Former Bachelor contestant Madison Prewett is pulling no punches on her personal history with sex and shame.
On a recent episode of her Stay True podcast, the 29-year-old revealed she’s been “free from porn and masturbation” for ten years—after what she describes as a long, isolating struggle that started in adolescence and bled into her dating life. She credits her faith and a supportive Christian community for breaking what she calls an “enslavement.”
“This has been a huge part of my testimony,” Prewett said, explaining how she began watching porn and masturbating at a young age, hiding her experiences out of embarrassment. “It was something I felt like I could not break free from. No matter how much I loved Jesus, I could not shake that sin.”
Prewett described being first exposed to sexually explicit content at age 13, when a friend showed her what she called an “extremely inappropriate” show. “Everyone was naked,” she recalled. “My body started feeling things I’d never felt before. I started wondering things I’d never wondered before—and then desiring it.”
That curiosity, she said, quickly turned into daily habits she kept secret for years. “I thought it was something only guys struggled with,” she said. “That added to the shame.”
Her early introduction to sexual themes, paired with a lack of clear guidance around boundaries from her religious upbringing, created what she now calls “gray areas” in her sense of morality. “I didn’t have clarity on what was okay and what wasn’t,” she said. “So I kept pushing the line.”
When she began dating, those same patterns followed. “I pushed so many boundaries physically,” she admitted, saying that her unspoken struggle with sex and secrecy affected how she engaged with partners.
The turning point, she said, was when she finally spoke openly to others about what she had been hiding. “As soon as I said the thing I was so scared to say, I immediately felt free,” Prewett told listeners. “It doesn’t mean I never struggled again. But bringing it into the light let others hold me accountable.”
Now, she says she’s been a decade removed from those private battles, and sees her story as one of redemption. “God used people around me to help pull me out,” she said. “I’m not who I used to be.”
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Last modified: June 30, 2025
