Singer Casey Donovan finds the dating scene in Sydney ‘hard work’

THE harsh reality of the dating game in Sydney forced Casey Donovan to take matters into her own hands. Still recovering from a nasty catfishing incident — she put her faith in producers by agreeing to take part in new dating show.

THE harsh reality of the dating game in Sydney forced Casey Donovan to take matters into her own hands.

Unlucky in love — and still recovering from a nasty catfishing incident — the singer and actor put her faith in television producers by agreeing to take part in new reality dating show Blind Date.

“It is hard work (the dating scene),” Donovan said.

Casey Donovan has tried her hand at the reality TV dating game by being a contestant on Blind Date. Picture: Justin Lloyd

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“Considering I’ve never had a boyfriend and people can just put my name into Google and one of the first things that comes up is a fake relationship for six years and that I was a sex addict, which is always great to water down and explain what really happened.”

Donovan, 30, revealed in her autobiography Big Beautiful And Sexy — recently re-released as Big, Beautiful And Sexier — that she was in a hoax telephone relationship with a man named Campbell that turned out to be a female friend of hers.

She has revived her career after winning I'm A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! Picture: Dylan Robinson

Donovan revealed earlier this year she was working as an Uber driver before she scored an acting gig on Channel 10’s Street Smart. Picture: Supplied/Channel 10

Now though, she’s optimistic about the future and joked Blind Date was the “closest thing she’s got to being the Bachelorette”.

“Having that crushing catfishing experience to then going out into the world of real people and real boys was a massive change in my life, finding the confidence within myself to realise guys might want to date me,” she said.

“Having all of these inner demons to fight with, like thinking I’m too big, there comes a point where I had to accept who I am for what I am and what I do, and slowly but surely I have found the confidence to be proud at whatever size I am.

“Happy is what I’ve always wanted to be. And I think I am there now … most of the time anyway.”

Donovan’s episode of Blind Date will air on Channel 10 at 7.30pm on Monday.