Stephen Lustig-Webb divided viewers on Celebs Go Dating. E4 fans watched as the former Gogglebox star chose to meet 22-year-old Ben after the masquerade mixer. Six famous faces are looking for love on the new series, including Ella Morgan, Helen Flanagan , Chris Taylor, Jamelia, Tristan Phipps and Lauryn Goodman .
But it was Stephen's date night that's caused some controversy, with some calling it "embarrassing" after the awkward encounter. Things didn't get off to the best of starts as Ben admitted he wasn't feeling very well ahead of their romantic sit-down. "I had a bit of bad food last night," he told Stephen as the TV star quipped: "Oh, this is going to be a fun date.
" Speaking in a confessional, he added: "I am feeling really nervous, Ben has got the runs – let's see how this goes." During their date, Stephen, who is a hairdresser, decided to inspect Ben's haircut and insisted he had a perm, which Ben denied. He told his date: "I could do better than that.
" Ben decided to turn Stephen down for another date, with the Goggleboxer admitting he didn't think the age gap would be a problem. However, he did insist the "turning point" was finding out Ben's mum is younger than him. He said: "I should have known better but I went with my gut on the night.
" Viewers took to social media with their complaints, with one saying: "I like Stephen from gogglebox but was a tad uncomfy watching him go for younger men." While someone else said: "Nah Stephen that's embarrassing." Another added: "People saying age is just a number.
Ye that’s good for you BUT not all of us want to be sleeping with a man 20+ years younger #CelebsGoDating." While someone replied: "Stephen needs to act his age." "Age gap relationships seem to be a common thread in this program.
#CelebsGoDating," another concluded on X. But one who didn't seem to mind about Stephen's date penned on the website: "Kudos to @E4Tweets for showing age isn't anything but a number." Celebs Go Dating expert Paul Brunson previously spoke out about Stephen dating younger men, telling The Sun: "Stephen was the most concerning to me.
He was fixated on matching with someone much younger than him. I've been doing this a long time and 10 out of 10 times when someone has a specific type who is 25 or 30 years younger..
. they either have very low self-esteem or they desire to be in a relationship they control." "He asked three guys out on dates.
He dresses super youthfully. To me it’s someone searching for the validation of others. Trying to find a younger person to recapture his youth and wanting the world to see him as young.
Self-esteem wise it’s alarming." Follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads ..
