Gethin Jones is 48, has spent more than two decades on British television, and is still single. The BBC Morning Live presenter has no confirmed girlfriend as of May 2026, though his birthday ski trip in February raised questions about one particular travel companion. Here is everything known about his love life, from his broken engagement to his Hinge ban, and where things stand right now.
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Some Facts About Gethin Jones
- Full name: Gethin Clifford Jones
- Born: 12 February 1978, Cardiff
- Occupation: TV presenter — BBC Morning Live, formerly Blue Peter
- Relationship status: Single (May 2026)
- Ever married: No
- Engaged: Once, to Katherine Jenkins (2011)
Who Is Gethin Jones Dating Right Now?
Nobody confirmed. His most recent moment of public attention came in February 2026, when he shared Instagram photos from a group ski trip to Morzine in the French Alps. In several of the images, he was pictured alongside Pien Meulensteen, a 29-year-old Dutch-born sports broadcaster. The pair were photographed linking arms, and matching birthday cards addressed to both of them were visible in the background. Their birthdays fall close together — Pien’s in January, Gethin’s on 12 February — so the trip served as a joint celebration with friends.
Multiple outlets contacted reps for both. No comment came back from either side. Neither has addressed the speculation publicly.
Who is Pien Meulensteen?
She is a prominent figure in British sports broadcasting. Her father is René Meulensteen, who served as Sir Alex Ferguson’s assistant manager at Manchester United from 2008 to 2013. Pien moved to the UK from the Netherlands in 2001, graduated from the University of Salford with a First Class Honours degree in Broadcast Journalism in 2019, and in 2023 became the first woman to commentate on a live Premier League match for Sky Sports. She works across Sky Sports, ITV, Premier League Productions and DAZN. Her personal life has always been kept out of public view.
The 19-year age gap between them has been noted in the press. Whether there is anything beyond a group of friends on a ski trip has not been confirmed by anyone involved.
Helen Skelton: The Rumour That Ran for 18 Months
Before Pien Meulensteen came into the picture, Gethin’s name had been attached to his Morning Live co-host Helen Skelton throughout much of 2024 and 2025. The two have known each other since their overlapping years at Blue Peter, but as their on-screen chemistry became more visible, so did the speculation.
How the story developed:
- 2024 — The pair appeared together at a charity ball. Onlookers told press their “connection was undeniable” and that they appeared to be together as a couple
- May 2025 — They attended the TV BAFTAs together. A source said: “There’s a feeling in recent months their friendship has blossomed into a deeper connection”
- Summer 2025 — Spotted together at a luxury spa, which prompted another wave of reports
- July 2025 — Gethin was seen on a celebrity dating app while in Australia for the British and Irish Lions tour. A source told Mail Online this “puts the nail in the coffin” for the romance speculation
- February 2026 — Helen addressed it directly in The Mirror: “We just work together, we are not together. No, no, no. We are just work friends”
Helen, 42, separated from rugby player Richie Myler in 2022 after he started a new relationship when their youngest child, Elsie, was just four months old. They have three children together. She has also said publicly that a new relationship is not something she has been thinking about.
Both she and Gethin have held the same position across multiple interviews. They are old friends from their Blue Peter years, and that is where it ends.
The Hinge Ban: When 300 Women Reported Him for Catfishing
In early 2025, Gethin appeared on the Restless Natives podcast with Line of Duty actor Martin Compston and broadcaster Gordon Smart. The story he told ran across British media for days.
He had been banned from Hinge. Twice. More than 300 women had filed catfishing complaints against his profile, genuinely not believing a recognisable BBC presenter would have a real account on a dating app.
What followed became the part everyone quoted. Alone on a Thursday night, eating cereal, he sat down and wrote to the platform: “Dear Hinge, Hi it’s Gethin here, 46. I just want to get my money back because it’s not really working for me.”
The story was picked up by Deadline and ran across UK media within hours. Behind the self-deprecating humour, there is a genuine point about what dating as a public figure actually looks like. During his Blue Peter years, he had a stalker serious enough for the BBC to assign him personal security. He reflected on it afterwards: “Obviously they knew stuff I didn’t.” Fame, for Gethin, has consistently made his private life more complicated than most.
Has Gethin Jones Ever Been Married?
No. Gethin Jones has never been married. He came close once.
Gethin Jones and Katherine Jenkins: The Engagement That Left a Lasting Mark
This is the relationship that shaped how Gethin has spoken about love ever since.
He and Welsh mezzo-soprano Katherine Jenkins first met in 2005, but the romantic connection did not follow until two years later, when Katherine performed on Strictly Come Dancing in October 2007 while Gethin was competing as a contestant. They began dating in December 2007 and were together for four years.
In January 2011, Gethin proposed in Mexico. The engagement was announced publicly in February. By May, they had already announced they were putting the wedding on hold due to their schedules. On 30 December 2011, both announced the split on Twitter the same day.
Katherine wrote: “Geth and I have decided to go our separate ways. We are both beyond broken-hearted.” Gethin responded: “I’m deeply sad to tell you that Kath and I have ended our relationship as a couple. We are both heartbroken.”
They had reportedly bought a house together.
In the BBC documentary Being Katherine Jenkins, aired in 2014, she said she never fully understood his reasons. “Everybody else is under the impression it was my decision, my ambition — I wanted to take over the world. It was so far from the truth.” Sources at the time told Mail Online that Gethin had grown tired of Katherine pushing back the wedding date to focus on her career in America.
For Gethin, the fallout was serious. Speaking on The Mirror’s Outdoors in Mind podcast in 2023, he admitted the split had triggered a genuine period of depression. “I remember doing BBC Radio 5Live and going into the toilet at 5.30am going, ‘All right. Come on. Just focus for the next three hours, and then you can go back to being sad again.’ I definitely had a bad bout of depression during that time.” He went to therapy for two years and has said he still does the work.
Katherine later married American film director Andrew Levitas at Hampton Court Palace in 2014. They have two children.
Gethin Jones’ Full Dating History
| Partner | Period | What Happened |
|---|---|---|
| Katherine Jenkins | Dec 2007 to Dec 2011 | Four-year relationship. Engaged Jan 2011. Split Dec 2011 |
| Kelly Brook | 2013 | Dinner dates in LA. Never made official |
| Lucy Mecklenburgh | Aug 2014 | A few dates. Mutually ended |
| Katja Zwara | 2017 to Feb 2018 | One year together |
| Cici Coleman | Aug 2023 | Spotted together in London. Unconfirmed |
| Helen Skelton | 2024 to 2025 | 18 months of rumours. Both denied |
| Pien Meulensteen | Feb 2026 | Photographed together. Unconfirmed |
After Katherine, Gethin was briefly linked to Kelly Brook in Los Angeles in 2013, though he denied any romantic involvement. In August 2014, he went on several dates with former TOWIE star Lucy Mecklenburgh, 13 years his junior. She later told New! Magazine: “We went out a few times a while ago but it was bad timing for both of us. He’s the nicest guy.” She is now married to Ryan Thomas.
His last confirmed relationship was with German model Katja Zwara, widely known from Olly Murs’ music video for Dance With Me Tonight. They dated through 2017 and parted ways in February 2018. Work schedules were cited as the reason.
In August 2023, Gethin was spotted attending the West End production of 2:22 A Ghost Story in London alongside First Dates waitress Cici Coleman. Their mutual friend Frankie Bridge was in the cast at the time. Neither commented on whether it went beyond a night out.
What Gethin Jones Has Said About Relationships and Marriage
His position on what he wants has been steady across years of interviews.
“All I want to do now is meet someone, get married, have a big family, be a good father. I have never made any secret of that but the problem is finding someone.”
His older sister Mereid, who works for the NHS and appeared on his Hits Radio show, offered her own candid take on why things have not worked out. “He does tend to have a type,” she said. “The last two girls even had the same name.” On his standards, she added: “If there’s one tiny thing wrong, like if their middle toe is longer than their big toe, he goes off them.”
Gethin has not disputed any of it. Speaking to The Sun in 2016, he said: “My relationship history has taught me that it’s not good to settle. The older I get, the more relaxed I feel about it.” He has also said, separately, that he has not ruled out adopting.
As of May 2026, Gethin Jones has no confirmed partner. The Pien Meulensteen question remains open, and he has not answered it. What he has said, repeatedly and in his own words across more than a decade of interviews, is that he is still looking for the right person and he is not willing to settle for less. Given that his middle-toe standard apparently still applies, whoever that person turns out to be has a very specific set of criteria to clear.
