The Circle’s Tim is quickly becoming the nation’s sweetheart thanks to his brightly coloured wardrobe and almost permanently happy personality.
And tonight he cemented his love with his two new besties Brooke and Georgina by revealing he was gay to them, talking about his other half of 19 years.
Starting a private chat between the three of them called the Scholar Squad, the trio – who are all playing as themselves – started chatting about wanting to learn languages.
However, Brooke seized the opportunity to hear something romantic, asking Tim how he met his partner.
‘I may be single, but I’m all up for a love story, and I see you’ve got a partner- how did you meet each other?,’ she asked him.
Tim then sighed and decided to confirm that the ‘partner’ in his bio was, as the pair had guessed, a man.
He responded: ‘I met my partner in Greece 19 years ago, and I’m still together with him.’
Obviously, the girls loved to hear about the story – and wanted to know more about the super friendly player.
Mainly Brooke, who wanted to know the secret of having an other half last for 19 years.
‘The secret is, he knows best!’ Tim joked back.
He then said to the cameras: ‘I’m not normally so blunt as this, I normally expect other people to draw their own conclusions, based on the colour of my socks!’
Viewers cheers him on as he decided to open up to his mates – and declared him an icon instantly
Tim is a national treasure and needs to be protected at all costs. A true gay icon #theCircle
— Joshua Farrell (@josh_farrell_13) September 26, 2019
LOVING TIM!!! LET AN OLDER GAY MAN WIN SOMETHING FOR A CHANGE!! #TheCircle
— owen dickinson #FBPE (@owendickinson2) September 26, 2019
I don't like reality TV as a rule but I'm obsessed with #TheCircle and if Tim doesn't win I'm going to be pissed. He's a gay cat loving Robin Williams lookalike who cried over Brexit, what's not to love?
— Lewis Bright Rees (@LewisBrite) September 26, 2019
Tim is gay YAS QUEEEN THIS IS THE KIND OF REPRESENTATION WE NEED ❤️ #TheCircle
— Sam 🏳️🌈 (@SamuelllMatthew) September 26, 2019
Georgina declared that she loved love.
Getting to know things himself from his new buds, he decided to learn some new skills himself and attempted to hashtag.
He didn’t do it right and accidentally put the hashtag at the end, but the effort was there and we applaud him for it.
However there was a sting in the tail at the end of the episode as it was revealed that it was time for the players to rank everyone again.
The results could see another person getting blocked from the game.
The Circle continues weeknights at 10pm on Channel 4.
If you've got a story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk Entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page - we'd love to hear from you.
Got a showbiz story?
MORE: The Circle: Richard Madeley alter-ego Judy catches eye of Zoe Ball’s son Woody in awks first chat