January 28, 2012 | Celeb Watch

Could you go 29 years without sex? Tim Gunn has

When Project Runway star Tim Gunn revealed Tuesday on ABC’s daytime talk show The Revolution that he hasn’t had sex in 29 years, our mouths dropped. That is one helluva dry spell.

“I haven’t had sex in 29 years,” he said. “Do I feel like less of a person for it? No. Not even remotely.”

The 58-year-old said his decision was for "very personal” reasons, following an “intense” and psychologically damaging relationship. “My partner ended it, saying that, quite frankly, he was impatient with my sexual performance,” he said.

He also admitted that at the time, when AIDS cases were just starting to appear, it was easier to make the decision. “I think a lot of people simply retreated because they were concerned about their health. I certainly was,” he admitted. “And I’m happy to be healthy and alive, quite frankly.”

But all dry spells come to an end. And Gunn, for one, is ready for romance.

”I have feelings,” he said. “It’s not as though I’m some barren forest. I don’t want to imply to anyone that I have a mandate that says no sex. I don’t. I don’t know what’s around the corner.”

And we thought going a weekend without sex was difficult.

Tim Gunn: I haven't had sex in 29 years [MSNBC]