My man turned me down on Take Me Out as I might dated Darren Day

Adele Cobain, 41, a private coach and presenter, lives in Suffolk along with her husband Dave, 37, a coaching supervisor for Avon, and their kids Freddie, eight, and Elsie, three. 

“Gazing on the phrases earlier than me, my eyes stuffed with tears. ‘Will you marry me?’ my boyfriend Dave had written within the sand whereas we have been on vacation in Lanzarote in 2013.

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Simply two years earlier than, I’d walked right into a studio to participate within the ITV relationship collection Take Me Out.

Now I used to be six months pregnant and engaged to a person I’d met on TV. It felt completely surreal – however fantastic.

Earlier than happening the present, I’d been single for seven years. After plenty of unsuccessful dates with blokes I met on-line, by summer season 2010, I’d determined to give attention to having fun with the only life.

Then, just a few months later, an advert to look on Take Me Out, offered by Paddy McGuinness, popped up on my social media feed.

I assumed: ‘What do I’ve to lose?’ My associates thought it was an awesome thought however my mum and brother questioned what I used to be letting myself in for.

A month after making use of by filling in a kind and sending off a brief video, I acquired a name saying I’d been picked. I couldn’t wait to participate.

In November 2010, I travelled from my flat in west London to Maidstone in Kent to movie the present.

Backstage I chatted to the opposite ladies – there have been 30 of us in whole – as we acquired dressed collectively then met Paddy, who was actually pleasant.

When Dave, then a 28-year-old fitness center teacher, got here bounding out of the carry, my coronary heart began pounding. I felt an on the spot attraction to his Essex boy, cheeky chappy persona.

I acquired all the way down to the ultimate two, however Dave selected the opposite girl as an alternative and I felt gutted.

I did get picked by one other man known as Michael, and we spent just a few days in Tenerife, however there wasn’t a spark and I returned house nonetheless single.

Just some weeks after filming, I ran into Dave at Sugar Hut, a nightclub in Brentwood, Essex. He instructed me he and his date hadn’t hit it off both. 

Over the following few months, our paths crossed once more on nights out, and we bonded over our shared expertise on the present, with Dave admitting he’d solely turned my mild out after Paddy revealed that I’d as soon as dated Darren Day, which put him off.

He ultimately requested me out, and in June 2011 we turned an merchandise. 

He was so type and attentive, I actually felt he may very well be The One. 

The following summer season, we began making an attempt for a child, and after I confirmed Dave a constructive take a look at in September 2012, he cried with happiness.

We have been each so excited, and after I was nearly six months pregnant, we moved in collectively.

Over the following few months, our paths crossed once more on nights out, and we bonded over our shared expertise on the present, with Dave admitting he’d solely turned my mild out after Paddy revealed that I’d as soon as dated Darren Day, which put him off.

We had our ups and downs dwelling collectively at first. My hormones have been all over and Dave wasn’t essentially the most domesticated after years of dwelling together with his mother and father.

However being collectively felt proper. When he popped the query in February 2013, I used to be thrilled.

We have been overjoyed when Freddie was born that June, and we acquired married in August the next 12 months.

Evidently, there have been just a few mentions of the unconventional approach we’d met within the wedding ceremony speeches! In February 2018, our daughter Elsie accomplished our household. 

Dave loves telling individuals: ‘I met my spouse on Take Me Out,’ and it’s undoubtedly a dialog starter – particularly as he turned my mild off!”

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