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Could this Tinder profile really be Dean Gaffney?

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IveNeverShaggedDeanGaffney · 16/07/2026 20:26

On Tinder (I know....) and just seen a profile allegedly of Dean Gaffney. Didn't seem to be a mick take and the photos were candid rather than from the media but surely not? But then if you were catfishing I'm sure you'd pretend to be someone more interesting/attractive...

Funniest thing about it all is that a rumour was spread that I have actually been with him. I 100% haven't, but I do know someone who has and considers it an achievement....

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BornToBeWithYourMan · 16/07/2026 21:47

As long as it's legal. It's still legal.

Over40Overdating · 16/07/2026 21:48

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 16/07/2026 21:12

@IveNeverShaggedDeanGaffney I think he inadvertently posed for a mugshot!

Imagine this pic with a slightly more furrowed brow and holding a glass of wine!

Slightly gutted Deano wasn’t there in my swiping era! He gives the vibe he swipes right on everyone.

Nopuedeser · 16/07/2026 21:48

IveNeverShaggedDeanGaffney · 16/07/2026 21:45

And no, it's not a sad little life, it's a perfectly normal life with a few out of the ordinary experiences, autism, mental health difficulties and fucking hard graft thrown in. It's not an open invitation for ridicule or speculation while you all pretend to be nice as ninepence when you're trolls of the highest order

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Overworkedandknackered · 16/07/2026 21:49

How ugly do you have to be that pretending to be Dean Gaffney is a step up?

Gowlett · 16/07/2026 21:50

Standinginlinetoseetheshowtonight · 16/07/2026 21:33

I've sat next to him at an "event" of sorts. He wasn't there for business, more personal. I can believe he is on tinder etc, he is quite normal really. He also wasn't the only tv personality there, although none of them got much if any attention.

Funny, I live in a capital city & I often see local celebs, hasbeens & neverwassers around. They always give the glance (more than once, to be sure!) as my work is celeb-adjacent. But I know they do it to everyone!

zanahoria · 16/07/2026 21:52

Surely Dean Gaffney would be living the life of an international playboy flying super models out to the Caribbean on his private jet then romancing them on his mega yacht?

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IveNeverShaggedDeanGaffney · 16/07/2026 21:52

StayGoldenPonyGirl · 16/07/2026 21:47

Come on, didn't we all shag Robbie Jackson in the 90's?

I mean I was only 14 at the end of the 90s so.... 😂

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KeepPumping · 16/07/2026 21:53

Buspassforever · 16/07/2026 20:33

What is Tinder?

Who is Dean Gaffney?

StayGoldenPonyGirl · 16/07/2026 21:57

Gowlett · 16/07/2026 21:24

Dane Bowers has just entered my mind…

You're 🎵Out of Your Mind🎶

Gowlett · 16/07/2026 21:57

KeepPumping · 16/07/2026 21:53

Who is Dean Gaffney?

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Almost a philosophical question…

StayGoldenPonyGirl · 16/07/2026 21:58

seventeenofsumday · 16/07/2026 21:19

Well that's a pretty big clue then for anyone who has Google 😂😂😂😂

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What is Google?

Lomonald · 16/07/2026 21:59

WelshCakeLover · 16/07/2026 20:39

i know hes not a huge celeb but wouldnt he be on one of those dating things like that Raya instead of Tinder? 🤔😂

I mean it is Dean Gaffney he probably couldn't afford the "celeb" apps..

BornToBeWithYourMan · 16/07/2026 22:00

I cant find him on the app

StayGoldenPonyGirl · 16/07/2026 22:03

IveNeverShaggedDeanGaffney · 16/07/2026 21:52

I mean I was only 14 at the end of the 90s so.... 😂

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Well, it seems like you have been blessed and can now achieve (what I can only confidently presume was) your teenage dream...unless all those rumours I've heard about you going there already are true 😆

LilacPuffin · 16/07/2026 22:04

What is a fish fork?

BornToBeWithYourMan · 16/07/2026 22:15

How did you find him?

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IveNeverShaggedDeanGaffney · 16/07/2026 22:18

BornToBeWithYourMan · 16/07/2026 22:15

How did you find him?

I didn’t, he came up on my page

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KeepPumping · 16/07/2026 22:20

IveNeverShaggedDeanGaffney · 16/07/2026 20:55

He's definitely been on celebs go dating....

Seemed to actually be a decent bloke but I think all those years of being a hanger-on to Wayne Lineker in Ocean Beach have probably not helped (yes I've been a few times but never saw him - did see Callum Best - what a knob)

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What was CB doing?

Gowlett · 16/07/2026 22:23

KeepPumping · 16/07/2026 22:20

What was CB doing?

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Who was CB doing?

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IveNeverShaggedDeanGaffney · 16/07/2026 22:24

KeepPumping · 16/07/2026 22:20

What was CB doing?

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Hoping women would recognise him and want their photo taken with him. No thanks

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Cakencookieobsessed · 16/07/2026 22:26

IveNeverShaggedDeanGaffney · 16/07/2026 21:13

@JulietteHasAGun No. I used to be a member of Tattle but apparently they decided I was telling lots of lies about my life - I wasn't - so decided to make up equally stupid and untrue rumours about me.

Still do, despite me asking them to stop, the speculation about my life and in particular my sex life, goes on. Even though I'm literally nobody who has had a past with 1 actual celebrity. I don't deserve the ridicule I get.

This is from a group who apparently are so loving and incredibly supportive to each other...

How does anyone know or care who you are on tattle, an anonymous forum? Unless you've been randomly going on about Dean Gaffney.

Twodogsisbetterthanone · 16/07/2026 22:27

I know two people who actually did shag him in the 00s 😂

username2185 · 16/07/2026 22:28

It IS him! He matched with my friend then added her on his instagram 🤣

JustAnotherWhinger · 16/07/2026 22:28

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 16/07/2026 21:12

@IveNeverShaggedDeanGaffney I think he inadvertently posed for a mugshot!

He looks like someone has done one of those AI ‘make them younger’ things on a photo of Keir Starmer

Aaaallthefood · 16/07/2026 22:33

secondaryhell · 16/07/2026 20:50

Imagine if this was Dean himself trying to drum up interest on MN …..

😂😂😂😂 brilliant

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