EXCLUSIVE: Celebs Go Dating sex expert Dr. Tara Suwinyattichaiporn has opened up about the upcoming series of the E4 reality show which has recently started filming in Ibiza
Celebs Go Dating guru Dr. Tara Suwinyattichaiporn has revealed all on the latest series of the hit E4 reality show, which has kicked off filming under the sun in Ibiza.
Pop icon and Atomic Kitten star Kerry Katona is giving love another shot on the show, joining fresh faces including Love Island’s Olivia Hawkins, Too Hot To Handle’s Louis Russell, and S Club’s very own Jon Lee.
Christine McGuinness, formerly of The Real Housewives of Cheshire fame, was set to join the romantic escapades but has stepped back due to feeling “overwhelmed” by the focus on her personal life and pining for her family.
For the first time ever, the celeb-packed cast jetted off to the party island to shoot the opening episode, with Dr. Tara teaming up with fellow love experts Paul C Brunson and Anna Williamson.
Chatting about the new dynamic, Dr.Tara enthused: “It’s been really, really great. I think that we should do it again next year.”, reports OK!.
She added, “There was a sense of relaxation and people were more open to sharing. This group gels really well and there’s good chemistry between all of them. I feel like this series almost everyone is represented.”
Dr. Tara continued: “We have people who are divorced and dating again, we have young people, we have people who have never dated on a TV show so I think it’s a good group with a diverse background in terms of life experiences.”
Reflecting on the benefits of the overseas trip, she concluded, “I’m really glad we got to do the trip abroad early because it really is a test to see if you’re ready or not.”
Mother-of-four Kerry first graced the Celebs Go Dating stage back in 2019, and only now is working with Dr. Tara who joined the dating agency’s crew in 2023.
Dr. Tara was candid about her initial thoughts versus the reality of meeting Kerry, saying, “Anna and Paul worked with Kerry before and I had a little bit of preconceived notions from what I heard and read about her but I was very pleasantly surprised how refreshing.”
She was taken aback by Kerry’s demeanour: “When I met her I figured she’d be chaotic and all over the place but however she’s very peaceful and very self aware and is now really working towards finding love.”
Dr. Tara observed how Kerry has reached a state of personal acceptance which makes her ready to delve back into romance: “She has found acceptance for herself so now she’s ready to date and find love.”
Following Kerry’s break up with former fiancé Ryan Mahoney last year after a six-year-long relationship, she cited a “breach of trust” as the catalyst, revealing, “I never in a million years thought this would happen. Without going into too much detail, there has been a breach of trust between us.”
Embracing her new single status, Kerry’s been indulging in solo trips to Thailand, focusing on a transformative journey of self-love.
Reflecting on her solo travels, Kerry shared at the time, “It’s been a healing journey about spirituality and finding yourself. This is exactly what I needed and it’s shown me that I can do everything I want by myself. I don’t need anyone else.”
Celebs Go Dating is due to return to E4 later this year