Celebs Go Dating viewers leap to Chris Taylor's defence as he clashes with date during debate about men having female friends in painfully awkward scene Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 00:24, 27 August 2024 | Updated: 00:38, 27 August 2024 e-mail View comments Celebs Go Dating viewers leapt to Chris Taylor 's defence as he clashed with a date during a debate on whether men can have female friends during awkward scenes on Monday. During the latest episode, the Love Island star, 34, and his fellow celebrities came face-to-face with their past dates, with the reunions leading to simmering tensions and some hard-hitting home truths.
And there certainly was plenty of drama for Chris as one former date criticised him for shutting down hopes of a romance over her reluctance for him to have many female friends. The debate saw the woman imply to Chris that she wouldn't be comfortable if her man had female friends, while Chris argued back that he couldn't be with somebody who controlled who he was friends with, noting that it 'misaligned' with his values. And while the clash raised eyebrows at the event, viewers at home were quick to side with Chris, with many calling him 'right' for taking a stand over 'controlling' dates who tried to dictate who his pals were.
Celebs Go Dating viewers leapt to Chris Taylor 's defence as he clashed with a date during a debate on whether men can have female friends during awkward scenes on Monday There certainly was plenty of drama for Chris as one former date criticised him for shutting down hopes of a romance over her reluctance for him to have many female friends They penned: 'He said nothing wrong she just didn't like how fast he made up his mind. I wouldn't like it if a guy said I couldn't have male friends.' 'Team Chris on this.
It might come across as aggressive and curt but if you know it's an absolute instant deal breaker, what's the point of pretending it's not? Too many timewasters in the dating pool, nodding and smiling then ghosting you.' 'He's definitely not my favourite on here, but I completely agree with him. That's crazy.
' 'If your values aren't aligned what's the point in carrying on the conversation, it's just a waste of time!' 'He was right. A relationship like that wouldn't be healthy.' 'He was in the right & on the date I thought he was respectful & truthful which is what the agency promote.
' As they sat opposite one another on the sofa, the date told Chris: 'We were talking about female friends and I said I'm not really on board with my man having a lot of female friends. Chris quickly interjected, remarking: 'You said any! You said any. Not a lot, you said any.
' During the latest episode, the Love Island star, 34, and his fellow celebrities came face-to-face with their past dates, with the reunions leading to simmering tensions and some hard-hitting home truths The debate saw the woman imply to Chris that she wouldn't be comfortable if her man had female friends, while Chris argued back that he couldn't be with somebody who controlled who he was friends with, noting that it 'misaligned' with his values. Viewers at home were quick to side with Chris, with many calling him 'right' for taking a stand over 'controlling' dates who tried to dictate who his pals were The interruption didn't appear to go down well with the date as she pulled an unimpressed face while Helen Flanagan and Tristan Phipps looked to each other in surprise. The camera then cut to Stephen Webb who said to Ella Thomas: 'But surely is she going to meet anyone that doesn't have any female friends?' The awkward exchange continued as Chris said to the woman: 'I have a lot of girl friends, friends that are girls.
I personally couldn't be with somebody that wouldn't 'let' me have friends that are girls. 'Because for me, that's coming from a place of mistrust.' As they sat opposite one another on the sofa, the date told Chris: 'We were talking about female friends and I said I'm not really on board with my man having a lot of female friends The awkward exchange continued as Chris said to the woman: 'I have a lot of girl friends, friends that are girls.
I personally couldn't be with somebody that wouldn't 'let' me have friends that are girls' Detailing why he ruled out any chances of romance, he went on: 'I shut down at that point because I thought that is such a misalignment on values, I can't see this going any further right now' Detailing why he ruled out any chances of romance, he went on: 'I shut down at that point because I thought that is such a misalignment on values, I can't see this going any further right now.' Responding to his comments, the brunette beauty said to dating expert Paul C Brunson: 'I just felt like he shut down and didn't give me a chance at all. After that friend comment, it was like you just didn't want to know.
' Meanwhile in episode, Stephen faced the most brutal feedback in the show's history, resulting a grilling from the agents for his poor humour on dates. While Ella found herself in hot water as she was caught fibbing to the agents about how one of her dates ended. Share or comment on this article: Celebs Go Dating viewers leap to Chris Taylor's defence as he clashes with date during debate about men having female friends in painfully awkward scene e-mail Add comment.
