Christian Wilkins, 25, reveals why he has never been in a relationship

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Christian Wilkins, 25, reveals why he has never been in a relationship and recalls his first kiss at Mardi Gras when he was 16 years old

By Abi Moustafa For Daily Mail Australia

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His father Richard Wilkins has enjoyed a very colourful love life over the years. 

But the Channel Nine star’s son Christian says he is happy to stay single for now. 

In a new interview with Sunday Life, the 25-year-old socialite said he is focused on prioritising his blossoming acting career. 

Hopeless romantic! Christian Wilkins, 25, has revealed why he has never been in a relationship 

 ‘I have never been in a relationship. I am a bit of a hopeless romantic,’ he told the publication ahead of Mardi Gras weekend.

‘There were periods of my life when I was quite upset about not being in one, but despite everything, 2020 was a period of self-discovery for me,’ he added.

Christian has been forging a career as a TV star over the past couple of years, including filming a new series for Stan.  

‘I did Dancing with the Stars and filmed my first acting role in Eden, which was great,’ he said. 

In a new interview with Sunday Life , the 25-year-old socialite said he is focused on prioritising his blossoming acting career.

In a new interview with Sunday Life , the 25-year-old socialite said he is focused on prioritising his blossoming acting career.

Career focused: In a new interview with Sunday Life , the 25-year-old socialite said he is focused on prioritising his blossoming acting career

‘I don’t have a lot of close friends, but the few I do have, we have such intense love for each other. I feel just as rewarded from their companionship as I would from a relationship.’

The openly gay star also revealed that his first kiss actually took place in a fleeting moment during Mardi Gras at age 16, with a Frenchman he didn’t know at the time.  

First kiss:  Pictured, Christian at this year's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in Sydney

First kiss: The openly gay star also revealed that his first kiss actually took place in a fleeting moment during Mardi Gras at age 16, with a Frenchman he didn’t know at the time. Pictured, Christian at this year’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in Sydney

In 2019, the fabulously dressed socialite revealed he ‘never came out as gay’.

At the time, he praised his family’s acceptance, explaining there was ‘never an expectation [he] was straight’.

‘Both my parents, my family, my school, always really kind of accepted me and always pushed me to be authentically me,’ he told Who Magazine. 

'It was never this expectation that I was straight': In 2019, the fabulously dressed socialite revealed he 'never came out as gay'. At the time, he praised his family's acceptance, explaining there was 'never an expectation [he] was straight'. He is pictured here with his father, Channel Nine star Richard Wilkins

‘It was never this expectation that I was straight’: In 2019, the fabulously dressed socialite revealed he ‘never came out as gay’. At the time, he praised his family’s acceptance, explaining there was ‘never an expectation [he] was straight’. He is pictured here with his father, Channel Nine star Richard Wilkins 

'Both my parents, my family, my school, always really kind of accepted me and always pushed me to be authentically me,' he said. Pictured, Christian with his mother Michelle Burke and friends

‘Both my parents, my family, my school, always really kind of accepted me and always pushed me to be authentically me,’ he said. Pictured, Christian with his mother Michelle Burke and friends 

‘I never even ‘came out’ because it was never this expectation that I was straight until I was gay,’ he added.

‘It was just “be who you are”.’   

Christian came out publicly in the March 2018 issue of a now debunk Cosmopolitan, for the Magazine’s Pride issue. 

'I've now taken it upon myself to become the best damn gay I can be!' he said at the time.

‘I’ve now taken it upon myself to become the best damn gay I can be!’ he said at the time. 

‘I’ve now taken it upon myself to become the best damn gay I can be!’ he said at the time.

‘It’s taken me a while to really celebrate my own sexual identity.’ 

Christian will be appearing in the new Stan series, Eden.