Chloe Brockett says Celebs Go Dating was like ‘therapy’ after dating disasters with bad boys and Jack Grealish scandal

Ulrika Jonsson loves it when fans shout: “Ulrika-ka-ka-ka!” The presenter, 54, was given the nickname on wacky panel show Shooting Stars in the 90s by comedy double act Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer.Almost 30 years on, Ulrika told the Daily Star Sunday: “It’s fun when people say it.“When it happens I think, ‘You’re one of my people. You’re around my age’.

Celebs Go Dating had a slightly awkward surprise in store for one of its contestants tonight (January 20). After a disastrous date, former 5ive member Abz went back to the agency in dire need of some advice, but he got more than he had bargained for. Before meeting with Abz, Anna Williamson had teased a "blast from the past" that had her fellow agent Paul Carrick Brunson amused and worried in equal proportions.

Ulrika Jonsson was left speechless on Thursday's episode of Celebs Go Dating as she was paired with a shirtless hunk, 29, for a sizzling date on the E4 series.The presenter, 54, was left gobsmacked after experts Paul Carrick Brunson and Anna Williamson revealed she would be meeting handsome digital marketer Jakk. And after showing the mother of a four a picture of the heartthrob, where he is shirtless and displaying his toned physique, Ulrika was left speechless as she put her hands over her mouth. Later in the show, Ulrika went to meet Jakk in person as she joked in a VT: "That was quite a picture, I just kept looking at his nipples! Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter .

Abz Love was left gobsmacked on Thursday's Celebs Go Dating as Anna Williamson surprised him with a 90s throwback snap of them pictured together. During the latest instalment, Anna, 40, revealed that she used to be in a girlband, Blush, who supported Abz's, 42, band Five in 1997. Dropping a hint, Anna said: "Nice to see you, again..." with Abz asking: "Again? Remind me...?" Setting the scene, Anna hilariously explained: "Let's go back to 1997! I was in a girlband...

Celebs Go Dating turned tense when Channel 4 love expert Anna Williamson explained to Abz Love that they'd already met before.The 42-year-old former Five boyband member was flabbergasted as Anna welcomed him in, adding: "Nice to see you again."Failing to place Anna, Abz started to sweat as he smiled before asking her: "Again? Remind me?"Narrator and comedian Rob Beckett interjected: "Ahh man the Love Bomb's forgot a Williamson one nighter?""Oh no, oh no, oh no," cringed Abz as he shielded his face with his leather jacket."Lets go back to 1997..." prompted Anna.Co-expert Paul Carrick Brunson exclaimed: "Oh my God Abz what did you do to Anna?"The matchmaker explained how they'd met: "I was in a girlband and we had probably the best gig of our lives as the support act to Five.""What was you called?" asked the hitmaker."Blush," added Anna as Abz explained: "Oh that does ring a bell. I thought you were going to say..."The blonde TV personality chimed in quickly: "I would just like to clarify we never got it on."Fans of the love finding programme were left in utter hysterics as they took to Twitter.One person wrote: "Abz genuinely thought he'd given Anna a bit of love.

Ulrika Jonsson is left speechless on Thursday's episode of Celebs Go Dating as she is paired with a shirtless hunk, 29, for a sizzling date on the E4 series. In an exclusive clip obtained by OK! , the presenter, 54, is left gobsmacked as experts Paul Carrick Brunson and Anna Williamson reveal she will be meeting handsome digital marketer Jakk. And when they show the mother of a four a picture of the heartthrob, Ulrika is left speechless as she puts her hands over her mouth.The star then starts giggling as she continues to look at the picture of Jakk, where he is shirtless and displaying his toned physique, she adds: "Okay...

GEORDIE Shore ladies’ man Marty McKenna secretly broke the rules on Celebs Go Dating after being slapped with a sex ban.  The 27-year-old went against the dating agents’ advice to get to know his dates before sleeping with them.  Reality star Marty became the newest recruit at the famous agency in last night’s show. And the latest addition is set to cause a stir.  A source told The Sun: “Marty is the first to admit he’s got a lot to learn from the agents.  “When they told him he should stop sleeping with girls before getting to know them, he was initially keen to stick to the ban.  “But he’s a young lad who gets a lot of attention and doesn’t have very much willpower.  “He definitely broke the rules but made sure he did it on the sly. Or at least he thought he did.”  Insiders say Marty’s actions may come back to haunt him. If that’s true, viewers could be set to witness an explosive confrontation between dating gurus Paul Carrick-Brunson and Anna Williamson.  Paul told The Sun they clash with a number of celebrities this series.  In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Paul says: "Every celebrity walks in with a facade - an act, shield, offence, fake, call it whatever you want, but it's a facade.

Former Gladiators presenter Ulrika Jonsson has been appearing in the latest series of Channel 4’s Celebs Go Dating. In her new column, the star has reluctantly admitted that she did learn some new things about herself from the process.Ulrika, 54, described how her latest televised date went in her own words.On Monday night, the star could be seen embarking on her first blind date, as organised by the Celebs Go Dating experts.She recalled: “I found myself sitting opposite a lanky 58-year-old whose love of himself was endless and who knew more about me than Wikipedia.“I found him dull, verbose and a bit creepy, and got quite agitated by the end of the date.

Celebs Go Dating star Chloe Brockett has revealed a major backstage secret which fans will not know about the E4 dating show.The 21-year-old TOWIE beauty is on the look out for love and has signed up to Anna Williamson and Paul C Brunson's agency.Over the next few weeks, viewers will see Chloe go on dates with members of the public in a bid to find her Mr Right.Speaking exclusively to Daily Star, Chloe has admitted that she got a surprise when she started filming the show.She said: "I loved it but I was shocked. I think when you go into it you expect to know what's going to happen."I've done TOWIE for three years now and I feel like I'm a pro but going into this I realise I really wasn't."I thought the agency was going to be a lot more faker than it was and it really shocked me."They've got hidden cameras in the wal and no one really tells you these things.

Celebs Go Dating's Ryan-Mark Parsons was scolded by experts Paul Carrick Brunson and Anna Williamson on Wednesday's episode after he had a "rude" date on Tuesday. During the latest instalment, Paul and Anna didn't hold back as they told The Apprentice star, 21, off for his "rude, crude and vulgar" meeting with date Luke.

GEORDIE Shore star Marty McKenna has unsurprisingly riled up some Celebs Go Dating viewers. The 27-year-old reality TV star has made his debut on the E4 dating show, alongside fellow Newcastle native Nikita Jasmine.

Ulrika Jonsson has declared that a good date is one that “ends in sex” as she appears on the new series of Celebs Go Dating.The star, 54, has shared how she’s now ready to focus on “fun” in her dating life after concentrating on her career and raising a family in her 20s and 30s. Ulrika found fame as a weather girl in the 80s and has been married three times. She also has four children: daughters Bo, 21, and Martha, 17, and sons Cameron, 27, and Malcolm, 13.

Celebs Go Dating 's newest recruit Marty McKenna left experts Anna Williamson and Paul Carrick Brunson stunned on Wednesday's episode as he revealed what he calls women. During the latest instalment of the E4 show, Marty, 27, kept talking about "birds" to which a confused Paul asked what he meant.To which Marty explained: "It's a girl, it's what we call girls in Newcastle." However, Paul wasn't convinced as he questioned: "Do girls like that? They liked to be called birds?" and pointed out that it's not exactly a "positive term". With Marty admitting: "I don't know, you've started to make us think now like..." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter .

Celebs Go Dating fans fumed after Marty McKenna branded women as “birds” and “pigs” as he attempted to find love on the Channel 4 show.The 27-year-old reality star boasted that women couldn’t help but throw themselves at him on a night out after becoming a household name on Geordie Shore.When asked what he thought he was missing from his love life, he confessed to dating experts Anna Williamson and Paul Brunson that he usually only slept with women rather than building a relationship with them.But one thing that stumped the relationship pros was the way he talked about his potential love interests in the office.Initially thinking there was a language barrier between the pair, Paul asked what the budding bachelor meant when he branded girls as different animals.This is a live TV story and is constantly being notes updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest TV updates.TV & Showbiz reporters are working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.You can also follow us on Twitter @DailyStar, or follow us on Instagram @dailystar to get the latest TV and celeb gossip 24 hours a day.Or like our Daily Star Showbiz Facebook page to get the day's biggest stories, and have your say on them.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star showbiz newsletters?You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.Download the Daily Star app for flash alerts on the biggest stories of the day, so you don't miss out.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star news bulletins? You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.

Since making his name with Ex On The Beach in 2015 as the ex of Jemma Lucy, Martin ‘Marty’ McKenna has been known as a bit of a wild one. So it’s hardly surprising that when the reality TV personality, who moved on to become a Geordie Shore regular and squeeze of Chloe Ferry, signed up for the new series of Celebs Go Dating on E4, dating guru Anna Williamson was ‘nervous’ about ‘loose cannon’ Marty. And that feels like a pretty good description for the Tyneside party boy, who originally planned to be a soldier in the Fusiliers, but chose to end his army career just six months into training in 2011.

Chloe Brockett is paired with a new date on Wednesday's Celebs Go Dating after her tearful confession on Tuesday's episode. In an exclusive clip obtained by OK! , it sees the TOWIE star, 21, show her "softer side" after she broke down in tears with the relationship experts Anna Williamson and Paul Carrick Brunson.

TOWIE star Yazmin Oukhellou’s boyfriend was seen leaving a club with Love Islander Ellie Jones after growing close on a wild night out.  Yaz, 26, has been with 32-year-old Jake for a year after she left Essex and moved to Dubai for him.  But eyewitnesses at the nightclub say the he was “acting single” as he partied with series 4 Islander Ellie.  A source told The Sun: “Jake and Ellie were partying with friends at a club and ended up getting close. “They were seen leaving together at the end of the night and going back to his place.

ULRIKA Jonsson, 54, says she shared a "special" moment with Marty McKenna, 26, as he claims she fancies him. The pair enjoyed a flirty friendship while filming for Celebs Go Dating - and their chemistry showed during an interview with The Sun.

Married At First Sight UK bombshell Nikita Jasmine is on the look out for love once again.The 26-year-old Geordie beauty has signed up to Celebs Go Dating in the hope of finding herself Mr Right.However, it appears that she gets more than what she bargains for on her latest quest for romance.Speaking to Daily Star, Nikita said: "There's a couple of unexpected things which have happened to me which has never happened in the Celebs Go Dating history I believe."It wasn't done purposely put it that way."The starlet remained tight-lipped on her history making moment and went on to explain why she joined Anna Richardson and Paul C Brunson's dating agency.She said: "I've got a lot of love to give."I had a bit of a dry patch and its something exciting and different."I don't ever go on multiple dates.

Geordie Shore cast member Marty McKenna has revealed the Celebs Go Dating agents slapped him with a sex ban during his time on the E4 show. Speaking exclusively to OK! the 27 year old reality star revealed the show’s relationship experts Anna Williamson and Paul C Brunson issued him a stern warning so that he could learn more about himself and why he’d never dated in the past. And despite finding it difficult, Marty admitted it ended up being a huge “wake-up call” and resulted in him wanting to find a relationship, rather than enjoy one-night stands.

Celebs Go Dating. After a year off air, fans of the popular E4 show have been eagerly waiting for the launch of the new series as the latest batch of single celebrities try to find love.