Kids’ TV icon Mr Tumble, 55, is ‘madly in love’ with co-star 21-years his junior as CBeebies stars enjoy a quiet life on his £2.5million farm
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Children’s TV icon Mr Tumble is said to be ‘madly in love’ with his co-star, who is 21 years his junior.
Television presenter Justin Fletcher, 55, and Samantha Dorrance, 34, who plays his character’s best friend Tootsie in the CBeebies soap, live together in the £2.5million farmhouse in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.
The duo are the stars of popular children’s show Something Special and are even touring the UK, performing on stage for children and families.
Friends of the couple are said to be “thrilled” that Justin has found “The One” in Samantha.
A source said: ‘Justin and Samantha are madly in love and couldn’t be happier. Even though there is an age difference between them, this is not a problem.
‘Samantha is ‘The One’ for Justin. Justin was single for a while before reconnecting with Samantha and it all went on from there.’
Children’s TV icon Mr Tumble is said to be ‘madly in love’ with his co-star who is 21 years his junior
Television presenter Justin Fletcher, 55, and Samantha Dorrance, 34, who plays his character’s best friend Tootsie in the CBeebies soap, live together in the £2.5million farmhouse
They added Sun: ‘The farm is their sanctuary and where they both feel happiest. The friends know about the relationship as well as their tour co-stars.’
The source revealed how their romance ‘blossomed’ last year and Samantha moved into his six-bedroom home shortly after.
The Daily Mail has contacted Justin Fletcher’s representative for comment.
She avoids tagging Justin on social media, but frequently posts photos from his home and refers to him as her ‘partner’.
In March, Samantha shared: ‘Last year my partner and I hatched our own chickens.
‘I was having breakfast one morning and noticed that all the eggs we bought from our local grocery store were fertilized. ‘My partner had an old incubator so we dug it out.’
Last year Wayne Rooney hilariously blamed CBeebies legend Mr Tumble for his vasectomy because he ‘couldn’t stand’ watching the TV show for the fifth time.
The Man United and England legend, 40, went so far as to declare his hatred for the children’s TV character in the programme’s latest episode. The Wayne Rooney Show.
Rooney explained that after watching the series with his and Coleen’s four children (Kai, Klay, Kit and Cass), he couldn’t bear to sit through it any longer, so he opted to “take a quick cut”.
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The duo are the stars of popular children’s show Something Special and even tour the UK performing on stage for children and families.
Sitting alongside host Kae Kurd, Kelly Somers and episode guest Steve Bracknell, the former footballer said: ‘I hate Mr Tumble. I was in the dressing room for Match of the Day and he was with me.
‘The reason I hate him, I mean, I don’t hate him for what he did, I just have to go through it four times with every kid.
‘It got to the point where I couldn’t do it anymore. He’s the reason I got the cut. ‘I couldn’t let another child go through that again.’
Rooney had this surgery in 2018 after the birth of his and Coleen’s youngest child, Cass.
Despite speculation that the reality TV star wanted a daughter, Coleen revealed in a 2023 interview that she and her footballer husband ‘knew their family was complete’ after the birth of their fourth son.
