BBC Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett has broken his silence on his love life after opening up about his rarely-seen girlfriend.
The businessman, 29, is the youngest ever Dragon on the show and is on the panel alongside Touker Souleyman, Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden and Sara Davies.
The multi-millionaire met influencer Melanie Vaz Lopez on Instagram in 2016 after bonding over one of his relationship videos.
Steven has now admitted that he never thought he’d find love due to his own parents ‘toxic’ relationship, and he even broke off his romance with brunette Melanie before finally winning her back.
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Speaking to The Sun, Steven said he ‘wasn’t sure’ whether he’d find love given everything he’d learned about it as a child ‘wasn’t very good,’ and it took ‘a lot of work’ to find someone like Melanie.
He said: “I wasn’t sure if that was going to be possible for me, because what I learned about love at a young age was not very good. It was quite toxic.
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“My early experience would be my parents shouting at each other a lot, so I thought relationships were going to be difficult.
“I kind of avoided relationships until I was about 25.”
He added: “But after doing a lot of work, I eventually found someone that I fell in love with and I’ve been mature enough to keep that relationship strong and grow with it.
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“I think that’s what I’m most proud of, because it’s probably the hardest thing.”
The pair split after one year together when Steven ended their romance, claiming he couldn’t commit to her between “seven in the morning and nine o’clock at night” due to his hectic work schedule.
Earlier this year, he flew to Bali to win the French entrepreneur back after admitting he regretted his decision.
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After spending four days on the tropical island together, Steven wooed Melanie over and the pair have been together ever since.
He explained: “The way it is with me, between the hours of say seven in the morning and nine o’ clock at night, I am in the zone, I’ve got total tunnel vision.
“I find it hard to switch off and engage with other relationships and that also costs those relationships.”
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Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
