David Potts | Celebs Go Dating 2026

Why did you want to go back to the agency?

I just feel like I'm in a massively different place in my life now. Like when I did it last time, I was still living abroad as well, partying a lot. I just feel like now I'm at home, I'm settled and I'm much older, more mature. I'm gonna say that loosely. And yeah, I feel like I'm looking for the one, I want a ring on my finger! I'm looking for marriage.

So what’s changed since last time?

It’s definitely that I’ve matured. I’m 32, I was 25, I think, when I joined the agency last time. I was still partying a lot. I didn't take it as seriously, if I’m being honest. I just wanted to go on a date and have a laugh, you know what I mean? Whereas this time I'm like, no, I want the full shebang. I'm in a different mindset completely.

Going into this series, how would you describe your love life?

Oh God. Non-existent. I think my last date was in July last year. I don't really speak to many people. I wasn't really bothered, I wasn't really putting myself out there. I wasn't on the apps or anything like that. I've done the apps, but it's a minefield, honestly. It's an absolute war zone out there, either people literally don't want to speak or they'll give you bare minimum or they just end up being a sociopath. People are actually quite crazy because you'll have people who message you, like bombard you with messages and then all of a sudden they'll just block you or like un-match you. So odd! People are just crazy. But it's an online thing, isn't it? I feel like people on social media are the same.

So what are you looking for this time?

So I'm looking for somebody who is older than me. The reason I want older is because I want someone who's a bit more mature. I find a lot of lads around 30 are either still immature or they're deciding that all of a sudden they've been in this relationship and then they're like re-finding themselves at 30 or 35. So yeah, older was definitely something that I wanted. I wanted somebody who was kind. I wanted somebody who was understanding, sexy daddy vibes.

How important is a sexual spark?

Oh my God. It's massive. You want to feel that you wanna rip their clothes off kind of bag. Do you know what I mean? But I can’t be laughed into bed, I don’t particularly want a funny man. I need that sexual vibe and that spark and that tingle feeling.

How have you found the other celebs on the show?

We are having the best time together. We literally filmed yesterday for like 17 hours one day and we were just pissing ourselves laughing all day. I love it, we just take the piss out of each other. It's just a very, very good group of people, we’re a really good dynamic. And it’s not just for filming, we’ve been hanging out outside of the show too, which is great.

How did you find the mixers?

The first mixer me and James got dragged in front of everybody! To be fair to me, any kind of situation that is remotely awkward, remotely nervous, remotely anything, my initial reaction is to have the giggles. I can't contain myself. I couldn’t stop laughing!

You take a couple of guys to Tenerife, what was it like dating them?

So I picked someone from the Mixer, a sexy fireman and we got on really well. We had a barbecue date out there and then the agents started to spice it up and bring us all in a new date. So I was paired with a new person who was lovely, but there just wasn't a vibe. We went on a date at a water park, Jesus! I was in the wave pool hoping I was going to look like Ariel from the Little Mermaid, but really I looked like bloody Gloria from Madagascar, it wasn't the cutest look, but I actually had a really good time. It was really fun.

What have the brunches been like?

Mine were great because my dates were fighting over me! I felt on top of the world, honestly. I felt like a goddess. I felt like the goddess gay from up above that everybody just wanted, it was honestly so brilliant. I ended up going ‘fight, fight, fight’, and the two boys fighting over me. It was so funny!

Didn’t you get to cosplay as a dating agent at one of the mixers?

Yeah, so me and James swapped roles for one night. We split the other celebs between us, so I had Coleen and Lucinda, James had Gabby and PK and we were floating around the room finding people to set up with our two celebs. I had to go around, speak to people, get people's vibes and pick people for Coleen and Lucinda. It was so much fun and there was like no pressure for me whatsoever, honestly. It was like 21 questions for me, just grilling everyone. It was brilliant because I wasn't trying to flirt, I could just do this agent malarkey. I was a fantastic wingman!

The agents love to do a deep dive during the agency sessions, how have you found them this time?

I teared up! Last time I was there I was barely emotional. Emotion wasn't something I really kind of checked into. But this time we've had tears. We've had a few deep dives and I feel like now I'm older, I'm more happy to be vulnerable and speak about my emotions in front of people. I mean, I know the agents anyway because obviously I've done it before, but it is quite nerve-racking to just sit there and kind of spill everything, you know? But I feel like it's a lot easier for me now. I'm happy to speak about my emotions.

Did you learn anything new about yourself that you perhaps didn't know before?

I feel like I'm always learning in regards to opening up and also understanding my emotions. So the agents are really good at helping me understand because they've said throughout this series that I'm a very impulsive person, which is actually very true. I will think of something and before I've even decided the rationality of something, I've already made the decision and done it because I find that I just want to kind of get things over and done with.  Whereas they say that I need to actually take a step back, weigh up the options and actually look at things. It's like a bloody free therapy session, actually! 

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