Meet Tinder's ‘most swiped proper man' who has lastly “discovered love” after NINE YEARS on the app and 48,000 likes — however says his “dream lady was offline the complete time”.
Stefan-Pierre Tomlin, 34, first downloaded the relationship app in June 2015 after “struggling to seek out love”.
However two years later, he “turned an addict” — averaging over three hours a day swiping by potential matches.
He ultimately earned the title ‘Mr Tinder' in 2017, when it was revealed that extra customers — 14,600 to be precise — had swiped proper on him than anybody else.
Regardless of hordes of potential suitors, the male mannequin “by no means discovered love” on any subsequent dates — and mentioned he a lot prefers to seek out the one the old style approach, in individual.
Tomlin, who can be a skilled pilot, has been open about his earlier relationships, which “have by no means labored out”.
However now admits he's been “left love-struck” after a ‘mates' night-out to a bar in Soho, London, in October 2024, led him to have “discovered Ms Proper” in finance supervisor, Vicky Batsford, 43, who took his “breath away”.
The meet-cue was “sudden”, however 9 months on, the pair have turn out to be official and are “smitten with one another”.
Tomlin, who owns a match-making firm, Superstar Love Coach, from Greenwich, London, mentioned: “I swiped proper on her in actual life.
“She stole my consideration immediately and the whole lot was straightforward and pure together with her.
“At one level, I used to be getting 40 matches a day on Tinder and needed to mute the app.
“Since then, on-line relationship has by no means actually labored for me.
“Assembly Vicky, I knew issues could be totally different.
“She's organised, humble, and noticed me past the Mr Tinder facade.
“She's the right lady for me and I'm fully off-limits now.”
Tomlin was on a “spontaneous night time out” with pals when he first ran into Batsford in October 2024.
It got here following a nine-year stint on Tinder that noticed him have over 48,000 potential “suitors to select from”, he claims.
“She was carrying a fitted black costume and seemed tremendous enjoyable,” he mentioned.
“We made eye contact and each smiled whereas crossing paths.
“I knew I needed to discuss to her and we exchanged numbers that night time.
“We shortly turned pals and issues lifted off from there.”
Tomlin mentioned Batsford had “no thought” he was ‘Mr Tinder' after they first met.
It was solely later that week, after googling his identify, she turned conscious and was fairly “intimidated”.
“At first, it was a large eye roll,” Batsford, from Essex, mentioned.
“However I didn't assume something of it at first, as we had been simply pals.
“I did ask if he was a s**g, which we laughed about.
“However after a couple of extra drinks over the next weeks, we chatted extra and I discovered him extremely fascinating.
“He quickly swooned me over.”
Tomlin had used Tinder to go on over 15 dates — 4 of which resulted in relationships throughout his nine-year spell.
However he “struggled” to satisfy ‘the one', admitting that amongst his 40 matches per day, lower than 5 per cent would result in a dialog — which solely worsened as soon as he “shot to fame” in 2017, saying that it led to “inauthentic interactions”.
“My success with relationship apps plummeted after I turned Mr Tinder,” he mentioned.
“It's simply turn out to be a recreation the place individuals ‘swipe on me' simply due to who I'm.
“So discovering love the old style approach was what I closely relied on and I'm happy [pleased] to say it has labored.
“It was in all probability in my favour that Vicky maybe didn't know who I used to be off the bat.”
Though Batsford admitted there have been “clear variations” in who they're, she “couldn't be happier” to name him her boyfriend.
“We come from very totally different worlds,” she mentioned.
“I'm far more structured and disciplined – and he's much more spontaneous.
“However I believe that creates a great stability and a cause why we work so nicely collectively.
“We're tremendous comfortable.”
Earlier this month, Tomlin and Batsford turned official and they're planning to maneuver in with one another quickly.
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Tomlin says “marriage is certainly sooner or later” with Vicky — whom he says “actually seems like the actual deal”.
Drawing on his expertise of the relationship world, Tomlin additionally established an internet match-making web site, Superstar Love Coach, in 2021 — to assist others discover their different half — and has since arrange 52 {couples}.
“I discovered my love and I've at all times wished to assist others discover theirs,” he mentioned.
“The relationship world is at all times altering and it's straightforward to lose hope.
“However there's love for anybody who's keen to place themselves outdoors their consolation zone.
“Up to now, I've dated fashions, nurses – and idiots.
“Nonetheless, issues are totally different now with my new companion and we stay a steady life.
“It's one thing I've by no means had earlier than.
“However I'm keen to maintain it for so long as I can.”
