My Mum, Your Dad viewers sobbing as widow Roger shares story of wife's death

My Mum, Your Dad’s Roger has taken co-star and new love Janey out to meet his family - in a big step for the blossoming couple. Roger Hawes, 59, found love with blonde bombshell Janey Smith, 47, on the ITV dating show for single parents hosted by Davina McCall.The pair appeared on Good Morning Britain on Monday when Roger, who lives near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, said that living on the other side of the country to Janey, from West Sussex, was not an issue because he just gets in his car and ‘smiles all the way down’.

New ITV dating show My Mum, Your Dad proved to be a huge hit with TV viewers, who quickly became invested in the romances formed on the show.The unique programme, dubbed 'middle-aged Love Island', saw single parents head to a retreat in order to try and find love - with their children secretly watching the whole thing from a nearby room. One contestant who captured the hearts of TV viewers was widower Roger Hawes, 58, who had been encouraged to appear on the dating show by his children after the heartbreaking death of their mum Joanna from cancer 18 months ago.

Finding love as a single parent isn’t always easy, as viewers will have discovered while tuning into runaway dating show hit My Mum, Your Dad earlier this month. In a welcome change from the usual dating shows inundating our screens, the ITV series captured the hearts of viewers when it helped several single parents to find love again.

My Mum, Your Dad star Janey Smith opened up on her “tragic” dating history prior to taking part in the hit ITV show and finding love with Roger Hawes. Speaking about her dating history, the singer and recruitment manager said her son William would call it "tragic", but she would call it "varied". The hit ITV show, which was fronted by Davina McCall, aimed to connect single parents together in the hope of finding love - all while under the watchful eye of their grown-up children.

My Mum Your Dad stars Sharon Benson and Elliot Davidson have revealed that their relationship is still going strong, following the final of the hit ITV show. The show, which had been dubbed a "midlife Love Island", was fronted by Davina McCall, and aimed to connect single parents together in the hope of finding love - all while under the watchful eye of their grown up children.

Monique Payneeandy from My Mum, Your Dad has been forced to deny that she is in a relationship with her co-star following some love triangle drama on the show. Taking to her Instagram, the 50 year old shared a picture with Clayton Byfield and wrote: “@claytonbyfield you are another rib in my cage,” before adding three laughing emojis. Fans took to her comments with both compliments and confusion, as the pair hadn’t been paired together in the series.

My Mum, Your Dad fans have praised the children of the parents who were contestants on the first series of the ITV show. Posting a picture of the adults, including Martin H’s daughter Jess H and Monique’s daughter Taiya who nominated their parents to take part, the show’s Instagram penned: “What an incredible group of kids.” Taking to the comments, fans gushed about the “emotionally intelligent” children.

Fans of ITV's My Mum, Your Dad have been left 'blown away' by the show, as they have pleaded with ITV bosses for a Christmas reunion.The programme saw a number of middle-aged parents go into a sprawling mansion for two weeks in an attempt to find love. They were directed by 'relationship experts', but little did they know, these so-called experts were actually their children (aged around their twenties), who watched their every move on TV screens from an adjacent house. After the show ended, host Davina McCall took to Instagram to share a video of the 'kids' on the sofa that they occupied for two weeks.The bond between them all was clear to see, while Davina could be seen saying: "I feel quite emosh because this is the last time I am with these guys and I was saying earlier 'I feel a bit parental, like a mum towards you all'." She then asked them if they are going to miss each other, and they all chimed in saying: "Yes, so much," before agreeing that they would stay in touch.

Roger Hawes has called ITV show My Mum, Your Dad "free therapy" following the tragic death of his wife Joanna 18 months ago.The 58 year old postman, who appeared on the new dating show along with his daughter Jess, 29, lost his beloved wife of 34 years last year to cancer and despite being reluctant to start dating again, agreed to appear on the ITV show. He's now opened up about his time on My Mum, Your Dad, admitting he "struggled" at the start of the process as he knew he was there for "different reasons" to all of the other single parents. "At the start I had struggled because I knew that I was in there for different reasons than everyone else.

My Mum, Your Dad had viewers hooked from the very start and fans have been eager to find out which couples are still together after the final episode of the ITV dating show aired. Following Martin H and Tolullah's exit from the show, the final four couples were Paul and Natalie, Roger and Janey, Elliott and Sharon and Martin M and Monique. They enjoyed one final date, with Martin and Monique ultimately deciding to remain just friends, while the other three couples appeared to be happy to continue their romantic journeys together.

He found himself embroiled in a love triangle and was accused of game playing by TV viewers while starring on My Mum, Your Dad, but Martin Makepeace says he is "really enjoying" his divisive newfound fame. Property mogul and millionaire Martin, 53, was one of the single parents looking for love on the new ITV show, dubbed 'middle-aged Love Island', and he proved to be a hit with the ladies, with both Tollulah and Monique vying for his affections. A love triangle soon formed, with viewers being left unimpressed with Martin's behaviour and branding him "cocky" and a "game player".

My Mum, Your Dad star Natalie Russell has given an update after announcing her shock split from Paul Edwards, who she met on the hit ITV show. On Saturday, September 23, Natalie took to Instagram to announce that she and Paul had gone their separate ways, after having one of the strongest connections on the programme. She posted an image of herself from the show, where she said: "Obviously in the real world, it's not like this." A second snap saw her and Paul standing with Elliot and Sharon, who were another strong couple in the retreat.

My Mum, Your Dad star Roger Hawes captured the hearts of viewers, when he revealed how his wife Joanna passed away from cancer 18 months ago.The 59 year old from Derbyshire told the whole tragic story, saying she went to sleep one night and never woke up again.Then fans were enthralled as they watched the father's first attempt at dating in 34 years, with him getting to know gorgeous blond Janey Smith during the course of the two week series. Now Roger has revealed how he's overcome his grief and is still dating Janey, four months after filming on the show, hosted by Davina McCall, ended.

My Mum, Your Dad is ITV's newest dating show. Dubbed as an adult version of Love Island, the official synopsis reads: "A group of single parents move into a house together as their college-aged kids try to pull strings from behind the scenes and give their parents a second chance at love." Last night, the show's host Davina McCall - who recently teased a celebrity version - presented the final episode after a consecutive two week run. However, despite the series being a hit with fans, viewers were left with two major queries.The last episode showed each kids' verdict on their parents' new relationships.

As the final episode of My Mum, Your Dad aired on Friday night, viewers branded presenter Davina McCall as “brilliant” as the episode left viewers in tears.The tenth episode of the series saw the parents find out that their own kids had been acting as ‘relationship experts’ and guiding them in a number of ways throughout their two-week retreat. Following the shock announcement, the kids were then able to meet up with their parents and their new partner and decide if they would like to give them their blessings.The show's final winners who, not only found love, but also received their kids blessings were Natalie and Paul, Sharon and Elliott, and Roger and Janey.

After two nail biting weeks of daily romantic drama, ITV’s brand new dating show My Mum, Your Dad came to it’s exciting conclusion on Friday night. Unlike other dating shows such as Love Island which attracted a much younger demographic, the new format show hoped to connect single parents together in the hope of finding love - all while under the watchful eye of their grown up children.

In the final episode of My Mum, Your Dad the four remaining couples were reunited with their children to seek their approval. We've watched the relationships unfold since the new ITV dating show was aired earlier this month. Marketed as the middle-age answer to summer binge fest Love Island, host Davina McCall has played the role of matchmaker alongside the contestant's children in the hope of helping single parents find love.

My Mum, Your Dad contestant Roger has captured the hearts of many viewers of the show, which is hosted by Davina McCall, thanks to his honest confession about how his wife Joanna passed away from cancer 18 months ago. The 58-year-old, from Derbyshire, told the tragic story of losing his wife to cancer, and that she went to sleep one night and never woke up again. Speaking of his loss candidly on the dating show has had the nation in tears as they watched the father experiment with his first attempt of dating in 34 years.

My Mum Your Dad viewers have been left in hysterics at Tollulah's savage response to Martin M after he suggested that they stay in touch.Tolloulah's pride has been a little bruised after she found herself in a self-confessed 'love square' with Martin M, Martin H and Monique. Martin M struck up a connection with both Monique and Tollulah, stealing Monique's affections away from Martin H. Martin H then expressed an interest in Tollulah and the pair went on a date, before Tollulah ultimately decided that her connection was stronger with Martin M.

My Mum, Your Dad star Taiya has announced the birth of her baby girl. The 21 year old student, who nominated her mum Monique to appear on the Davina McCall fronted ITV dating show for single parents, confirmed the little one’s arrival with a sweet message that described the newborn as being ‘more than I could have ever imagined’.Taiya also revealed she had called her daughter Alora - a name that means “God is Light’ or ‘My Dream’ - and added the baby weighed 6.1lbs when she was born. Announcing the news on Instagram with a short video of the baby’s feet and an image of her pre-birth cradling her bump, Taiya wrote: “To my Alora, I love you in a way I didn’t think existed until I held you in my arms.