CELEBS Go Dating has a major twist up its sleeve for Lauryn Goodman’s arrival on the show.
Lauryn’s scenes for the E4 reality programme were filmed against the backdrop of her court drama with her footballer baby daddy Kyle Walker.
The two day hearing saw her financial demands laid bare and the judge presiding over the case accused her of trying to profit from England ace Walker’s betrayal of his wife Annie Kilner, with whom he has two children.
Show bosses plunged Lauryn, who was paid £15,000 to take part, in at the deep end as she arrived halfway through the series.
As a result she was playing catch-up to the other six celebs who had already spent weeks fine-tuning their dating skills with the help of the agency experts Dr Tara Suwinyattichaiporn, Anna Williamson and Paul C Brunson.
Viewers should be prepared for an exciting turn of events when she does eventually appear on screens.
In an exclusive interview with The Sun, sexpert Dr Tara said: “We had some intensive sessions and we spend a lot of time together. We also organised something else for her midway. You’ll have to see it.
“I don’t think I can actually say it, because it’s supposed to be, you know, like a twist of some sort.
“But you’ll see she does get thrown into like the deep end of dating life, of dating experiences.
“She did, even though she came in midway, get to experience the same situations as other people because we do them again.”
Helen Flanagan, Ella Morgan, Stephen Webb, Tristan Phipps, Chris Taylor and Jamelia welcomed the newcomer with open arms and she quickly became part of the gang.
“They all get along really,” said Dr Tara. “When Lauryn came of course they were not told that much in advance.
“So for her coming in, for them to like openly accept her into the group that was really nice. Because it could feel very intimidating for her to be there alone, and plus her situation outside the agency, the court case, and all that.
“For her to have just a little community on the show. I think it’s a very meaningful experience for her.”
Last night’s series launched with a glamorous mixer that saw the celebs flex their flirting ability as they mingled with a bunch of well-dressed strangers.
Helen and Ella were guilty of oversharing as they drew attention to their intimate body parts, while Chris dropped a few sex jokes that didn’t quite land.
Stephen lined up three dates with toyboys but was ultimately told he could only pick one; Tristan’s smooth-talking proved popular with the opposite sex and Jamelia hit it off with a younger man, too, in Septimus.
Shedding light on the purpose of the event, Dr Tara explained: “We did not think about it as like, ‘Oh, my God, they’re gonna go into this mixer and like find the love of their life’.
“Mixers are always like this big exercise for all these daters and for the celebs to get back into dating in a very uncommon, unusual way.”
Tune in at 9pm tonight to see how the follow-up dates play out.
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