12 Celebs Who Waited Until Marriage To Lose Their V-Card

Married at the age of 32, Lisa has proudly spoken out about her decision to wait. In an interview, the Friends star commented, "I'm saving myself. Because I have to make myself worthy of the kind of man I have in mind." Right on, Lisa!

The Insecure actress is anything but that when it comes to the topic of remaining a virgin until marriage. And while her character is involved in some steamy scenes, Yvonne is staying true to her vow at all times.

Everybody remembers watching Jessica and 98° frontman, Nick Lachey, tie the knot on MTV. Before their engagement, Jessica was very outspoken about her feelings in regards to pre-martial sex and her desire to wait until her wedding night.

She and Eric Johnson had two children together before tying the knot.

She's normally very tight-lipped about her personal life (which is totally understandable) but people began realizing her dedication to virginity when they noticed her sporting a "purity ring" at various social events.

However she seems to touch base with the idea every so often, even sharing inspirational Instagram posts about it from time to time.

Some, like Instagram user @jamiehamod, responded with enthusiasm, "I am right now! Practicing #thewait cheers to you, lady!!!"

Okay Jamie, do you!

While Russell wasn't a virgin before he met Ciara, the couple did vow to remain celibate during their courtship, and didn't do the deed until after they'd gotten married.

The Seattle Seahawks quarterback attributes his willingness to remain celibate to his religious beliefs and upbringing. His wife happily agreed to stay celibate throughout their courtship.

On their wedding day, Ciara jokingly said, "You know what we're doing tonight!" How sweet.

"I have to give credit to my husband for sharing those views. It's awesome how it all worked out. You shouldn't feel like you have to give your body away to get someone to like you." She told Cosmo.

Kevin was one of the three Jonas brothers to publicly promise to stay a virgin until marriage. He got married in 2009 and welcomed a child into the world just five years later. Nicely done, Kev.

Nick told Wendy Williams, "Am I still a virgin? No. As I said, I'm an adult in all ways. I'm comfortable with who I am."

Similarly, Joe fessed up to the reality of it all when he told New York Magazine, "We decided to take the rings off a few years ago. I lost my virginity when I was 20. I did other stuff before then, but I was sexually active at 20. I'm glad I waited for the right person, because you look back and you go, 'That girl was batshit crazy. I'm glad I didn't go there.'"

The star of HBO's Crashing, this stand-up comic waited to have sex until he got married at the young age of 22. Sure, he didn't wait as long as some of these other celebs, but he still kept his vow of celibacy and that's what it's all about, right? Good job, Pete.

The Disney Channel star has always been more than upfront about waiting until marriage. Though she has since divorced from her husband, she has never regretted the decision she made to remain a virgin during her youth.

Everyone knows Julianne from Dancing With The Stars but did you know she's super serious about celibacy? When asked about it, Julianne remarked, "...if you're just with one person, it's only for one good reason, and [waiting to have sex] will strengthen that relationship." We couldn't agree more, Julianne!

In addition to being a world-class athlete, Tim Tebow is a deeply religious person. When asked about his virginity, Tim's always been incredibly adamant about waiting until marriage.

While she spends most of her time sporting sultry looks for Victoria's Secret*,* the young model is public about waiting until marriage to have sex.

During an interview with GQ, Adriana was point-blank about her stance, stating, "Sex is for after marriage." Can't get more clear than that...

This country singer famously waited to have sex until she got hitched to hockey player, Mike Fisher, back in 2010.

Wow. What a sweet collection of humble folks. All of these celebs have proven that, if you wait for the right person, it'll all be worthwhile.