interactions are going to have to stop now, just cut that off."

He added: "Sometimes you gotta pull it back, man.

"I'm 42 years old now, things are different.

"If we can't deep dive, if I can't have a conversation and at the same time laugh like crazy with you, and see the beauty from within you, then we're just gonna be doing the same game that I've been playing since day one.

"I don't want that anymore."