Charlie Sheen said he has been celibate for eight years and has not been in a relationship since he got sober in 2017, the actor told Page Six in an interview published Tuesday.
The 60-year-old former Two and a Half Men star said abstaining from sex and relationships was part of a broader break from his previous lifestyle after he quit alcohol and drugs. "If I don't have a girlfriend and I'm not paying for it, then I think the math is pretty simple," Sheen told the New York Post column. "Oh my gosh, for so long [sex] was all I cared about, or it was near the top of the priority list. And so I just saw [celibacy] as a needed break from those pursuits. That's not me slamming the door on anything in the future. No, I would absolutely welcome some type of companionship."
Sheen, who has been married three times, is the father of five children. His eldest child, Cassandra, is 40 and was born during his relationship with Paula Profit. He has two daughters with former wife Denise Richards, Sami, 21, and Lola, 20, and 16‑year‑old twins Bob and Max with ex‑wife Brooke Mueller.
In the Page Six interview Sheen addressed his past marriages and family life, saying that former partner Brooke Mueller "is doing great" and that past difficulties do not define how the family currently functions. "Our kids deserve better than [to] read about a bunch of stuff that happened, but that doesn't really inform any part of how we all function currently," he said.
Sheen also discussed surviving addiction and a 2011 HIV diagnosis. He said he feels grateful to have made it through those experiences and described his current life as "gravy," calling it "borrowed time or my 10th life." He credited his sobriety, reached in 2017, with prompting a reevaluation of priorities and a decision to step back from romantic and sexual pursuits.
Sheen rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s and later starred in the CBS sitcom Two and a Half Men. Over the years he has been linked to high‑profile partners and models and has been a frequent subject of tabloid coverage. In recent interviews he has spoken about health, family and the effects of his past substance use.
He did not provide a timeline for when he might pursue a relationship again, but said he would welcome companionship if the opportunity arose. The comments were made to Page Six and published by the New York Post on Tuesday.
Sheen's remarks add to a long public record of his struggles with addiction and relationships, and come more than a decade after his HIV diagnosis and eight years after the sobriety he says prompted his decision to remain celibate. He continues to make occasional public statements about his personal life and recovery.