Nadia Essex: ‘Jack & Dani are playing the game well’ Secret wedding for Andrew & Caroline?
The celeb matchmaker dishes out some free advice On/off couple escape to the Caribbean
‘There’s toxicity in Caroline Flack’s relationship’
After her in-flight dating experience, if there’s anyone that we trust to find love in the air, it’s Lady Nadia Essex. We pinned down the love guru to find out all about her sky-high experience, as well as quizzing her on the latest celebrity love dramas and the new line-up of stars trying to find “The One” on
In your expert opinion, do you think
Love Island winners Jack and Dani are in it for the long-haul?
Moving in together was a very strong step to make so early on, and I always think you should leave it as long as you possibly can. But they seem to be very much in love. The good thing about Jack and Dani is that I don’t feel like they’ve been overexposed. They’re just enjoying it. That’s a very clever move, as that’s how they’ll get longevity.
What about Caroline Flack and Andrew Brady?
I adore Caroline, but if you’ve broken up and got back together more times than you’ve had dinner dates, it ’s not going to happen. There seems to be toxicity in this relationship. I want her to find love, to love herself and to know that she deserves better than a relationship that’s going to make her cry.
We hear that you recently found love in the air...
I was on a flight home from Las Vegas – it had been eight debauched days, so you can imagine my dishevelled state – and this 6ft 3in man was sat next to me. We just hit it off! We had about four dates in one flight: we watched a movie together, we had dinner together, we fell asleep and when we woke up we had drinks. We kissed each other goodbye, and my friends were like, “What the bloody hell is going on? You’ve got on the flight single and come off it with a boyfriend!” Sadly, he lives in Brussels, so life got in the way.
How is Celebs Go Dating going?
I genuinely believe this will be the best series yet. Don’t get me wrong, they’re an absolute bunch of degenerates who need a lot of help – but you can tell when someone’s there for the right reasons.
Who’s been your trickiest client this time?
Olivia Attwood’s probably the easiest to find a date for, because she’s hot. The difficulty is getting her to behave appropriately. We’re going to have to think about imposing some sort of drinking limits.
The latest episode of the ongoing Flack and Brady saga has seen them embarking on your classic “make or break holiday”, with the pair jetting off to the romantic tropical island of St Lucia reportedly in a bid to save their relationship.
After being pictured out for brunch recently, Andrew, 27, and Caroline seem to be in an “on” stage of their fickle on-off romance. Now heat has heard that the couple could shock us all and return from their holiday as a married couple.
Last week the 38-year-old TV presenter posted a picture on Instagram, which seemingly showed her relaxing in the sun on the Caribbean island, and a source has revealed, “Caroline has had a really tough time recently, but she really wants things with Andrew to continue. She loves him and knows he has strong feelings for her, too. They both felt that if they could get away, they could properly work things out.”
As heat has reported, Caroline and Andrew had already been seen on holiday together in early August. After splitting up in mid-july, Caroline was spotted perched on the end of the Celebrity Big Brother star’s sunbed on their secret break in Ibiza.
While Caroline is yet to put her engagement ring back on following their split – and has even deleted the Instagram post that announced her engagement – we wouldn’t put it past these two to return to the UK as Mr and Mrs. Somebody call Phillip Schofield and book them in for next series. ■ KATIE HOLLOWAY