Kerry Katona says she's 'just desperate to be loved' as Celebs Go Dating returns
With plenty of cheek, Celebs Go Dating is back tonight on E4 at 9pm, as more famous people volunteer to be filmed as they look for love. Guided by expert agents Paul C Brunson, Anna Williamson and Dr Tara Suwinyattichaiporn, there is plenty of drama and lust as the celebs go dating.
This season kicks off with a mixer in London, hosted by Tom Read Wilson.
On the hunt for love in this latest series are Atomic Kitten blonde bombshell Kerry Katona (not her first time on the show), S Club pop star Jon Lee, Too Hot to Handle lothario Louis Russell, TV personality Christine McGuinness and Love Island sensation Olivia Hawkins.
Kerry says: 'I'm best known for being a singer, a mother, a reality star and a car crash. People think I'm this crazy, partying wild person, when in fact I'm a bit of a loner. In fact, I'm just really boring."
She adds: "The whole dating thing is just not something I do."
Kerry explains: "I just meet somebody and get married. I was very young when I met my first husband, I was 18. We got divorced when I was 25. I got married straight away after that, got divorced, then got married again.
"Then I met my last fiance, but I never actually got up the aisle that time."
Kerry sighs: "I keep getting rejected, that's what it is, I'm never good enough. They always want something else. I just want to be loved. I'm so desperate to be loved.'
She doesn't fare too well though, with Anna Williamson noting that Kerry comes across as 'insincere' when she's talking to potential dates.
Meanwhile model, author and mum-of-three Christine says: "I've been separated from my ex husband for around three years. I met Paddy McGuinness when I was 19.
"I describe my sexuality as being a free spirit. When I was a teenager I dated men and women before I was married and now I'm really, really just enjoying spending time with women.'
While Jon reveals: 'My dating has been a complete car crash, I've been single and celibate for six years. I want a man who's rough around the edges.' Getting their flirt on and testing their dating skills, the celebs work the room and try to look for instant chemistry and sparks.
As the agents watch on, they find out just how hard they're going to have to work to get their famous clients on the path to romance. Paul Brunson says: 'We can see how they operate and gather information.'
Then a secret is revealed - the celebs must choose someone for a first date and it will be in Ibiza. 'How can I go abroad with someone I don't know? This is not normal,' says Christine, finally realising that she is on a reality show. A flash forward shows people swinging their tops around their heads, jumping on lilos, clinking glasses… It's going to be messy.
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