Tinder‘s ‘most swiped man’ who once dated Vanessa Feltz and racked up 48,000 likes on the dating app says he has been left smitten with a woman he met offline.
Stefan-Pierre Tomlin, 34, downloaded Tinder in June 2015 after ‘struggling to find love’ but he quickly became addicted and was averaging over three hours each day trawling for potential matches.
It led to him earning the title ‘Mr Tinder’ in 2017 when it was revealed that 14,600 users had swiped right – signalling their interest – for him, which was more than anyone else on the platform.
But despite the hordes of potential suitors on the app, the trained pilot and male model said he ‘never found love’ on subsequent dates stemming from swipes.
He did settle down briefly with NHS nurse Leanne Noakes in 2023 before having ‘four or five’ dates with Ms Feltz last year – but he says these recent romances and other previous ones were short lived and ‘never worked out’.
That is until now, as Mr Tomlin revealed he is ‘love-struck’ after a night-out to a bar in Soho, London, led him to find his very own ‘Ms Right’ in finance manager, Vicky Batsford, 43, who he says took his ‘breath away’.
He says their meeting was at first ‘unexpected’ but nine months on the pair have become official and are ‘smitten’ to the point they are considering moving in with each other and potentially tying the knot.
Mr Tomlin, from Greenwhich, who owns his own match-making company, said he ‘swiped right on her in real life’.
Stefan-Pierre Tomlin (above) earned the title ‘Mr Tinder’ after it was revealed he had been swiped right on more than anyone else on the dating app
Mr Tomlin (right) says he is now ‘love-struck’ after a night-out led him to find his very own ‘Ms Right’ in finance manager, Vicky Batsford (left)
Mr Tomlin (right) went on ‘four or five’ dates with Vanessa Feltz (left) last year but the pair broke it off after realising they had little in common
‘She stole my attention straight away and everything was easy and natural with her,’ he continued.
‘At one point, I was getting 40 matches a day on Tinder and had to mute the app. Since then, online dating has never really worked for me. Meeting Vicky, I knew things would be different.
‘She’s organised, humble, and saw me beyond the Mr Tinder facade. She’s the perfect woman for me and I’m completely off-limits now.’
Mr Tomlin told how he had been on a ‘spontaneous night out’ with friends when he first bumped into Vicky in October 2024.
‘She was wearing a fitted black dress and looked super fun,’ he said. ‘We made eye contact and both smiled while crossing paths.
‘I knew I had to talk to her and we exchanged numbers that night. We quickly became friends and things lifted off from there.’
Mr Tomlin said that Ms Batsford had ‘no idea’ he was ‘Mr Tinder’ when they first met, and that it was only later that week she became aware and was quite ‘intimidated’.
‘At first, it was a massive eye roll,’ the 43-year-old from Essex said.
Mr Tomlin (left) said that Ms Batsford (right) had ‘no idea’ he was ‘Mr Tinder’ when they first met, and that it was only later that week she became aware and was quite ‘intimidated’
‘At first, it was a massive eye roll,’ Ms Batsford (right) said about Mr Tomlin’s nickname of ‘Mr Tinder’
Mr Tomlin (right) did also settle down briefly with NHS nurse Leanne Noakes (left) in 2023 but it did not work out
‘But I didn’t think anything of it at first, as we were just friends. I did ask if he was a s**g, which we laughed about.
‘But after a few more drinks over the following weeks, we chatted more and I found him incredibly interesting. He soon swooned me over.’
Mr Tomlin had used Tinder to go on over 15 dates, four of which resulted in relationships during his nine-year spell.
But he ‘struggled’ to meet ‘the one’ especially after he ‘shot to fame’ in 2017 saying that it led to ‘inauthentic interactions’.
‘My success with dating apps plummeted after I became Mr Tinder,’ he said. ‘It’s just become a game where people ‘swipe on me’ just because of who I am.
‘So finding love the old-fashioned way was what I heavily relied on and I’m chuffed to say it has worked. It was probably in my favour that Vicky perhaps didn’t know who I was off the bat.’
Although Ms Batsford admitted there were ‘clear differences’ in who they are, she says she ‘couldn’t be happier’ to call Mr Tomlin her boyfriend.
Mr Tomlin (left) said he is ‘chuffed’ to have found love the ‘old-fashioned way with Ms Batsford (right)
The pair initially chatted as friends before Mr Tomlin (left) ‘swooned’ Ms Batsford (right) over
Although Ms Batsford admitted there were ‘clear differences’ in who they are, she says she ‘couldn’t be happier’ to call Mr Tomlin her boyfriend
‘We come from very different worlds,’ she said. ‘I’m way more structured and disciplined – and he’s a lot more spontaneous.
‘But I think that creates a good balance and a reason why we work so well together. We’re super happy.’
Earlier this month the pair made their relationship official and say they are now planning to move in with each other.
Mr Tomlin says ‘marriage is definitely in the future’ with Vicky because she ‘truly feels like the real deal’.
He added: ‘In the past, I’ve dated models, nurses, and idiots. However, things are different now with my new partner and we live a stable life. It’s something I’ve never had before.’
Mr Tomlin established online match-making site, Celebrity Love Coach, in 2021 and has since set up 52 couples.
‘I found my love and I’ve always wanted to help others find theirs,’ he said.
‘The dating world is always changing and it’s easy to lose hope.
‘But there is love for anyone who is willing to put themselves outside their comfort zone.’
