United Kingdom, March 4 -- Chelsea Handler has insisted her mystery man isn't the "main character" in her life.

The 50-year-old comedian - who split from fellow comic Jo Koy in 2022 - has opened up on her romance and confirmed she's been dating her current partner for "nine months".

Appearing on 'The Jamie Kern Lima Show', she said: "I don't think any relationships I've been in [have been] serious... I think of myself as a purpose person.

"Like my purpose is here, to be here to have conversations like the one we're having right now, to infuse people with optimism, to be there for women, that is my purpose in this life, whether they're more lives or not...

"All I know is I know what I'm supposed to be doing, and any man that's in my li...