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Hollywood child star Jonathan Lipnicki to make sensational UK TV debut… on Celebs Go Dating
FAMOUS child star Jonathan Lipnicki is returning to the spotlight in the upcoming series of Celebs Go Dating.
The actor, 27, has starred in hit films including the Oscar-winning Jerry Maguire, alongside Tom Cruise and Renee Zellweger, Stuart Little and The Little Vampire.
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Now he's all grown up and looking for love with the help of dating experts Eden Blackman and Lady Nadia Essex.
An insider told us: "Jonathan is a huge name for the programme and show bosses are delighted to have him.
"As a kid he charmed audiences with his cute persona, now he's hoping to charm them in a different way find love."
Jonathan is still acting but his roles in recent years haven't been as high-profile as those in the late 90s and early 00s.
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His latest flick is low-budget horror flick Circus Kane, and the actor believes his skills have developed ever since he began attending acting classes in high school.
Discussing the transition from child superstar to a grown up in the industry, he told : "I took kind of a break. It wasn't really traditionally a break. I was still auditioning here and there. I was kind of in an awkward phase, and I wasn't as confident in myself, and the best thing as an actor you can bring to a role is yourself. When you aren't confident in who that person is, you're not going to be the best actor.
"Truthfully, I wasn't the best actor for a while. I started going to acting classes right when I started doing high school. I've been in acting class since. Doing that and doing some theatre has given me some confidence. It's humbling, because there is always so much to learn. I think that was the key for me. I'm always trying to level up and work more."
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The star is into his martial arts and has shared pictures of him practising jiu-jitsu and kickboxing. Topless pictures on his Instagram page show him looking buff, and he'll certainly be a catch on the show.
He will join Love Island's Mike Thalatissis, Towie's Gemma Collins and Made In Chelsea's Sam Thompson for the fourth series.
Yesterday we revealed Sam will aim to restart his romantic life following his split with long-term girlfriend Tiff Watson and failed romance with Amelia Lily.
The Made In Chelsea star opened up about his heartbreak over his three-year relationship with Tiff ending while in CBB this summer, and went on to enjoy a flirtation with housemate Amelia which came to nothing on the outside.
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Now he is ready to move on so has enlisted the help of love gurus Nadia Essex and Eden Blackman to help brush up his dating skills.
A source told The Sun Online: “Sam was really heartbroken this summer over his split with Tiff, but he’s now ready to put everything back into finding love.
“He was really young when he got together with Tiff so he hasn’t had a great deal of experience of dating, so is willing to do everything that Nadia and Eden tell him to get back in the game.”
Sam previously told The Sun Online that he had taken a step back from MIC as he worried about what the show would do to his mental health in the wake of his breakup.
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He said: "I worry about myself on Made in Chelsea at the moment, I don't know where I stand on it. To me MIC has given me everything I have, and I will never slate the show or the producers.
"I'm not a fighter, I don't like getting involved in the drama. I'm not a Lucy Watson, I can't just say one word in a scene and have it slapped in and look funny, I can't do that, I'm not clever enough!
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"I just don't think the structure suits me as a person, but then again I never say I'd quit.
"After Ibiza I told them I needed a break as my mental state wasn't in the best place after the breakup so I'm not ready to jump back in.”
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