{"id":214408,"date":"2023-09-16T07:57:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T07:57:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/?p=214408"},"modified":"2023-09-16T07:57:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T07:57:30","slug":"my-mum-your-dad-fans-are-left-in-tears-as-roger-says-he-is-broken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestwnews.com\/celebrities\/my-mum-your-dad-fans-are-left-in-tears-as-roger-says-he-is-broken\/","title":{"rendered":"My Mum, Your Dad fans are left in tears as Roger says he is 'broken'"},"content":{"rendered":"
My Mum, Your Dad viewers admitted they were left in tears when Roger had an emotional heart-to-heart with his daughter Jess in Friday’s episode.<\/p>\n
Roger lost his beloved wife Joanne – and Jess’s mother – to cancer last year and he told on the show how she\u00a0went to sleep on the sofa and never woke up.<\/p>\n
The latest instalment of the ITV\u00a0middle-aged dating show saw two of the adult children go and see their parents to give them some all important advice.<\/p>\n
Host Davina McCall told the kids only two of them could go and see their parents, but importantly could not reveal that they have been secretly watching them.<\/p>\n
Roger’s daughter Jess and Sharon’s daughter Tia were both selected to visit their parents, who have both had their own struggles during their time on the show.<\/p>\n
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Heart-wrenching:\u00a0My Mum, Your Dad viewers admitted they were left in tears when Roger had an emotional heart-to-heart with his daughter Jess in Friday’s episode<\/p>\n
And viewers admitted they were left in floods of tears at Roger’s sweet chat with Jess, where he heartbreakingly said he was ‘broken’ after his wife’s death.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Jess, Roger told how he is ‘broken’ as he discussed whether he thinks he is ready to get back into the dating pool or not.<\/p>\n
Jess asked him: ‘Has it made you think you are ready, has it done the opposite and made you realise you’re not?’<\/p>\n
To which Roger replied: ‘Halfway,’ as Jess advised him to let the women know if he is interested in them.<\/p>\n
He then said:\u00a0‘I think people might just have to invest a bit of time in me.’<\/p>\n
To which Jess told him: ‘But why would they do that if they don’t know you’re interested in them? You have to tell them.’<\/p>\n
Roger then said:\u00a0‘I haven’t got any moves, I don’t have moves. I’d like to have a date with Janey to see if there’s something there. I know I’m a bit broken.’<\/p>\n
But Jess assured him: ‘You’re not broken, you’ve been through something traumatic, but you’re still you and I think you need to realise that.’<\/p>\n
Reacting to the heart-wrenching exchange, viewers were quick to social media to admit they had been left very emotional and told how they are rooting for Roger.<\/p>\n
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Tears: Friday’s episode saw Jess going to speak to her father Roger and give him some advice, as he has been struggling with dating in the retreat after losing his wife Joanne\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Sweet:\u00a0Reacting to the heart-wrenching exchange, viewers were quick to social media to admit they had been left very emotional and told how they are rooting for Roger<\/p>\n
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Devastating: Roger lost his beloved wife Joanne – and Jess’s mother – to cancer last year and he told on the show how she went to sleep on the sofa and never woke up\u00a0<\/p>\n
One wrote: ‘And for the second night\u2026 I\u2019m not crying honest,’ another said: ‘Oh my goodness. Roger is just heartbreaking. I love him.’<\/p>\n
A third tweeted: ‘My god Roger, I’m literally cheering in your corner,’ and a fourth commented: ‘Just want to give Roger a hug.’<\/p>\n
‘Great decision letting Roger’s daughter see him, giving him great advice, adore Roger,’ another added.<\/p>\n
Later, Roger took Jess’ advice on board as he told Janey that he is interested in her, confessing that he was leaning towards her rather than Caroline.<\/p>\n
He said: ‘I like Caroline, I think I probably like you more, not probably, I do.’<\/p>\n
To which Janey replied:\u00a0‘I did what you asked, and now I don’t know if I’m ready for it. I didn’t expect it.’<\/p>\n
Speaking to camera, Jess said:\u00a0‘I’m really happy for dad that he’s made his decision, he’s clearly in a place where he is ready to be with someone, he’s all in with Janey, which is lovely.’<\/p>\n
It comes after Roger was left divided over Caroline and Janey\u00a0as he formed connections with both of them.<\/p>\n
Roger told the camera:\u00a0‘I feel a bit traitorous putting Janey before Caroline,’ as he gushed over how welcoming Caroline had been to him.<\/p>\n
But Elliott later reassured him:\u00a0‘Well done for telling someone that you like them, that’s a step forward for you.’<\/p>\n
Janey also caught up with Caroline and told her that Roger had expressed an interest in her in a sweet exchange.<\/p>\n
Caroline kindly reassured Janey as the pair cemented their friendship and Caroline shared her support for the couple despite having formed a connection with Roger.<\/p>\n
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Opening up:\u00a0Later, Roger took Jess’ advice on board as he told Janey that he is interested in her, confessing that he was leaning towards her rather than Caroline<\/p>\n
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Friendship:\u00a0Janey also caught up with Caroline and told her that Roger had expressed an interest in her in a sweet exchange where they cemented their friendship\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Dating:\u00a0Elsewhere, Tia also got the chance to give her advice to her mother Sharon, who has been getting to know Elliott<\/p>\n
Elsewhere, Tia also got the chance to give her advice to her mother Sharon, who has been getting to know Elliott.<\/p>\n
In their one-to-one, Tia told her mother to go ‘all in’ with Elliott as she remained reserved about fully opening herself up to him.<\/p>\n
Sharon said: ‘He’s very attentive, quite reassuring. I do like Elliott but I don’t want to close myself off right away, I don’t trust my own judgement.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Tia told her: ‘By the sounds of things, if he’s attentive and nice, if any time is the time to just shove yourself into it, it’s now.’<\/p>\n
Later on, Elliott sweetly told Sharon that he wasn’t interested in anyone else and would be giving her all of his focus as they sat holding hands.<\/p>\n
However, Clayton also threw a spanner into the works as he expressed an interest in Sharon, leaving her stunned as he told him she had formed a connection with Elliott.<\/p>\n
The episode also came to a sweet ending when Paul and Natalie shared their first kiss, with the kids covering their faces with pillows as they cringed watching on.<\/p>\n
In a precious moment, Natalie told him: ‘Everyone says your amazing and that speaks volumes. The word that comes to mind is kind.’<\/p>\n
To which Paul replied: ‘I just feel really comfortable around you, I feel it’s perfect.’\u00a0<\/p>\n
He then leaned in and the pair shared their first kiss – and the first kiss of the series -as they cemented their affections for each other.<\/p>\n
My Mum, Your Dad will return to screens on Monday for its final five episodes and a teaser revealed some of the twists that can be expected.<\/p>\n
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Words of wisdom:\u00a0In their one-to-one, Tia told her mother to go ‘all in’ with Elliott as she remained reserved about fully opening herself up to him<\/p>\n
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Connecting:\u00a0Later on, Elliott sweetly told Sharon that he wasn’t interested in anyone else and would be giving her all of his focus as they sat holding hands<\/p>\n
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Smooch:\u00a0The episode also came to a sweet ending when Paul and Natalie shared their first kiss, with the kids covering their faces with pillows as they cringed watching on<\/p>\n
The couples were all seen heading out on dates together and tears were shed over mystery developments as there looks to be more drama to come.<\/p>\n
Davina also dropped the bombshell that the final challenge would see their kids telling their parents whether they gave their approval to the romances formed.<\/p>\n
After the parents learn of the twist that their kids have been watching all along, the adult children will get the chance to give their parents their blessing, or not.<\/p>\n
My Mum, Your Dad continues Monday at 9pm on ITV1 and ITVX.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Meet the parents\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 … and their matchmaker kids!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name: <\/span>Monique<\/span><\/p>\n Age:<\/span> 50<\/p>\n Location:<\/span> Winchmore Hill<\/p>\n Profession: <\/span>Therapist\/student<\/p>\n How would you describe yourself in a few words?\u00a0<\/span>Kind-hearted, a believer in God and positive. I radiate love!<\/p>\n Why did your daughter nominate you for MMYD? <\/span>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.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name:<\/span>\u00a0Sharon<\/p>\n Age: <\/span>53\u00a0<\/p>\n Location:<\/span>\u00a0Sunderland<\/p>\n Profession: <\/span>Safeguarding and welfare officer in education<\/p>\n How would you describe yourself in a few words?\u00a0<\/span>Fun, genuine, personable.\u00a0<\/p>\n Why did your daughter nominate you for MMYD?\u00a0<\/span>She was getting desperate! I\u2019d lost all confidence in myself. I think for Tia she was wanting to give me a bit of a helping hand.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name:<\/span> Caroline<\/p>\n Age:<\/span> 51<\/p>\n Location:<\/span>\u00a0South Lanarkshire<\/p>\n Profession:<\/span> Tech advisor\/scan assistant at a private baby clinic<\/p>\n How would you describe yourself in a few words?<\/span> Charismatic, outgoing and fun. I can be a bit fiery at times!<\/p>\n Why did your daughter nominate you for MMYD?\u00a0<\/span>I\u2019ve been single for such a long time, it\u2019s probably the longest I\u2019ve ever been single! I\u2019ve always been quite happy being single but I think she thought, \u2018Mum, you need to get out there!\u2019<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name: <\/span>Natalie<\/p>\n Age:<\/span> 44<\/p>\n Location:<\/span> Bournemouth<\/p>\n Profession:<\/span> Self-esteem and relationship recovery coach<\/p>\n How would you describe yourself in a few words?<\/span> Adventurous, deep and outgoing.<\/p>\n Why did your son nominate you for MMYD?<\/span> I\u2019ve been on my own for a long time. I think he thinks it\u2019s my time for me now.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name:<\/span> Paul<\/p>\n Age:<\/span> 51<\/p>\n Location: <\/span>London, lives in Bath\u00a0<\/p>\n Profession:<\/span> Owner, decorating company<\/p>\n How would you describe yourself in a few words?<\/span> Very chilled, laid back and loyal.<\/p>\n Why did your daughter nominate you for <\/span>MMYD?<\/span> She feels I need to sort myself out when it comes to dating!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name:<\/span> Clayton\u00a0<\/p>\n Age:<\/span> 57<\/p>\n Location: <\/span>Nottingham<\/p>\n Profession:<\/span>\u00a0Pastoral support officer\u00a0<\/p>\n How would you describe yourself in a few words? <\/span>I\u2019m pretty effervescent. I\u2019m all about balance in terms of fun – I\u2019d say there\u2019s a cheeky side to me.<\/p>\n Why did your son Christian nominate you for MMYD?<\/span> He\u2019d like to see me settled with someone I could have a future with.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name:<\/span> Roger<\/p>\n Age:<\/span> 58<\/p>\n Location:<\/span> Derbyshire\u00a0<\/p>\n Profession:<\/span>\u00a0Postman\u00a0<\/p>\n How would you describe yourself in a few words?<\/span> Fun, loving, conscientious, struggling to get old – I don\u2019t want to get old. I lost my wife, I know that you can get up and life can be over in a split second.<\/p>\n Why did your daughter Jess nominate you for MMYD? <\/span>She\u2019s 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, \u2018Dad, look, we understand that you\u2019re struggling and it\u2019s been hard and we know that you\u2019ve got a lot of love to give and we\u2019re OK if you were to see someone else\u2019.<\/p>\n Following my wife passing 18 months ago, I didn\u2019t really want to meet anyone. You don\u2019t expect it to be you and you don\u2019t expect it to be your wife. But I\u2019m going on the show to get some confidence. I must have subconsciously wanted to meet someone by saying yes to the show.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name:<\/span> Elliott<\/p>\n Age:<\/span> 53<\/p>\n Location:<\/span> Essex<\/p>\n Profession:<\/span>\u00a0PE teacher\/football coach<\/p>\n How would your son describe you?<\/span> He\u2019d say I am good fun, easy going (I\u2019m not easy going).<\/p>\n Why did your son nominate you for MMYD?<\/span>\u00a0He 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.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name<\/span>: Janey<\/p>\n Age:<\/span> 47<\/p>\n Location:<\/span> West Sussex\u00a0<\/p>\n Profession:<\/span> Singer\/recruitment manager<\/p>\n How would you describe yourself in a few words?<\/span>\u00a0Fun, kind, outgoing and creative.\u00a0<\/p>\n Why did your son nominate you for MMYD?<\/span>\u00a0Because he\u2019s lost all hope for me, he thinks I\u2019m undateable! He wants me to meet someone.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name:<\/span> Martin H<\/p>\n Age:<\/span> 56<\/p>\n Location:<\/span> Birmingham\/lives in Epsom<\/p>\n Profession: <\/span>Retired basketball player, sports presenter and MD<\/p>\n How would you describe yourself in a few words?<\/span> I\u2019m big, I\u2019m fun, I\u2019m outgoing and I consider myself to be a likeable sort of bloke. I\u2019ve spent 90% of my life in the friendzone\u2026 I\u2019m everyone\u2019s best friend.<\/p>\n Why did your daughter nominate you for MMYD?\u00a0<\/span>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.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name:<\/span> Tolullah<\/p>\n Age:<\/span> 50<\/p>\n Location:<\/span> London<\/p>\n Profession:<\/span> Design consultant\/Journalist<\/p>\n How would you describe yourself in a few words?\u00a0<\/span>I’m a vivacious and warm person. I’m also fiercely loyal and passionate about the people I love.<\/p>\n Why did your daughter nominate you for MMYD?\u00a0<\/span>She felt it\u2019d be really good for me to meet someone that somebody else has picked, as opposed to my own choices.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name:<\/span> Martin M<\/p>\n Age:<\/span> 53<\/p>\n Location:<\/span> Derby\/lives in Ibiza<\/p>\n Profession:<\/span>\u00a0Property developer<\/p>\n How would you describe yourself in a few words?\u00a0<\/span>Tall – I\u2019m 6ft 7 – handsome, intelligent, single. I\u2019m business-minded, I try and lead a good life, but also with responsibility. I take my fatherly duties very seriously.<\/p>\n What excites you about taking part in MMYD?\u00a0<\/span>I\u2019ve always struggled meeting people who are on my wavelength. So, I thought, if they\u2019re going to line up several single ladies, I\u2019m in. What\u2019s not to like?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name: <\/span>Taiya<\/p>\n Age: <\/span>21<\/p>\n Location: <\/span>North London<\/p>\n Profession:<\/span> Student\u00a0<\/p>\n Why did you nominate your mum to go on the show?\u00a0<\/span>I nominated my mum because I think she deserves love! She\u2019s put everything aside to raise me and my sister for so many years so I thought now is my mum\u2019s time.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name:<\/span> Tia<\/p>\n Age:<\/span> 24<\/p>\n Location:\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Sunderland<\/p>\n Profession:<\/span>\u00a0Social media influencer\u00a0<\/p>\n Why did you nominate your mum to go on the show?\u00a0<\/span>I feel like it\u2019s finally her time to be happy. I think she\u2019s put herself on the backburner to bring up myself and my sister. In the last few years I feel like she\u2019s given up on love, so she didn\u2019t want to try anymore. I hope putting her forward will be the push she needs to put herself first.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name:<\/span> Karli<\/p>\n Age:<\/span> 20<\/p>\n Location:<\/span>\u00a0South Lanarkshire<\/p>\n Profession:<\/span>\u00a0Flight attendant\u00a0<\/p>\n Why did you nominate your mum to go on the show?<\/span>\u00a0She was single for a while and she doesn\u2019t seem to have any luck with guys. So I thought why not?<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name:<\/span> Kaliel<\/p>\n Age:<\/span> 20<\/p>\n Location:<\/span> Bournemouth<\/p>\n Profession: <\/span>Gas and plumbing apprentice\u00a0<\/p>\n Why did you nominate your mum to go on the show?\u00a0<\/span>Because I wanted her to find someone and be happy.\u00a0I\u00a0saw it advertised and I thought it would be perfect for her.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name:<\/span> Mazey<\/p>\n Age: <\/span>21<\/p>\n Location:<\/span> Bath\u00a0<\/p>\n Profession:<\/span>\u00a0University Student<\/p>\n Why did you nominate your dad to go on the show?<\/span>\u00a0I want to see him settled. The way he was dating before wasn\u2019t working. I wanted him to date outside of the box.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name: <\/span>Christian<\/p>\n Age:<\/span> 35<\/p>\n Location:<\/span> Nottingham<\/p>\n Profession:<\/span> Graphic artist\/warehouse employee<\/p>\n Why did you nominate your dad to go on the show?<\/span> I just want him to settle down, find the right person – he\u2019s getting on now! I want him to live life with someone. I want him to travel with someone and get out there.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name:<\/span> Jess<\/p>\n Age:<\/span> 28<\/p>\n Location:<\/span> Derbyshire<\/p>\n Profession:<\/span>\u00a0Network rail planner\u00a0<\/p>\n Why did you nominate your dad to go on the show?<\/span> 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n It was a cop out on our part really, as it meant we\u00a0didn\u2019t need to sit down and actually say it. It was a sneaky way of saying, \u2018Oh look at this, do you want to look into this?\u2019 Never actually expected anything to come of it.<\/p>\n It was about putting dad first. We\u2019d never really thought about us, or about ourselves in that situation. I wasn\u2019t thinking about how I\u2019d react, I was thinking about him.<\/p>\n 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 wasn\u2019t ready, that was also totally fine. It wasn\u2019t an ultimatum. It was just, if you want to, you can, don\u2019t worry about us.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name:<\/span> Zachary<\/p>\n Age:<\/span> 21<\/p>\n Location:<\/span> Essex<\/p>\n Profession:<\/span>\u00a0University student\u00a0<\/p>\n Why did you nominate your dad to go on the show? <\/span>He deserves a chance to be happy and he hasn\u2019t 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 \u2018end stages\u2019 of love.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name:<\/span> Will<\/p>\n Age:<\/span> 19<\/p>\n Location:<\/span> West Sussex<\/p>\n Profession: <\/span>Student<\/p>\n Why did you nominate your mum to go on the show?<\/span>\u00a0It\u2019s getting a bit desperate now! We need a good chance of getting her to find someone.\u00a0<\/p>\n If it takes me to get involved, then that\u2019s apparently how dire things have got!\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name: <\/span>Jessica<\/p>\n Age: <\/span>23<\/p>\n From:<\/span> Epsom<\/p>\n Profession<\/span>: Model\/ Sales & Marketing\/ Mental Health Skills Coaching<\/p>\n Why did you nominate your dad to go on the show?\u00a0<\/span>I want him to get out there a bit. He\u2019s 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.\u00a0<\/p>\n He deserves that and to have someone to do nice things with and have an emotional connection with outside of his kids.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Name:<\/span> Georgia-Blu<\/p>\nMy Mum, Your Dad: Meet the single parents and their matchmaker kids!<\/h3>\n