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SHE knew as soon as she saw him that he was going to be her “future husband”.
Jessica explained that her dad had called to tell her to tune in to see the “really cool” guy on ITV matchmaking show Take Me Out.
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And, in a video on her TikTok page, Jessica revealed “something clicked” when she did so, and she knew she had to meet him.
“There was just something about him that I really liked,” she grinned.
After watching the programme – which aimed to set up a date between a man and one of 30 single women – Jessica “hunted him down on Facebook”.
They then started messaging for “three months or so”, before moving on to FaceTime calls.
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Once they’d established a relationship, Jessica travelled from her home in the “very, very north of England” to Jamie’s in the “very, very south of England”.
“So basically within days we like developed this just really, really insane connection between each other and we’ve pretty much been together ever since!” she added.
Things got “even crazier” when Jessica – who didn’t “play a single instrument” – decided to teach herself the drums, and she’s now the drummer in Jamie’s band.
“I love the ending,” she added in the video caption.
People were quick to comment on the clip, with one writing: “This is wild!
“Honestly, I remember watching the show but I thought you were gonna say you were on there as one of the single ladies.
“I guess when you know you know!”
“My nephew did exactly the same with a girl he saw on Deal or no Deal,” another added.
“They have now been married for over 15 years and have 2 children.”
“Me and my partner met at a gig, went on a few dates then drifted apart,” a third commented.
“Three later we were at the same gig again (with different people) and ended up talking again.
“Got together pretty quick and now its our 8 year anniversary next month!
Paddy McGuinness’ TV Timeline
2000-2001 – Phoenix Nights
2004 – Max & Paddy’s Road To Nowhere
2005 – Max & Paddy’s The Power of Two
2008-2010 – Rory and Paddy’s Great British Adventure
2010-2019 – Take Me Out
2011 – 71 Degrees North
2013 – Your Face Sounds Familiar
2015 – Benchmark
2017-2018 – The Keith & Paddy Picture Show
2019 – Celebrity Juice
2019-2022 – Top Gear
2019-2022 – Catchpoint
2021-2022 – I Can See Your Voice
2021-2023 – A Question of Sport
2024 – Paddy and Chris: Road Tripping
2024-2025 – Inside The Factory
2023-2025 – Tempting Fortune
“Love the messages yous seem to have the same humour/banter as well,” someone else added.
“Love this story! Just shows you the guy doesn’t always have to make the first approach!”
“Aha aw thanks!” Jessica replied.
“Yeah it’s amazing how it turned out – definitely a woman who knows what, or who she wants!”
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