Celebs Go Dating bosses sign Lady Colin Campbell, 69, as show’s oldest ever contestant looking for love
LADY Colin Campbell has signed up for Celebs Go Dating as the show’s oldest ever contestant.
The 69-year-old, who penned Princess Diana’s biopic and appeared on I’m A Celebrity in 2015, joined her co-stars Lauren Goodger and Megan Barton-Hanson for filming today.
Lady C had previously appeared on Channel 4’s Celebrity First Dates in October last year but had failed to find her perfect match.
A source said: “Signing up Lady C for Celebs Go Dating is a genius move because she’s hilarious and won’t take any crap from potential suitors.
“She’s really keen to find someone to spend the rest of her life with and when she was approached she jumped at the chance to take part.
“Lady C has been giving dating advice to the younger women on the show but is also excited to get some advice from the experts and start putting it into practice.”
The author-turned reality star’s own love life makes for interesting reading.
Lady C married Lord Colin Ivar Campbell in 1974, just five days after meeting him.
But their romance didn’t last for long and the couple divorced just over a year later.
She’s since not dated anyone publicly and adopted her two sons, Misha and Dima, in 1993.
When asked about her love life, Lady C has previously admitted she’s allowed to be fussy and said she wasn’t interested in going on dates.
She said: When you have had some of the most desirable men in the world after you, you don’t get nervous about a date. On principle, I don’t do dates.
MOST READ IN TV & SHOWBIZ
“One does not need to go on dates to have someone interested in one and I find them rather contrived.
“Anything where you have to be a performing seal or jump through hoops does not appeal to me.”
Lady C is the oldest ever star to take part in the hit E4 series and joins Blue’s Lee Ryan and Geordie Shore’s Nathan Henry on the search for love.
The Sun has contacted Lime Pictures for comment.