'I'm a Celebs Go Dating expert and here's what Anna Williamson's really like'
Reach Daily Express August 14, 2025 05:39 AM

Channel 4's star-studded reality series, Celebs Go Dating, returned with a fresh batch of famous faces hoping to find true love. The new series also saw the return of dating experts Anna Williamson, Dr. Tara Suwinyattichaiporn, and Paul C Brunson, who use their knowledge as professional matchmakers to set up the celebrities on dates with ordinary people away from the spotlight. The trio have only worked together since series 12, after Paul joined in series five, Anna then replaced Nadia Essex the following year, with Dr Tara who joined the show in 2023.

Throwing themselves into the deep end are The Chase's Mark Labbett, singers Kerry Katona and Jon Lee, and reality stars Christine McGuinness, Olivia Hawkins and Louis Russell. Ahead of the show's return, Dr. Tara spoke exclusively to the Daily Express, opening up about her co-star Anna and what it's really like to work alongside her. The sex and relationship expert gushed: "Oh, Anna is my sister from another mother.

"BTS of this is we literally laugh our a** off every single day we work. Every single day at work, we laugh our a**** off.

Dr Tara continued: "There's never a day where we don't laugh so hard. Our tummy's hurt."

She added: "We always find something to talk about that's hilarious. We end up just laughing a lot. It's the best. It doesn't even feel like working, to be honest. It's like hanging out with your friends, like a slumber party."

The Thai native added that returning to the show alongside Anna and Paul felt like one big reunion as she admitted that due to living in Los Angeles, "I don't see them throughout the year.

"Every time I'm here [UK], I see them a lot. We actually like text, we have a group chat and we text each other throughout the year."

Praising Anna and Paul, the dating expert shared: "It's amazing to reunite, we're like a family.

"Literally, it feels like a family, even though we're all different cultural backgrounds, different ethnicities, different relationship types. I find a lot of comfort in working with them and spending time with them. They are the most amazing people on TV," Dr Tara added.

Alongside the trio reuniting and potential sparks flying for the celebrities, series 14 will also see Mark Labbett get "into trouble."

Days before Celebs Go Dating premiered, the famed ITV chaser issued an apology for his behaviour while on the set of the reality show.

The 59-year-old confessed that he became "grumpy" while on his quest for love and blamed the drastically different filming schedule.

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