A MAN strongly suspects his supposedly 37-year-old Tinder date was TV presenter Davina McCall, known for her advice on sex and dating in your 50s.
Immediately on entering the restaurant Tom Logan, aged 40, was struck by his date’s physical resemblance to the Big Brother star but thought it impossible because Helen McCabe had clearly stated that she was in her late 30s.
Logan said: “Doppelgangers exist, so I tried to ignore it. Until she was practically shrieking at me to have the scallops in a way that gave me flashbacks to Streetmate.
“I discreetly Googled Davina and she’s 56. But I still wasn’t sure, because Davina insists dating in middle-age is great and we’ll all meet someone special, even though it’s a nightmare trawl through weirdos, the grossly obese and other detritus of love.
“However, as the evening progressed and she noticeably avoided the subject of menopause, I became convinced. After a few drinks I had the courage to say ‘No way does a woman born in 1987 remember Fingerbobs!’
“Exposed as a fraud, she made her excuses and left. Even though I shouted after her that I still would. I wonder if Jenny Powell’s on Tinder? Nah. She’d go Hinge.”
Helen McCabe said: “This is all in Tom’s head. Has he not seen Davina say how middle-aged dating is normal and fun, not a desperate last roll of the dice to avoid dying alone?
“Not that I’m middle-aged. I’m 37.”
