Women swarm to mattress jockey Tom Bellamy after his mum’s ‘find-him-a-fillie’ TV plea
His mother Sue touched the nation’s hearts when – after watching him ride his first ever Cheltenham winner – she announced on telly she hoped it would help him find a girlfriend
Jockey Tom Bellamy now has an army of female admirers(Image: Michael Steele, Getty Images)
Jockey Tom Bellamy responded to his mum’s ‘find-him-a-fillie’ TV plea by recording a hilarious video looking for love.
His mother Sue touched the nation’s hearts when – after watching him ride his first ever Cheltenham winner – she announced on telly she hoped it would help him find a girlfriend.
Tom – a self-confessed former ‘party animal’ and ‘playboy’ – told the Daily Star he thought her plea was ‘hilarious’.
He was back in the saddle at Fakenham yesterday (fri) but found time to record a dating agency-style video to lure in admirers.
The 31-year-old race ace – who piloted 40-1 shot White Noise to a shock victory in the Ryanair Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle on Thursday – said: “My name’s Tom Bellamy, Cheltenham festival winning jockey.
“My hobbies involve riding horses regularly, playing the odd game of golf.
“I enjoy watching sport, cricket mainly.
“I’m an all-round good guy and in the words of my mother a ‘nice lad’.
“I’m 6ft, 31 – what a catch.
“What’s not to like?”
The clip went viral after it was posted on Instagram.
Tom said life since his mum’s appeal had been ‘just crazy’.
He told the Daily Star: “That’s the only way I can describe it.
“I heard what my mum had said on TV pretty much straight away and I found it hilarious.
“But she’s very embarrassed about it.”
Asked if he’d had any offers since Tom, who said he had given up his partying past in order to focus on his career, replied: “No comment.”
On whether he has had previous girlfriends he said: “I’m not going into that either.
“It’s fair to say I haven’t got a steady girlfriend at the moment.
“But if mum has her way she’ll soon find me one. It’s very funny.”
The Daily Star decided to help the new horseracing hero’s love search by asking Cheltenham revellers if they fancied joining his stable.
And it was good news for Tom as several revealed they were keen for a roll in the hay.
Pub boss Keira Sparks, 23, who runs The Railway Inn in Meare, near Glastonbury, said: “There’s an eight year difference.
“But he’d be a good ride, right?
“I may be interested.
“But I think I’d be more interested in a racehorse owner. There’s more money coming their way.
“Still, who knows?”
Primary school teacher Sarah Jane Gilmartin, 24, from Tipperary, Ireland, said: “He’s obviously very fit. He’s a jockey.
“I mean, I suppose I’m volunteering, maybe.
“The racing season would be a problem. They’d never be around. They work really hard. They will be away working.
“But I’m not totally against it.”
Company directors Helen Tomes, 60, and Sarah Simons, 57, both from the Cotswolds, were also keen for an introduction.
Helen said: “I think if he would like a mature lady we might be interested.
“We’re not bothered about how much he earns. It’s ok, we’re rich.
“If he’s got strong legs that’s fine.”
Sarah added: “We’re just after the action, aren’t we?”
Teaching assistant Mollie Falk-Jones, 30, from Cheltenham, said dating a jockey would be ‘good for the money if he carries on winning’ as she would ‘never have to work again’.
But she said the move would upset her wife.
“He hasn’t got a girlfriend. I saw it on telly. I was watching it at home,” she said.
“If I wasn’t a lesbian I would have said yeah but I’m married to a woman. She wouldn’t like it.
“Nothing would stop me dating a jockey. I’m quite short and they tend to be quite short don’t they? If I was taller than them then maybe no. Because I’m short then it doesn’t bother me.
“This is one job I won’t be applying for.”
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