Married at First Sight star Davina Rankin has divulged a very surprising detail about her sex life.
Davina, 33, appeared on the fifth season of the Nine reality juggernaut, where she failed to find love with groom Ryan Gallagher.
She revealed that she had been celibate for more than two-and-a-half years, following her split with husband Jaxon Manuel.
Speaking to the Courier Mail, she admitted that her celibacy was only supposed to be short term, but it has turned into somewhat of a lifestyle shift.
‘I originally thought, one year — that’s enough, right? But I just kept going. It felt so good,’ she admitted.
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Married at First Sight star Davina Rankin has divulged a very surprising detail about her sex life
With the glare of reality TV cameras behind her, Davina has reinvented herself as a wellness influencer, and host of the podcast The Upgrade Edit.
She also hosts a series of wellness retreats in Byron Bay and Bali, and is gearing up to head into the Amazon jungle on a multi-day Ayahuasca retreat where she will be guided by shamans.
She told the publication that her spiritual pilgrimage could be just the thing that will see her ‘explore love again.’
‘I’ve been celibate for over two-and-a-half years, and I’ve loved doing this chapter for myself,’ she said.
‘But, I think after the jungle – after that experience – I’ll have the capacity to find love again.’
Davina added that while the Amazon trip came as a ‘surprise’, it was one that the former reality star welcomed.
‘I thought I’d be going to Tuscany, sipping wine,’ she said.
‘Instead, I’ve been invited to a spiritual centre in Peru. It’s wild, but it feels right.’
She revealed that she had been celibate for more than two-and-a-half years, following her split with husband Jaxon Manuel
‘I originally thought, one year — that’s enough, right? But I just kept going. It felt so good,’ she admitted
These days, Davina hosts a series of wellness retreats in Byron Bay and Bali, and is gearing up to head into the Amazon jungle, on a multi-day Ayahuasca retreat where she will be guided by shamans.
Ayahuasca is a psychoactive brew made by combining the Banisteriopsis caapi vine with a plant containing dimethyltryptamine.
Traditionally used by Indigenous cultures in the Amazon and Orinoco basins as well as in shamanism, its sale is generally restricted due to toxicity.
Davina’s celibacy admission comes after she split with husband Jaxon Manuel, with whom she shares daughter Mila-Mae, five, back in 2023.
She issued a statement confirming the break-up ‘speculation’ after fans noticed she had quietly unfollowed her husband on Instagram.
‘Relationships are hard,’ the reality star wrote. ‘Given the recent speculation, I feel like I need to confirm that Jax and I have separated.
‘I will at some point discuss this further, but my current focus is learning to navigate my new normal while providing a seamless and loving transition into co-parenting for our daughter.’
Opening up about the painful chapter in her life in June 2023, Davina confessed the reality of the break-up was ‘heartbreaking’.
‘We were just different people from the ones who tied the knot all those years ago,’ she said this week on her podcast Who? Me.
‘I’ve been celibate for over two-and-a-half years, and I’ve loved doing this chapter for myself,’ she said. ‘But, I think after the jungle – after that experience – I’ll have the capacity to find love again.’
Davina’s celibacy admission comes after she split with husband Jaxon Manuel, with whom she shares daughter Mila-Mae, five, back in 2023
She was paired with Ryan Gallagher (pictured) on the 2018 season of MAFS and courted controversy on air after becoming involved in a cheating scandal with groom Dean Wells
‘The only thing of essence now is that we can morph into the best versions of ourselves for our sweet daughter,’ she explained.
The former couple had been married for less than a year when they called it quits.
Despite the amicable nature of their break-up, Davina confessed the road hasn’t been all smooth sailing.
‘This journey has been one of the most gruelling challenges I’ve ever faced. I have a whole family to consider and the desire to keep everyone happy,’ she said.
Davina, who was paired with Ryan Gallagher on the 2018 season of MAFS, courted controversy on air after becoming involved in a cheating scandal with groom Dean Wells.
