Charlotte Church Reveals She Doesn’t Shave or Wear Deodorant: ‘I Generally Stink’

Charlotte Church has implemented an unconventional habit into her beauty routine.

During the 39-year-old singer’s appearance on the Walking the Dog podcast on Monday, Dec. 8, host Emily Dean told her that she smelled “lovely.” But Church was shocked by the compliment, immediately replying, “Do I? That’s surprising.”

“I never smell nice,” she continued. “I don’t wear deodorant or anything, so I generally stink.”

Dean, surprised by Church’s revelation, asked when she stopped wearing deodorant.

But Church quickly explained, “I don’t shave anymore. I don’t shave anything. When did I stop? I probably stopped shaving 18 months ago, maybe even longer than that. Maybe two years?”

As for her decision to stop wearing deodorant, she explained, “I just started thinking like, ‘This underarm area, there’s so many receptors there, lymph and all sorts of stuff going on there. I’m just not sure about putting all this chemical stuff in your pores, because your skin is the largest organ in the body.”

Although Church has adopted this new way of life, she’s not pressing others to do so.

“Each to their own. Do you know what I mean? Crack on and have a lovely time and do whatever feels good — dye it, shave it, whatever — but for me I’m just like ‘Nah!’ ” she said.

As the Celebrity Traitors UK star continued, she also remarked how the “contradiction” of her decision to wear “beautiful dresses, with my really hairy legs and heels and nails,” adding, “It’s so confusing for people.”

She also noted that she likes to wear clothes that show off her cleavage, saying, “I’ve got my boobs out for the majority of the time.”

“I think they’re a great litmus test…or ‘Titmus Test’ as my husband says! Because it really separates out the pervs immediately,” she said. “So you can immediately go, ‘Okay, well you’re really struggling with looking at my face!’ But it also separates out those who are like, maybe deeply conservative or deeply religious.”

She noted that the differing opinions are “not necessarily a bad thing,” but rather, “it helps with my discernment.”

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Dean then proclaimed, “I’m going to do the Charlotte Church way now.”

“It’s so liberating,” Church replied, “I feel much sexier.”