“Desperate Housewives” star Teri Hatcher is breaking up with dating apps after one platform suspected the actress of impersonating herself.
The Emmy-nominated actress revealed on a recent episode of HSN's “Getting Grilled With Curtis Stone” that she turned to the dating app Hinge to meet new people. However, after signing up for her, she claims she was quickly banned from the platform as a potential “catfish,” someone who uses an identity other than her own to attract another person into a relationship.
“Well, they thought I was pretending to be Teri Hatcher,” she said.
Hatcher, also known for the TV series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” said she filed a complaint with Hinge about the lockout and requested a refund. Hinge equipment He apologizedbut has since moved on from finding love on apps.
“We are so sorry, Teri! “Some people thought you were too good to be true,” Hinge said in a December 2021 X response to the actor, before referencing his brief stint on “Seinfeld.” “Send us an email… with the subject 'Jerry Missed Out' and we'll fix it.”
As part of its efforts to keep its users safe and minimize catfishing, Hinge rolled out “Selfie Verification” in 2022. “Selfie Verification” asks users to prove they are authentic with a matching selfie video. with your face with that of your profile photos.
During the “Getting Grilled” conversation, Stone apparently alluded to the exclusive celebrity dating app Raya, but Hatcher said that didn't work for her either.
Instead of searching for potential matches, Hatcher wants to take a more organic approach to starting a relationship.
“I feel like if there's any way to go somewhere and meet someone, that's how it's going to have to be,” he said.
Hatcher, 59, has been married twice. From 1988 to 1989 she was married to “Deadly Prey” actor Marcus Leithold. In 1994, she married “The Closer” actor Jon Tenney. They divorced in 2003. Hatcher shares her daughter Emerson, 26, with Tenney.
Teri Hatcher, right, and her daughter Emerson Tenney attend a 2013 premiere in Los Angeles
(Richard Shotwell / Invision / Associated Press)
Even without a partner or dating apps, Hatcher said, she's “happy.”
And he continued: “I have a very full life, a very busy life. I have beautiful friends. It's okay: I don't need a man. I have a cat.”
