Omarion Reflects On His Three Year Journey Of Celibacy

Omarion has opened up about the period of time he spent embracing celibacy as part of a deeper spiritual journey.

The B2K performer shared his story with Boyz II Men’s Shawn Stockman on the On That Note podcast and explained that as a young man, the experience felt intense because he was “spiritually searching for strength and personal control over myself and my body”.

“I did it for three years. Now I look back, I be like, sheesh,” he said with a laugh. “Cause I love women. I love women in all splendour, friendships, best friends, lovers, all that.”

He added, “I think that's when I was being introduced to a form of telepathy. Feeling closer to someone even when they're away. I just had the power to say no to anything. Like yo, if I don't want to do something, I could stop today. And I think that that's the power of discipline.”

Omarion has addressed this time in his life before, including a conversation last summer on the Know Thyself podcast.

“‘Do you want to have a career? Or do you want to be out here making babies?’” Omarion said someone asked him when he was younger.

“And we’re like, ‘Huh?’ You know 15, 16, we’re not thinking about that, but it’s a real thing.”

Omarion shares two young children with his former partner, Apryl Jones. His upcoming project titled O2 is scheduled to arrive in 2026.