Mr Tumble, 55, arrives at hotel with co-star girlfriend Samantha Dorrance, 34, after the ‘madly in love’ CBeebies icon admitted he was ‘workaholic’ and struggled to find ‘the one’
Children’s TV star Mr Tumble and his new girlfriend Samantha Dorrace, who is 21 years his junior, were spotted arriving at the four-star The Mount Country Manor Hotel & Golf hotel in Wolverhampton.
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.
Justin was said to be ‘madly in love’ after previously admitting he was struggling to find ‘the one’ due to his busy work schedule.
The lovebirds, Justin Live: Justin Time to Rock! They wore matching baseball caps as they arrived with their bags while taking a break from the event. tour in which they both starred.
He cut a conventional figure in his green vest, worn over a T-shirt and trousers, and protected his eyes behind shades.
Samantha, meanwhile, wore a figure-hugging summer dress with a sweater draped over her shoulders.
Children’s TV star Mr Tumble and his new girlfriend Samantha Dorrace, who is 21 years his junior, were spotted arriving at the four-star The Mount Country Manor Hotel & Golf hotel in Wolverhampton.
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
Pictured performing together on stage during the Time to Rock tour
he said before Mirror He was so eager to settle down and said: ‘I’m not married, I live alone and I’ve been single for a while because I was a workaholic filming Something Special, Justin’s House and Gigglebiz.
‘But I want to spend some time for myself and my family. I would love to have children so I need to find someone who loves children. ‘Some kids would be nice.’
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.’
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.
The lovebirds, Justin Live: Justin Time to Rock! They wore matching baseball caps as they arrived with their bags while taking a break from the event. tour in which they both starred.
Justin was previously said to be ‘madly in love’ after admitting he was struggling to find ‘the one’ due to his busy work schedule
He cut a conventional figure in his green vest, worn over a T-shirt and trousers, shielding his eyes behind shadows.
Meanwhile, Samantha wore a figure-hugging summer dress and a sweater that draped over her shoulders.
He previously said: ‘I’m not married, I live alone and I’ve been single for a while because I was a workaholic who filmed Something Special, Justin’s House and Gigglebiz.’
‘But I want to spend some time for myself and my family. I would love to have children so I need to find someone who loves children. ‘Some kids would be nice.’
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.
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.’
The source told how their love ‘blossomed’ last year and he moved into Samantha’s six-bedroom home shortly after.
She took to Instagram to share a photo of herself and her partner hatching their own chickens last year.
Another image of the couple’s chickens together that the children’s entertainer shared on social media
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”.
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.
