Paul Whitehouse, 63, met his partner Mine Conkbayi, when she was 23, and a huge fan of his work. The Gone Fishing star divorced his wife in the early 2000s before going on some dates with Mine, who at the time was working in a shop while she studied.Mine explained how despite being a huge fan of the actor, she tried to act “unfazed” in front of him.She said: "Paul used to come in regularly.“I’d try to act unfazed but inside I was bursting.“I would buy tickets for his shows and he’d promise to get me backstage."There was a bit of banter between us and then a few dates."However, at the beginning, Paul had some doubts as to whether their budding relationship would work out due to their age gap.Mine continued to MailOnline: "Paul was.
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