My Mum, Your Dad tragedy as star lost wife to cancer before signing up to show

Davina McCall's new dating show will feature a man looking for love after losing his beloved wife to cancer 18 months ago.

My Mum, Your Dad – a kind of Love Island for the older generation – will see middle-aged singles after another chance in the romance stakes, with all the contestants nominated by their adult children.

According to the MailOnline, the group moving into a gorgeous country retreat will include postman Roger Hawes, whose wife Joanne passed away aged 52 after fighting cancer.

READ MORE: Davina McCall risks flashing NTA viewers as she mocks Judy Finnigan bra blunder

He admitted that after losing Joanne, who he'd been married to since 1992, he "didn't really want to meet anyone".

"You don't expect it to be you and you don't expect it to be your wife," said the 58-year-old.

"But I'm going on the show to get some confidence. I must have subconsciously wanted to meet someone by saying yes to the show."

Roger's children hatched the plan together because they wanted to let him know they were fine about him dipping his toe into the dating pool after losing their mum.

Daughter Jess said Roger always puts them first and that it was their way of telling him: "Stop worrying about us."

Have you joined Threads? Follow Daily Star to keep up to date on all things showbiz here.

My Mum, Your Dad was announced earlier this year after months of rumours about a Love Island for "oldies" being in the pipeline.

It was initially going to be called The Romance Retreat but later became My Mum, Your Dad.

Davina made it clear she was into the idea and weeks after the ITV show was announced, she confirmed that she would be hosting.

“Omg… I manifested and it came true!!” the star wrote on Instagram.

She told fans at the time that the programme was for "single parents who have lived a life, have stories to tell about their dating pasts and deserve another chance at love".

My Mum, Your Dad starts on ITV on Monday 11 September.

For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.

Source: Read Full Article