Celibate Celebrities: Stars Who Put Sex on Hold

Michelle and Chad ain't the only ones.

Michelle Williams and Chad Johnson - Singer/songwriter and entrepreneur Michelle Williams may have found her prince charming in her fiancé Chad Johnson, but despite her now being settled down, she is still choosing, along with her man, to wait to have sex until marriage. The Destiny's Child alum shared the news with her followers on her Instagram Story, writing, "Ps: we're waiting until marriage for some of those wishes and desires to happen. Pray for us!"(Photo: Instagram @chadjohnson77) (Photo: Instagram @chadjohnson77)

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Michelle Williams and Chad Johnson - Singer/songwriter and entrepreneur Michelle Williams may have found her prince charming in her fiancé Chad Johnson, but despite her now being settled down, she is still choosing, along with her man, to wait to have sex until marriage. The Destiny's Child alum shared the news with her followers on her Instagram Story, writing, "Ps: we're waiting until marriage for some of those wishes and desires to happen. Pray for us!"(Photo: Instagram @chadjohnson77) (Photo: Instagram @chadjohnson77)

Russell Wilson and Ciara - Celebrities' sexual exploits have become so commonplace, they hardly raise an eyebrow anymore. But what really catches our attention is when stars swear off sex. Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson and Ciara were the most recent A-listers to claim their chastity — Wilson told The Rock Church that God had put him in CiCi's life to "lead her" on a path of purity. Now that they're married, the couple even boasted on social media that their first time was worth the wait. CiCi and Russell are by no means the first, though. Here are more stars who closed up shop for days, weeks, months or sometimes years.(Photo: Photographer Group)

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Russell Wilson and Ciara - Celebrities' sexual exploits have become so commonplace, they hardly raise an eyebrow anymore. But what really catches our attention is when stars swear off sex. Seattle Seahawks QB Russell Wilson and Ciara were the most recent A-listers to claim their chastity — Wilson told The Rock Church that God had put him in CiCi's life to "lead her" on a path of purity. Now that they're married, the couple even boasted on social media that their first time was worth the wait. CiCi and Russell are by no means the first, though. Here are more stars who closed up shop for days, weeks, months or sometimes years.(Photo: Photographer Group)

Miley Cyrus - Believe it or not, Twerk Team captain Miley Cyrus used to wear a purity ring and in 2008 she said that she wanted to stay a virgin until marriage. By 2012, Hannah Montana was a distant memory and the new, liberated Miley said about sex, “it’s a beautiful and magical thing.”  (Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

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Miley Cyrus - Believe it or not, Twerk Team captain Miley Cyrus used to wear a purity ring and in 2008 she said that she wanted to stay a virgin until marriage. By 2012, Hannah Montana was a distant memory and the new, liberated Miley said about sex, “it’s a beautiful and magical thing.”  (Photo: Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

LisaRaye - After a messy split from husband Michael Misick, the Player's Club actress put her cookie back in the jar. “I’m in a new place. I’ve tried everything but celibacy, and I really want to know what it feels like to be touched by someone with a mental touch and not a physical touch,” she explained. “I want to know what it is to build the foundation of the friendship for real, to have my best friend. I’m waiting for that person to come into my life."  (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for BET)

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LisaRaye - After a messy split from husband Michael Misick, the Player's Club actress put her cookie back in the jar. “I’m in a new place. I’ve tried everything but celibacy, and I really want to know what it feels like to be touched by someone with a mental touch and not a physical touch,” she explained. “I want to know what it is to build the foundation of the friendship for real, to have my best friend. I’m waiting for that person to come into my life."  (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for BET)

Mario - After admitting he suffered from sex addiction, the R&B singer decided to go cold turkey. “I was celibate for almost a year," he told Hot 97 in 2013. "It works. It strengthens your spirit. I mean more than anything, when you really start to understand the physical experience that we have as individuals, you understand that the spirit is way stronger than the physical but if you feed your physical more than [the mental], that’s going to dominate.” (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

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Mario - After admitting he suffered from sex addiction, the R&B singer decided to go cold turkey. “I was celibate for almost a year," he told Hot 97 in 2013. "It works. It strengthens your spirit. I mean more than anything, when you really start to understand the physical experience that we have as individuals, you understand that the spirit is way stronger than the physical but if you feed your physical more than [the mental], that’s going to dominate.” (Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

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Britney Spears - The blonde pop star spent years playing the part of doe-eyed virgin (in a short skirt, of course), even as she dated fellow teenie bopper Justin Timberlake, but the act was soon enough exposed. Once Spears and Justin Timberlake called it quits, the "Suit and Tie" singer went public and said it was all a lie. We weren't really buying the charade, anyway.  (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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Britney Spears - The blonde pop star spent years playing the part of doe-eyed virgin (in a short skirt, of course), even as she dated fellow teenie bopper Justin Timberlake, but the act was soon enough exposed. Once Spears and Justin Timberlake called it quits, the "Suit and Tie" singer went public and said it was all a lie. We weren't really buying the charade, anyway.  (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Adriana Lima - Between 2006 and 2009, NBA player Marco Jaric was not only playing with an orange ball, but two blue ones: his girlfriend, Victoria Secret model Adriana Lima was a proud virgin until the couple tied the knot. "Sex is for after marriage," she regularly stated. We can't figure out what took Jaric so long to put a ring on it.(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Marc Jacobs)

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Adriana Lima - Between 2006 and 2009, NBA player Marco Jaric was not only playing with an orange ball, but two blue ones: his girlfriend, Victoria Secret model Adriana Lima was a proud virgin until the couple tied the knot. "Sex is for after marriage," she regularly stated. We can't figure out what took Jaric so long to put a ring on it.(Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Marc Jacobs)

Jessica White - After years of failed relationships, this model decided to take herself off of the market in 2010. She told Essence.com, “I made a vow to God last year, after so many letdowns and the relationship with my ex, and I knew I really didn’t want to continue making the same mistakes anymore." She added, "Women nowadays, we connect physically too soon without actually getting to know the person. If you don’t actually give this person your body and then they let you down, there really isn’t a great disappointment; not like it would be if you have already connected physically."  (Photo: Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Control Room)

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Jessica White - After years of failed relationships, this model decided to take herself off of the market in 2010. She told Essence.com, “I made a vow to God last year, after so many letdowns and the relationship with my ex, and I knew I really didn’t want to continue making the same mistakes anymore." She added, "Women nowadays, we connect physically too soon without actually getting to know the person. If you don’t actually give this person your body and then they let you down, there really isn’t a great disappointment; not like it would be if you have already connected physically."  (Photo: Araya Diaz/Getty Images for Control Room)

Patti Mallette - Justin Bieber must have gotten his bad boy streak from his daddy. His mother, Patti Mallette, had Biebs when she was just 19, and at 21 she decided to be celibate until she was married. That was 17 years ago, and Patti says she’s keeping her promise.  (Photo: Mark Davis/Getty Images)

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Patti Mallette - Justin Bieber must have gotten his bad boy streak from his daddy. His mother, Patti Mallette, had Biebs when she was just 19, and at 21 she decided to be celibate until she was married. That was 17 years ago, and Patti says she’s keeping her promise.  (Photo: Mark Davis/Getty Images)

Tamera Mowry - During an interview with Hot 97, The Real host kept it very real when she revealed that was celibate until she was nearly 30. “I don’t know how to explain this, but I’m religious, so I waited until I was 29 to lose my virginity." But that's not all. "And then — you may not understand this — I did it, and then I felt guilty, and then I became celibate until I got married,” she confessed. But just because she abstains, don't call her a prude: Mowry declares she's a “freak in the sheets” for her husband, and has two kids to prove it. (Photo: Jennifer Graylock/Getty Images for BAND-AID and NEOSPORIN)

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Tamera Mowry - During an interview with Hot 97, The Real host kept it very real when she revealed that was celibate until she was nearly 30. “I don’t know how to explain this, but I’m religious, so I waited until I was 29 to lose my virginity." But that's not all. "And then — you may not understand this — I did it, and then I felt guilty, and then I became celibate until I got married,” she confessed. But just because she abstains, don't call her a prude: Mowry declares she's a “freak in the sheets” for her husband, and has two kids to prove it. (Photo: Jennifer Graylock/Getty Images for BAND-AID and NEOSPORIN)

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Nicki Minaj - The woman who recently said sex without orgasms made her angry, once didn't have sex at all. Asked by Complex if she was celibate at the time, Nicki replied, “Yes, and I encourage all my young Barbies to do the same. I just don’t have time.”  (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Nicki Minaj - The woman who recently said sex without orgasms made her angry, once didn't have sex at all. Asked by Complex if she was celibate at the time, Nicki replied, “Yes, and I encourage all my young Barbies to do the same. I just don’t have time.”  (Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Sherri Shepherd - The former View host has always been outspoken about her faith, and she puts her chastity where her mouth is. During her year-long courtship with husband Lamar Sally, Sherri remained steadfastly celibate. Sadly, things didn't work out too great for the couple in the end.  (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for NAACP)

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Sherri Shepherd - The former View host has always been outspoken about her faith, and she puts her chastity where her mouth is. During her year-long courtship with husband Lamar Sally, Sherri remained steadfastly celibate. Sadly, things didn't work out too great for the couple in the end.  (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for NAACP)

Lenny Kravitz - In 2008, the rocker dropped a bomb and said he'd been celibate for three years. "It's just a promise I made until I get married," he said. "Where I'm at in life, the women have got to come with something else, not just the body, but the mind and spirit. It usually trips them out, but that's the way it's going to be. I'm looking at the big picture." (Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

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Lenny Kravitz - In 2008, the rocker dropped a bomb and said he'd been celibate for three years. "It's just a promise I made until I get married," he said. "Where I'm at in life, the women have got to come with something else, not just the body, but the mind and spirit. It usually trips them out, but that's the way it's going to be. I'm looking at the big picture." (Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)

Jill Scott - After splitting with an ex, Jilly from Philly decided to take a break from the carnal side. "I'm a single girl in the world, but if I don't have some standards then I can be making the same mistakes that I made in the past," she said in 2010. "I do want love. Genuine love. And sometimes sex can get in the way." Looks like her vow worked: Jill just tied the knot again a few weeks ago! (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for BET)

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Jill Scott - After splitting with an ex, Jilly from Philly decided to take a break from the carnal side. "I'm a single girl in the world, but if I don't have some standards then I can be making the same mistakes that I made in the past," she said in 2010. "I do want love. Genuine love. And sometimes sex can get in the way." Looks like her vow worked: Jill just tied the knot again a few weeks ago! (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for BET)

Terrence Howard - The Empire star told Elle in 2008 that he doesn’t believe in having sex before marriage. “Sex ends up masking your real feelings… when what you really need is a lifetime partner and friend,” he shared. Considering the track record he's had, we don't blame him for wanting to take sex out of the equation. These days, it seems like things are less clear in his love life. He's divorced from his third wife Mira Pak, but the couple are still in a relationship and have two kids together.  (Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)

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Terrence Howard - The Empire star told Elle in 2008 that he doesn’t believe in having sex before marriage. “Sex ends up masking your real feelings… when what you really need is a lifetime partner and friend,” he shared. Considering the track record he's had, we don't blame him for wanting to take sex out of the equation. These days, it seems like things are less clear in his love life. He's divorced from his third wife Mira Pak, but the couple are still in a relationship and have two kids together.  (Photo: Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images)