Celebs Go Dating star shocks viewers as he reveals he hasn't had sex in SIX years – as new series kicks off
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Celebs Go Dating got off to a surprising start tonight as one star revealed he hasn't had sex for six years.
Former S Club star Jon Lee make the shocking revelation in his opening VT as he joined the dating agency.
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Jon Lee is taking part in the new series of Celebs Go Dating
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The star made a big revelation to fans as the new series began
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Jon is exploring new connections in the popular dating series
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"I've been single for six years and in that times I've been celibate as well," Jon, 43, confessed.
He then admitted he is looking for a lad who is a bit "rough" around the edges.
Jon then reunited with Atomic Kitten's Kerry Katona at the first mixer of the series.
The pair have been friends for years as they were in the music scene around the same time in the early noughties.
Jon's journey to looking for love again has certainly been eventful, with the star recently admitting he was sectioned after battling a secret drug addiction.
Speaking to the Daily Mail, Jon revealed that he got into crystal meth - a highly addictive 'party' drug that can cause psychosis, hallucination, paranoia and mania.
This was when he was in his thirties - long after S Club had gone their separate ways.
He explained: "I didn't even recognise myself at that time.
"Sometimes, in the midst of one of the psychotic episodes where I'd be smashing my flat up with a hammer, I'd catch sight of myself in the mirror and say: 'What the f***?'.
"I'd have a moment of lucidity, thinking: 'I was a successful young man, I had a brilliant career, incredible life. What am I doing?'
S Club's Jon Lee reveals he spent £250 a week on crystal meth and trashed flat with a hammer
"I'd be standing there, holes in the walls around me, cuts all over my knuckles, my eye swollen from where I'd been punching myself in the head.
"I'd shaved my hair too. I didn't look anything like Jon-from-S Club – or what people would expect Jon-from-S Club to look like."
One night, six years ago, his neighbours were so concerned they called the police and Jon was taken to a clinic in an ambulance where he was sectioned.
"I remember I had to keep the door open, and someone sat outside. I suppose I was a danger to myself, " he recalled.
Celebs Go Dating 2025 cast
S Club 7 singer Jon Lee
The Chase quizzer Mark Labbett
Too Hot To Handle hunk Louis Russell
Love Island All Stars contestant, Olivia Hawkins
Singer Kerry Katona
Made in Chelsea heartthrob Sam Prince
QUIT - Christine McGuinness
Jon also admitted he got into another party drug, GHB, a type of liquid ecstasy, which can easily be overdosed on.
In the depths of his despair, he claims he often took four times the dose, hoping he wouldn't wake up the next day.
"I'm not sure how I'm still here," he told the publication, admitting his "regret" at putting his family through such an ordeal.
Celebs Go Dating airs on E4.
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