Just days after Mr Tumble actor Justin Fletcher confirmed his relationship with 34-year-old co-star Samantha Dorrance, her father - only nine years older than Justin - has spoken to the Daily Mail...

For Justin, aged 55, is the man behind the phenomenon that is children's TV megastar Mr Tumble, the colourful clown with a talent for slapstick and entertaining young children.

Kid TV star Mr Tumble and new girlfriend Samantha Dorrace, who is 17 years his junior, were seen arriving at four-star hotel The Mount Country Manor Hotel & Golf in Wolverhampton.