Edel Coffey: Is there ever a right time to lose your virginity?

'I remember hearing Madonna’s song ‘Like A Virgin’ on the radio and asking my mother what a virgin was. She told me it was a flower and that was the end of the conversation'

Picture: Bríd O'Donovan

Is there ever a right time to lose your virginity? I found myself wondering this as, amongst the many revelations in actress Rebel Wilson’s memoir, was the fact that she didn’t lose her virginity until she was in her thirties. The revelation caused quite a stir.

It’s a long time since virginity was something I thought about but the Wilson story did get me wondering about how we think about virginity nowadays.