Jessie J has revealed why she kept her romance with Channing Tatum a “secret” for so long.
The singer started dating the Hollywood heartthrob last year, but didn’t go public with their relationship until months later.
Speaking on The Dan Wootton Interview podcast, Jessie said: “The reason we kept it a secret for as long as we could was because we wanted to really enjoy it without it being magnified into something that it wasn’t yet.”
“You don’t go on a date with a guy twice for a dinner then fall in love – well maybe you can, but that’s not me. That’s not who I am. I need time.”
After secretly dating for over six months, the pair finally confirmed their romance when they were snapped as Disneyland together.
Jessie said: “Everybody knew – I was like, ‘Can I just go on a date?’”
“But then we realised and we spoke. We weren’t experiencing love or a relationship in the way that we deserved because we had to hide and I don’t want to live like that.
“I decide when I want to talk about it and when I don’t. I decide when I want to post about him on Instagram and I don’t. If I do it’s often a naked picture of him because that’s what people want to see,” she laughed.
Of course, Jessie is referring to that saucy photo she posted of Channing posing in an outdoor shower.
She said: “How good is his picture? I was so proud of that. Sharing is caring, babes. He looks great.”
During her interview with Dan, the songstress also opened up about her ongoing fertility issues, after being told that she will never be able to have children.
She explained: “I was told, ‘You’re going to need a hysterectomy.’ And I refused it and I said, ‘I’m going to do this and it’s going to be fine.’
“I was told I can’t have kids. Do I believe it? No. Do I believe I will have kids? Yes. Do I believe in miracles? Yes. I believe in energy, I believe in spiritual healing, I believe in diet, I believe in non-conformist medicine.
“And I have been on a mission ever since and I’m still on a mission now to make it happen, whether it’s naturally or whether it’s a surrogate or adoption,” she said.
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