IAIN Stirling has recalled his ‘disaster’ first date with now-wife Laura Whitmore.
The comedian recounted his blunder during an appearance on a special edition of Loose Women & Men.
He recalled how he thought it would be good to support his friend while also trying to impress Laura.
Iain said: “It was ok but I made the mistake of, I took Laura, my wife, to see my friend Steve, who was doing a show at Soho Theatre in London.
"When you do a show in London, it’s sort of quite a big deal so my best friend Steve bought some of his family and all his friends.
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"Laura sort of met my best friend’s Mum and Dad, and all his close family and friends on our first date… and the show was about falling in love with somebody so I might as well have come out in a wedding dress!”
The show later discussed research showing two-thirds of dads admitting they feel left out of parenting routines.
Iain spoke about the couples two-year-old daughter Stevie, saying: “I was delighted obviously, it’s one of the best things that’s ever happened to me.
“Our set up, I didn’t feel [pushed out] at all, I was very fortunate with that.
"I think when you talk about men feeling pushed out, I think that’s not to say a man is putting his emotions or feelings above his own family, he’ll always put his family first.
"I think it’s just important sometimes, which is what I’ve always thought, that anything that involves your mental wellbeing, that you need to keep your mental wellbeing in check so that you can be there for your wife and baby.
"If a man is feeling pushed out, that’s not him saying ‘hey, give me some attention’, he’s just saying ‘here’s how I’m feeling’."
He continued: “You have to talk about how you’re feeling so you can be in a better place.
"If you had a bad back and you couldn’t pick up your kid because your back was sore, you’d go and get your back looked at, you wouldn’t lie there with a bad back, whinging at everybody.
MENTAL INSTABILITY
"So if you’re feeling some sort of mental instability, whether it be, not feeling valued or pushed out, you can have those conversations to then be a better functioning dad down the line.”
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Judi Love added: “I think we have to be really careful with our own personal narrative or experiences because you can’t tell someone how they feel.
"You can’t say ‘you shouldn’t be feeling like that’ and this is what you’re supposed to be doing."