Actress Charlize Theron has revealed that she has never dated.
The Snow White and the Hunstman star split from boyfriend Stuart Townsend in January 2010 after almost nine years together, and says that she has been constantly in relationships for her adult life.
The actress told the Daily Mirror: "I don't think I've actually been on a date with somebody I didn't know. I've been on dates with my boyfriend of course but I've never really dated.
"I've been in serious relationships from the time I was 19 and I'm single for the first time in my life since then. I had to make a real conscious effort to rediscover myself and it's hard. I'm a creature who has really found her comfort in relationships."
Theron added that she is now "at peace" with her split from Townsend, saying: "It was sinking but I gave it a fight to try and make it work. That was my priority. I've never re-connected with an ex and I feel that once I'm done I'm really done.
"I'm really at peace and feeling good about it. All of us go through darkness but that doesn't make you dark.
"There's something really powerful in being OK with being alone, especially for women."
