‘Why can’t you date women your own age’: Wayne Lineker, 58, is grilled by Holly Willoughby about his girlfriend checklist as he insists he’s widened his age bracket to ‘between 30 and 45’

He went viral last year after sharing a bizarre list of criteria for his future girlfriend.

But Wayne Lineker has insisted he’s learning how to be more flexible in his pursuit of love, as his stint on Celebs Go Dating prepares to air on TV.

The younger brother of footballer and pundit Gary, stars on the E4 show with a host of other celebs, receiving expert advice and the chance to date multiple women, all while being filmed 24/7.

Looking for love: He went viral last year after sharing a list of criteria for his future girlfriend. But Wayne Lineker has insisted he’s learning how to be more flexible in his pursuit of love

Wayne was grilled about his appearance and that infamous checklist during an interview on This Morning on Monday, with Holly Willoughby bluntly asking the club owner why he can’t date women his own age?

Wayne previously refused to consider a future girlfriend close to his age, insisting in his checklist that ‘it would just look weird,’ and he’d prefer someone around 28 or 29-years-old.

He told Holly on Monday though that after listening to advice from the Celebs Go Dating experts, he has broadened his age bracket, slightly. 

‘I am opening up,’ he insisted. ‘I’ve come to realise, even though there would still be a large age gap, 30-45 would be ideal.’ 

TV appearance: Wayne was grilled about his upcoming Celebs Go Dating appearance and that infamous checklist during an interview on This Morning on Monday

Unimpressed: ‘What’s wrong with women your own age?’ Holly Willoughby quizzed, with Wayne replying: ‘Everyone has their own attractions don’t they?’

‘What’s wrong with women your own age?’ Holly quizzed, with Wayne replying: ‘I don’t know. I wouldn’t rule it out but everyone has their own attractions don’t they?’

He added though that he had thought carefully about girlfriend checklist, explaining that it’s based on his past romance mistakes: ‘It’s bordering on controversial, I tried to take some things from previous relationships, the comments about you must be able to prepare to give up your job or prepare to work on a beach that’s because my last relationship broke up because she got a new career.’  

‘My family are very concerned about me, when I’m single I tend to get carried away and go out too much, I am looking for a relationship and I’m ready to settle down, believe it or not, I am ready to be single I don’t need this crazy lifestyle I lead’.

Party mad: Wayne inssited that he can be trusted once he’s in a relationship, but has been burned in the past when girlfriends have been jealous of his Ibiza lifestyle

Ex: Father-of-four Wayne has been married once and has had several girlfriends, but is thought to have been single since his 2018 split from ex-fiancée Danielle Sandhu (pictured together) in 2018, who was 31 years his junior

Wayne went on to insist that he can be trusted once he’s in a relationship, but has been burned in the past when girlfriends have been jealous of his Ibiza lifestyle, where he owns a string of businesses.  

‘I don’t know whether it’s they can’t trust me, I’m a very trustworthy person, but it’s very difficult for a girl to be in the UK while I’m at the club surrounded by girls in bikinis,’ he pointed out. 

‘Once I’m in a relationship I’m in a relationship I’ve never cheated on a partner in my life and I’m good friends with all my ex-girlfriends and ex-wives.’  

Ready to settle down: ‘My family are very concerned about me, when I’m single I tend to get carried away and go out too much,’ Wayne told This Morning on Monday 

Father-of-four Wayne has been married once and has had several girlfriends, but is thought to have been single since his split from ex-fiancée Danielle, 28. 

The business mogul has three sons, Duane, Sean, Freddie, and a daughter named Tia from his first marriage. 

In 2016, he announced that he became a grandfather for the first time to his son’s daughter, Myla, four. 

Last September the club-owner shot into the limelight after posting online his list of criteria for his future girlfriend – which included ‘giving up her career, having no children, being able to cook and loving R&B’.

Criticism: Last September the club-owner shot into the limelight after posting online his list of criteria for his future girlfriend  

The list was posted to Wayne’s Instagram account with the hashtag ‘banter’ but sparked outrage on social media from followers disgusted with Wayne’s demands – such as ‘loving the gym and having body definition’ and not being the same age as him because ‘that would just look weird’.

Despite insisting he’s learned a lot from his stint in the Celebs Go Dating mansion, just last month Wayne was lusting after his co-star on the show, Chloe Ferry, stating it’s a ‘shame’ he’s not allowed to date other celebrities on the forthcoming series. 

The bar owner and the Geordie Shore star – who at 25 is 33 years his junior –  have built up a close bond since staying together in a mansion for several weeks to film the hit E4 show. 

The Ibiza club mogul uploaded a photo to Instagram in which he sported a maroon satin shirt and grey chinos. 

An item? Despite insisting he’s learned a lot from his stint in the Celebs Go Dating mansion, just last month Wayne was lusting after his co-star on the show, Chloe Ferry, 25

Flirty! The entrepreneur, 58, wrote on Insta: ‘Shame I’m not allowed to date the celebs,’ accompanied by a winking emoji and the Geordie Shore star, 25, responded: ‘My boy’

He wrapped his arm around Chloe’s waist and wrote: ‘Shame I’m not allowed to date the celebs,’ accompanied by a winking emoji.

The Geordie Shore beauty responded: ‘My boy,’ accompanied by heart face emojis. 

The duo have been staying in a lavish £30 million Surrey mansion and have been sharing a bedroom alongside a host celebrities including Love Island’s Curtis Pritchard, Made In Chelsea’s Sophie Hermann, DJ Tom Zanetti, actress Kimberly Hart-Simpson, and TV presenter Karim Zeroual. 

The first episode of Celebs Go Dating: The Mansion airs on Monday on E4 at 9pm.  

Strength to strength: The duo have built up a close bond while staying together in a mansion in Surrey for several weeks to film the hit E4 show Celebs Go Dating

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