Strictly Matt Goss' love life - Soap icon's ex, dating app ban and X-Factor star

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Matt Goss is currently delighting fans on Strictly Come Dancing - both with his performances and his eye-popping outfits.The When Will I Be Famous singer left viewers swooning over his Saturday Night Fever inspired outfit last week, but it isn't the first time fans have swooned over the star.As one of the biggest heartthrobs of the eighties, he became a pin-up across the world - with many viewers left wondering who the star is currently dating.READ MORE: Strictly's Craig Revel Horwood defends Matt Goss after Anton Du Beke's catty remarkAs Matt continues to strut his stuff on the dancefloor, Daily Star takes a closer look inside the singer's relationship history.Matt Goss dated TV personality Melanie Sykes in the early nineties, with the singer once referring to his former flame as "his first true love."The couple met on a blind date in 1992 and later lived together in London.Despite splitting in 1997 after a five-year romance, the couple have remained close friends.They have since been snapped out and about together, including in 2015, when they were seen leaving Scotts Restaurant in Mayfair, London.Matt also paid a sweet tribute to Mel during his 2017 gig at Shepherd's Bush Empire, telling fans: "We met on a blind date many years ago.

It didn't work out."We both moved on and found other loves."Been in and out of love. But we've remained best friends. So this is for you..."He also revealed a secret about his former love - that they both got their first tattoos together, saying: "I got a bald eagle because it symbolised being close to heaven and heaven on earth, and Mel got a strawberry ...up here," gesturing to her inner thigh.One year after Matt's split from Melanie, it was rumoured that he began dating EastEnders.