Celebs Go Dating: S Club's Jon Lee says he has not had sex for six years

S Club 7's Jon Lee is appearing on the new series of Celebs Go Dating, and in its first episode on Monday he revealed he has been celibate.

In an opening video clip, the 43-year-old singer said: “I've been single for six years and in that time I've been celibate as well.”

He described his “ideal man” as “someone who is a bit rough around the edges but seems like a quite, nice and fun guy”.

Lee is appearing on the show alongside former Atomic Kitten singer Kerry Katona, 44, The Chase's Mark “The Beast” Labbett, 59, and former Love Islander Olivia Hawkins, 30, as well as Made In Chelsea's Sam Prince, 28, Too Hot To Handle's Louis Russell, 24, and Celebrity Big Brother star Donna Preston, 39.

Lee told the Daily Mail last week that his Celebs Go Dating stint came after “traumatic” dating experiences which almost put him off finding love.

He said: “I thought [after] my last relationship, I was just like, ‘I'm done’, I just really did not want to date at all. I thought I was very happy being single, I was single for six years, very, very happily single for six years.

“You know when it's just traumatic, you're just like, ‘I don't want to do that any more’, so yeah, it was kind of a big thing for me to come and do this. My mate said, ‘If you don't do this, you're going to end up single forever’.”

Jon, who came out after S Club split in 2010, has struggled with addiction - he experimented with crystal meth when he was in his 30s, and says he intentionally overdosed on GHB in a bid to take his own life.

However, he has since recovered, and has moved to Cornwall to be near family while also taking part in S Club reunion gigs.