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One of Britain's most fanciable men has revealed he is still struggling to find love and wants nothing more than to settle down and start a family.
Stefan-Pierre Tomlin was dubbed Mr Tinder after becoming the most 'swiped-right' man in the UK on the popular dating app - and ended up receiving 1,000 messages a day from women.
Now aged 32, the model from Kent thought he would be coupled up by now - ideally with a wife and two kids.
But he admits that expectation has proved to be wildly different from his reality, despite countless women trying to bag a date with him.
After gaining the title of Mr Tinder, Stefan received 1,000 messages a day from women (SWNS)
Being in the spotlight with a busy schedule, Stefan says it has been difficult to have a long-term relationship (SWNS)Almost 10 years ago, when Stefan was living and working in London, he was having no trouble meeting women.
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He told Metro how one of his colleagues at the department store Harrods suggested he joined Tinder for fun, so he signed up. But he soon got addicted.
By 2017, he had received almost 15,000 right-swipes on the dating app and made it into the 30 most-fancied people in the UK.
Dubbed 'Mr Tinder', after hitting headlines he was bombarded with 1,000 messages a day from women asking to date him.
But while he ended up getting work off the back of his raised profile and gaining modelling contracts, his love life suffered.
The TV star featured on MTV's Ex on The Beach, Celebs Go Dating and Dinner Date, amongst other programmes.
However behind the scenes, Stefan was battling with confidence issues, thanks to his receding hairline, which started when he was 22.
After being called 'baldy' on dates, he flew to Turkey to have the procedure and felt like a weight had been lifted.
Stefan underwent a hair transplant after struggling with his confidence (Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/WireImage)
Mr Tinder is still looking for love (Getty Images for Paramount)Meanwhile, his busy schedule continued to take him all over the world, with photoshoots and his own talent and marketing agency, Blue Tick Marketing, taking up all of his waking hours.
Stefan tried dating women in showbiz, who he says "understand" what being in the spotlight is like. His non-famous partners, he says, found his status "overwhelming".
"Now I'm discovering that it's hard for girls to see me for who I am," he said. "They like the idea of me but they don't realise what my lifestyle entails - having the name Mr Tinder isn't ideal for a girl who's looking for Mr Right."
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Out most evenings, the bachelor says he is so busy that he doesn't have the time to sit and watch Netflix with a partner, and some days doesn't have the time to eat.
But now almost six years since his rise to fame, Stefan is looking for something serious and to settle down.
"I want someone I can share the big experiences and little moments with – someone to wake up next to and to cook a meal for or go for a walk with," he said.