Belinda “Love” Rygier, a reality TV star from Australia, recently went viral after sharing that she had slept with over 700 men. However, she now says that she has confronted her “sex addiction” and is in recovery.
Belinda, who appeared on The Bachelor Australia in 2017, admitted that there was a time when she would go out looking for sex up to six nights a week. At the time, she didn’t realize she had a problem. But later, at the age of 38, she decided to face the issue and went through a recovery program to heal.
For many, talking openly about their sex life is difficult, and boasting about the number of sexual partners they’ve had is usually considered taboo. But for Belinda, sharing her story was part of the process of overcoming her addiction. She said that while she wasn’t sure of the exact number, she knew it was over 700 men.
In a 2022 interview on the You’re a Grub Mate! radio show, Belinda shared that she had been sober for 15 months and was eight years into her recovery journey. She explained that she didn’t understand the problem until she started to heal. She also said her issues stemmed from attracting toxic relationships.
Belinda described herself as a “functioning addict” with a great career, though no one would have guessed she had a problem at the time. “The issue was with my relationships,” she explained. The need for validation and feeling loved was what motivated her actions, not the physical act of sex.
These days, Belinda practices celibacy and believes that society has begun using sex for the wrong reasons. She stated that people often seek quick validation rather than a genuine connection. She plans to have sex again, but only with someone she has a real connection with.