Actress Essence Atkins has revealed her secret to looking ageless. During a an interview with Sherri, she shared that she has been abstaining from sex for the past four years, leading her to a more peaceful life.
“I keep saying its the Fountain of Peace. You have to actively participate and that means that you can’t just…what you intake needs to be peaceful and what you put out needs to be peaceful,” she told host Sherri Shepherd.
After showing a comparison picture of Essence at 30 and at 52 years-old, Shepherd then suggested that a lot of men must be interested.
Atkins, who confirmed that she is “very single,’ believes her choice to remain celibate is a step toward a greater purpose. She said, “I believe there’s honor in what I’m doing, and my obedience is going to yield a great harvest.”
“I have tremendous clarity,” she continued. “When I meet someone, I can really assess and listen with much better ears because I’m not distracted by the possibility [of physical intimacy].”
She hopes her journey will produce clarity for young women.
“It’s important that we value ourselves and make sure that others are valuing us,” she said in her message to young women. “Can you spend time with someone without physical companionship? Do they make you laugh? Are they joyful? Are they purposed? Are they responsible? Are they intentional? Learn that. Give yourself time and space to learn that.”
Atkins was previously married to Jaime Mendez from 2009 to 2016. They have one child together.