Lauryn Goodman is said to have went on a date with England’s number one tennis sensation Jack Draper after the pair matched on dating app Raya
Lauryn Goodman appeared to have hit an ace in the dating world. The reality TV star, 34, has reportedly been on a date with tennis sensation Jack Draper after meeting on a celebrity dating app.
It’s claimed the duo matched on Raya and have been exchanging messages since April. Now, a witness claims to have watched the pair looking flirty, describing the 23-year-old British number one tennis player as the “perfect gentleman”.
Lauryn, who shares two kids with footballer Kyle Walker, had previously appeared on TV show Celebs Go Dating to find her perfect partner. But it appears the world of Raya could have provided her with her game, set and match.
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Speaking to The Sun, the witness claimed the sports star is a regular at a coffee shop in South West London. They revealed they spotted Jack with Lauryn and said he “towered above her”.
They added: “They were flirting as he bought her a coffee. I saw them leave together. They looked comfortable and at ease in each other’s company. He had his arms wrapped around her.”
According to the outlet, the duo first matched in April before meeting in person in September. And while another source told the publication Lauryn was initially concerned by the pair’s age gap, they said her pals told her she would be “crazy to turn him down”.
They went on: “She decided to finally meet up with him because she’s been through the mill, but there’s no plans to see each other again. Lauryn’s life is centred around her children, but now they’re getting a bit older, friends think she needs to start enjoying herself again.”
While appearing on the hit E4 dating series Celebs Go Dating, Lauryn broke down in front of the experts. She appeared on last year’s series and admitted she needed “personal work” when speaking to the relationship gurus.
Prior to her journey, she was asked by the experts if she was ready to date. She replied: “If I find someone that I connect with, I’d be ready for that, I think, but there will be some personal work before I get there. I don’t want to tell them anything about me.”
At that point, Anna Williamson told her she would struggle and be too stressed if she held on to her worries. In another session, Lauryn told the expert: “I tried going there with a positive open mindset… so that kinda made me feel like the old me again.”
Lauryn also used the show to hit back at claims she “sleeps around”. Speaking ahead of the show, she said:”I think that people think that I just sleep around. Not that there is anything wrong with that – each to their own – but for me, I wasn’t brought up like that.”
Speaking to OK! at the time, she said: “My dad was really strict when I was younger. No boys were allowed upstairs.
“I have had four partners. One was long-term and I lived with him, a couple were well-known names and a couple not so well-known. It comes out in my deep dive with the agents, that was really emotional.”
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