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BEN HARRIS HAS BRAVELY REVEALED TO THE NATION THAT HE IS A VIRGIN AND HOW EXACTLY HE MADE IT THROUGH 31 YEARS ON THIS PLANET WITHOUT BUMPING UGLIES WITH A MEMBER OF THE OPPOSITE SEX 22:50,
16 May 2025Updated 23:53, 16 May 2025 A real-life 31-year-old virgin has revealed how he has made it through his twenties and then some without having sex. Ben Harris told of his
relationship with bonking, or lack thereof, as he takes part in Channel 4's controversial Virgin Island reality TV series. The show takes 12 virgins on a 'hands-on' luxury
intimacy course in the hopes that they finally pop their cherries. The show's use of show's use of a surrogate partner, a pro who may get physically close with clients when
they're ready, has driven a lot of the pubic outrage. There have also been fans of the show with some saying it works for the contestants. Writing in the Times, Ben told how his
experiences of bullying at school stole his confidence and made him think no woman would want to be with him romantically. He said: "I’m 31 years old and I have never had sex. How does
an average-looking, relatively normal guy find himself in such an unenviable position? "Well, aside from my general introverted and all-round 'quirky' nature, I think a lot of
it stems from bullying I received in school. It was never as severe as some people experience but it often centred on my looks. "In primary school it was because I was smaller than
everyone else and then, once I’d grown to a more normal size in secondary school, it was my naturally pale skin that bore the brunt of the attacks. "The vast majority of the bullying I
suffered was at the hands of other boys, but it nonetheless instilled within me this belief that despite my decent intellect, I was physically repulsive to women especially, and that no sane
girl could possibly find me attractive." He added: "I simply never saw myself as capable of being desired in a romantic sense and, as a result, I essentially shut myself off from
even attempting to date girls during college and university. "Relationships were for other people, I subconsciously told myself. It left me feeling somewhat sad and isolated, like an
alien or an artificial human who just couldn’t quite grasp the intricacies of love." He added: "Despite being a complete sex rookie I’ve even had two girlfriends. The first was
just as inexperienced as I was and, me being me, I didn’t have the confidence to 'push through it' as some might have had me do. "The other, whom I dated in 2023, was both
experienced and perfectly understanding of my situation. Article continues below "Unfortunately my many years of inexperience had built up to such a level that I flat out turned down
the opportunity to have sex with her on multiple occasions out of fear, although ironically we did literally sleep together in the same bed several times." Virgin Island previously left
Channel 4 viewers gobsmacked with some seriously jaw-dropping scenes just moments into the series. The channel is well-known for its edgy content, but this new show might have already
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