"I hadn't had sex ever. I was a virgin. I was a very late bloomer and I was terrified of men," contactmusic.com quoted Barton as saying.
"I was in no rush to kiss a boy and I was in no rush to get a boyfriend because once you go down that road you don't go back," she added.
But now the 24-year-old actress is happy and content in her relationship with 31-year-old Ali.
"He's lovely and he's a genius. He can do anything. He can do country, rock, whatever, but most of what he does has been electronica," she added.
