Former Project Runway star Tim Gunn revealed the reason why he has opted to remain celibate for nearly 50 years.

During an interview on Chelsea Handler‘s podcast Dear Chelsea, Tim shared the reasons behind his decision.

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“I had a very serious nine-year relationship in Washington, D.C., and I loved this person deeply and would have done anything for him. And I still remember the night that it all ended. We were in bed watching M*A*S*H … he said to me, ‘I have no patience for you any longer. I want you to leave.’ I had my own apartment, but I had been living with him for years, and I left. I drove to my apartment on Rock Creek Parkway, and I had to pull off because I was hyperventilating. I was beside myself with self flagellation and self pity, and it was awful,” Tim shared.

He added, “One of the things that he told me that night was that he’d been sleeping with just about everything that walked by, and I had been loyal and faithful to him. He was the only person I’d ever been with.”

“The self pity then turned to completely unbridled anger because I thought he may have given me a death sentence. Of course, and I was tested every six months for ten years for HIV and thankfully I had a clean slate. But whenever I was even tempted to engage in something that could become serious with someone, all this would come back like Niagara Falls, and it would just take the desire away,” he continued.

He added, “I have to say, being celibate and being someone who lives alone was a bit of an adjustment, but now I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

“Things happen for a reason, and sometimes the reason isn’t revealed at the moment. It may not be revealed for days, weeks, or months, or sometimes even years. But had this relationship not fallen apart, I would never have moved to New York. It would never have happened,” he shared.

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