BBC presenter banned from dating app after being accused of catfishing 300 women
BBC presenter banned from dating app after being accused of catfishing 300 women
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‘I was kicked off twice in eight hours for violating the Code of Conduct,’ host said. If you think that finding love is a struggle, it could be worse – you could be famous. The Welsh host kickstarted his career on Blue Peter before hosting, among other things, The One Show, This Morning and Morning Live, which he currently presenter. He’s also appeared as a contestant on both Strictly Come Dancing and Celebrity MasterChef.
![[‘Morning Live’ host Gethin Jones was previously in a relationship with Katherine Jenkins]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/02/06/08/newFile-2.jpg)
With a stacked schedule, Jones thought he’d use Hinge to aid his love life – and while he proved a hit among its users, with hundreds of right swipes, there were many who simply didn’t believe it was him. “It was that moment when you have to write to Hinge, on a Thursday night, all alone, ‘Dear Hinge, it’s Gethin here, 46. I just want to get my money back because it’s not really working for me,’ eating some cereal because there’s nothing in the fridge. That’s when I’m like, ‘What am I doing with my life.”.
A workaround for stars who want to use dating apps without the fear of being booted off is Raya, an app specifically aimed at celebrities. Unlike apps such as Hinge or Tinder, membership to Raya isn’t as simple as creating a profile as it requires interested users to submit an application. “Once submitted, applications are placed in queue and reviewed continually,” the app’s description in the app store reads. “An applicant’s status can change from ‘waitlisted’ to ‘accepted’ at any time.
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