{"id":224477,"date":"2026-02-23T04:52:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T04:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/project-runways-tim-gunn-reveals-why-hes-been-celibate-for-43-years\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T04:52:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T04:52:52","slug":"project-runways-tim-gunn-reveals-why-hes-been-celibate-for-43-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/project-runways-tim-gunn-reveals-why-hes-been-celibate-for-43-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Project Runway\u2019s Tim Gunn Reveals Why He’s Been Celibate for 43 Years"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Former Project Runway<\/em> mentor Tim Gunn<\/strong><\/a> has detailed why he hasn\u2019t had sex for more than four decades.<\/p>\n

During the Thursday, February 19, episode of Chelsea Handler<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cDear Chelsea\u201d podcast<\/a>, Gunn, 72, explained that he\u2019s been celibate for 43 years following a devastating breakup.<\/p>\n

\u201cI 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,\u201d Gunn told Handler, 50. \u201cWe were in bed watching M*A*S*H<\/em> \u2026 he said to me, \u2018I have no patience for you any longer. I want you to leave.\u2019 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gunn, who also executive produced the Bravo reality fashion series from its 2004 debut through to 2017, added that his former partner was somebody he had worked with. \u201cSo it wasn\u2019t as though I just would never see him again,\u201d he said. \u201cOne of the things that he told me that night was that he\u2019d been sleeping with just about everything that walked by, and I had been loyal and faithful to him. He was the only person I\u2019d ever been with.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n Related: <\/span>Tim Gunn Reveals Inspiration for ‘Project Runway’ Catchphrase<\/span><\/a>
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\n\t\t\tBarbara Nitke \/ \u00a9Lifetime \/ courtesy Everett Collection Tim Gunn has revealed the true story behind his unforgettable Project Runway catchphrase \u201cmake it work.\u201d \u201cI\u2019ll tell you the catalyst for [\u2018make it work\u2019],\u201d Gunn, 71, told People in an interview published on February 20. \u201cI was teaching a two-semester-long class \u2013 30 weeks \u2013 with [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

He continued, \u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gunn, who currently produces and stars alongside former Project Runway<\/em> host Heidi Klum<\/strong> in the reality fashion series Making the Cut<\/em>, added that remaining celebate wasn\u2019t easy.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have to say, being celibate and being someone who lives alone was a bit of an adjustment, but now I wouldn\u2019t have it any other way,\u201d he said. Gunn is currently single and typically keeps details regarding his private life close to his chest.<\/p>\n

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