{"id":36439,"date":"2023-09-04T22:00:32","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T20:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1882825"},"modified":"2023-09-04T22:42:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T20:42:20","slug":"davina-mccall-reveals-she-interjected-on-my-mum-your-dad-crisis","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/davina-mccall-reveals-she-interjected-on-my-mum-your-dad-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"Davina McCall reveals she interjected on My Mum, Your Dad \u201ccrisis\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

The presenter was desperate to comfort one of the participants. <\/p>

By Katelyn Mensah\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 04 September 2023 at 20:00 PM<\/p>

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Davina McCall has revealed she had to interject during a moment on My Mum, Your Dad<\/a> when one of the contestants was having a particularly hard time.<\/p>\n

My Mum, Your Dad is a new reality TV series on ITV<\/a>, which follows a group of single parents who have been nominated by their grown-up children for a second chance at love.<\/p>\n

However, there is a big twist: Unknown to the parents, their children will be watching their every move, witnessing first-hand their parents\u2019 quest to find love.<\/p>\n

From heartwarming confessions to one-to-one dates, the series will take place across 10 hour-long episodes as viewers get the chance to see these singletons on their romantic journeys.<\/p>

Speaking about her interaction with the parents on My Mum, Your Dad, Davina McCall<\/a> revealed to RadioTimes.com<\/a> and other press that there was a moment when she asked the production team if she could go into the Retreat and comfort one of the participants.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was a moment, I don\u2019t know if it made it into the show or not, where I actually did say to the production team, \u2018Please let me just go in and talk to this person,\u2019 because they were having a proper crisis,\u201d the TV presenter explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis person was so lovely and could not see it for themselves. I had to go in and say, \u2018We chose you because you are brilliant. Know that.\u2019 So I did that once. I\u2019d have loved to be in there all the time giving them advice.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Davina McCall has been a vocal supporter of this kind of show since before it even came to fruition.<\/p>\n

Speaking on Steven Bartlett\u2019s Diary of a CEO podcast<\/a> in January 2023, McCall said she had been \u201cliterally begging\u201d the broadcaster to let her present a TV show that involved older people finding love.<\/p>\n

In a statement via ITV ahead of the show\u2019s release, McCall said: \u201cThank goodness the secret is finally out! I\u2019ve been bursting to tell! I\u2019m so excited to host My Mum, Your Dad \u2013 this show will have you so invested in the people in it.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFascinating, vibrant individuals who have lived incredible lives already, with a million life lessons under their belts, as they search for their perfect life partner. But also with the juiciest twist of any show I\u2019ve ever worked on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Thinking back on filming the series, McCall told RadioTimes.com<\/strong> and other press she was \u201cbeside herself\u201d when she first met the parents on My Mum, Your Dad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cIt was like a dream come true to walk into an entertainment and TV programme and see my people. A bunch of mid-lifers who all look really cool, really good fun, we all understand each other. [It was] really brilliant to be in a room full of those kind of people,\u201d she said.<\/p>