My Mum, Your Dad’s Monique bursts into tears as she opens up on her past heartbreak and admits to not feeling ‘good enough’ in search to find love
My Mum, Your Dad’s Monique broke down in tears during Tuesday’s episode after the group of singletons discussed marriage.
The therapist, 50, found herself getting upset as host Davina McCall led a group discussion about their search for love in the garden.
She ran into the house in tears, leading Davina to go comfort her and offer a shoulder to cry on.
Monique revealed: ‘I couldn’t stop it. It’s just I’ve never had that where you’re just in love and you just want to love someone because you’re a nice person.But you’re never good enough for someone to stick around for.Ā
She added: ‘My dad said it before he died, he said to me, “Whatever you do in this lifetime, find love”.’
Upset: My Mum, Your Dad’s Monique broke down in tears during Tuesday’s episode after the group of singletons discussed marriage
Tough:Ā The therapist, 50, found herself getting upset as host Davina McCall led a group discussion about their search for love in the garden
Support:Ā She ran into the house in tears, leading Davina to go comfort her and offer a shoulder to cry on
Her daughterĀ Taiya, 21, was watching with the other kids in the surveillance room and was also in floods in tears seeing her mum get upset.
She explained: ‘She has been cheated on multiple times by several people and I think it did trigger something in her.’
Davina comforted Monique and said: ‘You’re a long way away from the end of your life. You’re going to get there Monique.’Ā
Monique wiped her tears and declared: ‘I’ve got nothing to lose. It was just an emotional build up. It’s a difficult road to be so vulnerable to a group of strangers.’Ā
She headed out to the others and admitted: ”I just want to give love and be loved. Heartbreak, I’ve had enough of it.’Ā
Taiya gushed: ‘I’m just so proud of her, I really am. I think this may be the start for her and allow her to break through’.Ā
Elsewhere in the episode, Kaliel and Mazey decided to send her dad Paul and his mum Natalie on a paddle boarding date.
They also got to head along on the date and spy using binoculars, while secretly giving instructions.Ā
Teary-eyed: Her daughter Taiya, 21, was watching with the other kids in the surveillance room and was also in floods in tears seeing her mum get upset
Romance: Elsewhere in the episode, Kaliel and Mazey decided to send her dad Paul and his mum Natalie on a paddle boarding dateĀ
Sneaky: They also got to head along on the date and spy using binoculars, while secretly giving instructions
Connection:Ā Paul and Natalie got closer and shared plenty of laughs after falling into the water several timesĀ
Paul and Natalie got closer and shared plenty of laughs after falling into the water several times.Ā
But things then got shaken-up when late arrival Janey, 47, entered the swanky estate at the end of the episode.
The blonde beauty is singer and recruitment manager who describes herself as ‘fun, kind, outgoing and creative’.
Janey was nominated to take part on the show by her son Will, 19, with her saying he put her forwardĀ ‘because he’s lost all hope for me, he thinks I’m undateable! He wants me to meet someone.’Ā
Will sweetly told how he wants his mother to find ‘comfort and peace of mind’ from the dating retreat and admitted she ‘needs to be herself more’.Ā
Ahead of her entrance she said: ‘I think people might get me wrong at first.Ā I’m aware I might be judged on how outgoing I might be, and the fact my job is performing.
‘In reality, I could be the most sensitive person there. And I’m emotional. I’m excited to meet someone that sees that side of me.’Ā
Newcomer: But things then got shaken-up when late arrival Janey, 47, entered the swanky estate at the end of the episode, after being nominated byĀ her son Will, 19
My Mum, Your Dad: Meet the single parents and their matchmaker kids!
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Name: Monique
Age: 50
Location: Winchmore Hill
Profession: Therapist/student
How would you describe yourself in a few words?Ā Kind-hearted, a believer in God and positive. I radiate love!
Why did your daughter nominate you for MMYD? To dip my toes back in the pool of dating, and try and connect with someone and find love, and experience living with other people again.
Name:Ā Sharon
Age: 53Ā
Location:Ā Sunderland
Profession: Safeguarding and welfare officer in education
How would you describe yourself in a few words?Ā Fun, genuine, personable.Ā
Why did your daughter nominate you for MMYD?Ā She was getting desperate! Iād lost all confidence in myself. I think for Tia she was wanting to give me a bit of a helping hand.
Name: Caroline
Age: 51
Location:Ā South Lanarkshire
Profession: Tech advisor/scan assistant at a private baby clinic
How would you describe yourself in a few words? Charismatic, outgoing and fun. I can be a bit fiery at times!
Why did your daughter nominate you for MMYD?Ā Iāve been single for such a long time, itās probably the longest Iāve ever been single! Iāve always been quite happy being single but I think she thought, āMum, you need to get out there!ā
Name: Natalie
Age: 44
Location: Bournemouth
Profession: Self-esteem and relationship recovery coach
How would you describe yourself in a few words? Adventurous, deep and outgoing.
Why did your son nominate you for MMYD? Iāve been on my own for a long time. I think he thinks itās my time for me now.
Name: Paul
Age: 51
Location: London, lives in BathĀ
Profession: Owner, decorating company
How would you describe yourself in a few words? Very chilled, laid back and loyal.
Why did your daughter nominate you for MMYD? She feels I need to sort myself out when it comes to dating!
Name: ClaytonĀ
Age: 57
Location: Nottingham
Profession:Ā Pastoral support officerĀ
How would you describe yourself in a few words? Iām pretty effervescent. Iām all about balance in terms of fun – Iād say thereās a cheeky side to me.
Why did your son Christian nominate you for MMYD? Heād like to see me settled with someone I could have a future with.Ā
Name: Roger
Age: 58
Location: DerbyshireĀ
Profession:Ā PostmanĀ
How would you describe yourself in a few words? Fun, loving, conscientious, struggling to get old – I donāt want to get old. I lost my wife, I know that you can get up and life can be over in a split second.
Why did your daughter Jess nominate you for MMYD? Sheās a lovely girl. Her mum was really thoughtful in everything – she could plan things to a detail – and Jess has got that. She is so thoughtful and it was just a lovely thing for her to say, āDad, look, we understand that youāre struggling and itās been hard and we know that youāve got a lot of love to give and weāre OK if you were to see someone elseā.
Following my wife passing 18 months ago, I didnāt really want to meet anyone. You donāt expect it to be you and you donāt expect it to be your wife. But Iām going on the show to get some confidence. I must have subconsciously wanted to meet someone by saying yes to the show.
Name: Elliott
Age: 53
Location: Essex
Profession:Ā PE teacher/football coach
How would your son describe you? Heād say I am good fun, easy going (Iām not easy going).
Why did your son nominate you for MMYD?Ā He wants rid of me! I think the prospect of me being in his life for too much longer was a burden. No, he just wants me to be happy.
Name: Janey
Age: 47
Location: West SussexĀ
Profession: Singer/recruitment manager
How would you describe yourself in a few words?Ā Fun, kind, outgoing and creative.Ā
Why did your son nominate you for MMYD?Ā Because heās lost all hope for me, he thinks Iām undateable! He wants me to meet someone.
Name: Martin
Age: 56
Location: Birmingham/lives in Epsom
Profession: Retired basketball player, sports presenter and MD
How would you describe yourself in a few words? Iām big, Iām fun, Iām outgoing and I consider myself to be a likeable sort of bloke. Iāve spent 90% of my life in the friendzoneā¦ Iām everyoneās best friend.
Why did your daughter nominate you for MMYD?Ā To try and get me out of the friend zone! I have a lack of self-worth and she feels I am worthy and I do a lot for my family and I should have a chance to find emotional fulfilment.
Name: Taiya
Age: 21
Location: North London
Profession: StudentĀ
Why did you nominate your mum to go on the show?Ā I nominated my mum because I think she deserves love! Sheās put everything aside to raise me and my sister for so many years so I thought now is my mumās time.
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Name: Tia
Age: 24
Location:Ā Sunderland
Profession:Ā Social media influencerĀ
Why did you nominate your mum to go on the show?Ā I feel like itās finally her time to be happy. I think sheās put herself on the backburner to bring up myself and my sister. In the last few years I feel like sheās given up on love, so she didnāt want to try anymore. I hope putting her forward will be the push she needs to put herself first.
Name: Karli
Age: 20
Location:Ā South Lanarkshire
Profession:Ā Flight attendantĀ
Why did you nominate your mum to go on the show?Ā She was single for a while and she doesnāt seem to have any luck with guys. So I thought why not?
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Name: Kaliel
Age: 20
Location: Bournemouth
Profession: Gas and plumbing apprenticeĀ
Why did you nominate your mum to go on the show?Ā Because I wanted her to find someone and be happy.Ā IĀ saw it advertised and I thought it would be perfect for her.
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Name: Mazey
Age: 21
Location: BathĀ
Profession:Ā University Student
Why did you nominate your dad to go on the show?Ā I want to see him settled. The way he was dating before wasnāt working. I wanted him to date outside of the box.
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Name: Christian
Age: 35
Location: Nottingham
Profession: Graphic artist/warehouse employee
Why did you nominate your dad to go on the show? I just want him to settle down, find the right person – heās getting on now! I want him to live life with someone. I want him to travel with someone and get out there.
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Name: Jess
Age: 28
Location: Derbyshire
Profession:Ā Network rail plannerĀ
Why did you nominate your dad to go on the show? It was a joint thing with my brother and sister and it was our way of basically telling him that we were happy for him to start dating, if that was something he wanted to do.Ā
It was a cop out on our part really, as it meant weĀ didnāt need to sit down and actually say it. It was a sneaky way of saying, āOh look at this, do you want to look into this?ā Never actually expected anything to come of it.
It was about putting dad first. Weād never really thought about us, or about ourselves in that situation. I wasnāt thinking about how Iād react, I was thinking about him.
The reason for that is he does the same for us, he would always put family first. So it was just a way of saying to him, stop worrying about us. If he wasnāt ready, that was also totally fine. It wasnāt an ultimatum. It was just, if you want to, you can, donāt worry about us.
Name: Zachary
Age: 21
Location: Essex
Profession:Ā University studentĀ
Why did you nominate your dad to go on the show? He deserves a chance to be happy and he hasnāt had that. I want him to have what a lot of his friends have done; get married and settle down. He deserves the opportunity to find the āend stagesā of love.
Name: Will
Age: 19
Location: West Sussex
Profession: Student
Why did you nominate your mum to go on the show?Ā Itās getting a bit desperate now! We need a good chance of getting her to find someone.Ā
If it takes me to get involved, then thatās apparently how dire things have got!Ā
Name: Jessica
Age: 23
From: Epsom
Profession: Model/ Sales & Marketing/ Mental Health Skills Coaching
Why did you nominate your dad to go on the show?Ā I want him to get out there a bit. Heās been focussed on us kids and his work and not even really thought about the possibility of meeting someone new that he could date or have a relationship with.Ā
He deserves that and to have someone to do nice things with and have an emotional connection with outside of his kids.
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