A woman says a celebrity she met on Tinder stopped calling, then suddenly came back after he found her profile on a sugar daddy site

Dating stories involving famous men tend to spread fast, especially when the woman telling them leaves the name out. TikTok user Stephanie, who posts as @stephaniematto, described what she called an “awful experience” dating a celebrity she matched with on Tinder, according to The Daily Dot. The video, first posted in April 2024, has drawn over two million views.

Stephanie said she was 26 and living in Los Angeles at the time, having moved there to become an actress. When acting did not work out, she started working as an exotic dancer, which she said she kept secret while dating. She described the celebrity as “really big” at the time, with a hit HBO show about baseball and a character she was obsessed with.

Their first date was at a comedy club where he was performing, and she brought a friend she called “a little bit of a train wreck.” Stephanie said the two of them were nearly thrown out for being too loud. The friend eventually left once she realized she was a third wheel, and the celebrity then invited Stephanie for drinks at a nearby bar.

Stephanie says the celebrity was married with two kids

After a few drinks, Stephanie said she invited herself to his house, where she stayed until about 4 a.m. talking about an ex who had ghosted her. She said it turned out the celebrity was married with two kids. Months went by without a word from him, which disappointed her, as she had thought the date went well despite how awkward he seemed.

Business at the club slowed down, so Stephanie said she made a profile on a sugar daddy dating website. Days later, the celebrity texted her to say he had found her there. According to Stephanie, he asked whether she liked using men for money, and she played along, as she thought it might lead to another date with a man she considered her type.

The arrangement took a strange turn when he asked her to be mean to him and demand money over PayPal. Stephanie said she told him “I like you, but bills gotta be paid,” and he sent $300, which she put toward her car payment. She said the arrangement lasted about a year and included two more dates, both of which involved money and her being mean to him.

Eventually, Stephanie asked when he would make her his girlfriend. She said he told her their arrangement was not special, as he was doing the same thing with three other women, one of whom was his assistant. Stephanie said she cut ties after that conversation. However, she admitted she still misses him and wishes someone were still covering her car payment.

Many viewers questioned whether the experience was really awful. One commenter asked how it counted as a bad experience when it seemed like she benefited. Another pointed out that she spent their first night together talking about her ex and still described the date as going well. A third said they would have ghosted too after a date like that.

Others focused on the guessing game. The most popular comment joked that the moment she said she was 26, viewers could rule out one famous actor known for dating younger women. However, a viewer from Australia admitted to having no idea who she meant, and another complained that a video promising a big reveal never revealed anything.

Stephanie is far from the only woman to say a generous man had a secret, as an Instagram user learned when her dating app match was newly married. In both stories, the women said they found out only after the gifts and payments had already started.

Stephanie never named the celebrity, and she ended the video by asking viewers to guess, so speculation about his identity could keep the old clip circulating.

Attack of the Fanboy was unable to independently verify the celebrity’s side of the story, as this account originates solely from Stephanie’s TikTok video.