Nineties pin-up Melinda Messenger, 52, reveals she is still hot property - Daily Mail
'Guys half my age ask me out!' Nineties pin-up Melinda Messenger, 52, reveals she is still hot property with men 'old enough to be her son' seeking dates after she let her hair go grey
Nineties pin-up and glamour modelling icon Melinda Messenger, 52, has revealed she is still hot property and is often asked out by younger men.
The quinquagenarian revealed last year that she was liberating herself by letting her blonde locks go grey and since she has still been fending off toyboys.
Speaking about her romantic prospects, the Nineties icon said: 'I have had guys half my age asking me out. Those who recognise me will already know how old I am — although it still doesn't seem to be an issue.
'I can't help but think, "I am literally old enough to be your mother".'
Melinda split from her husband Wayne Roberts, with whom she has children Morgan, 23, Flynn, 21, and Evie, 19, in 2012 after marrying in Bali in 1998 and she has since launched herself back into the dating pool with full force.
The stunner confessed she is dating a mystery man - who she staunchly refused to identify. Speaking to The Sun, she said: 'I'm open to marriage again. It needs to be at the right time with the right person.'
After spending three years single, she pushed the importance of women spending time alone and not consumed by a romance.
She went on: 'Dating someone doesn't mean you'll marry them and be together forever. It may last a few weeks, months or years. That's the beauty and magic of it.
'Wayne and I had 20 years together. I've had a couple of relationships since and I've not found someone to marry yet. I wanted time for myself and being on your own is so nourishing. It was time well spent and I recommend it to everyone.'
In August last year, Melinda took to Instagram to speak about her hair transformation as she admitted showing her greys has been 'an act of self love'.
Alongside a stunning selfie, she penned the caption: 'Why allowing my silver/grey hair to grow is an act of self love for me...
'I used to feel that I had to look a certain way, that I needed makeup and nice hair especially if I was going to be seen out in public...
'What I've come to understand, is that it was because I didn't really value who I was. Partly the conditioning of getting validation for 'looking nice' but a whole lot of not loving myself enough...
'It's taken me 51 years to see that I was always good enough (we all are [smiling emoji] so I don't want to spend the next years of life feeling I have to be anything other than just myself. I have finally given myself permission to just be...
'This doesn't mean I'm not ever going to get a treatment or go out all done up, I will, but I will do that because its fun and because I want to...
'Not because I don't feel ok about myself just as I am. That way I tell the child inside of me, I love you just as you are so she can get on with the proper business of playing and loving life.'
Back in February, Melinda admitted she's 'happier than ever' at the age of 51 and won't stop 'challenging herself' as she gets older.
The former Page 3 model, who shot to fame after being spotted on a billboard for a windows firm in Swindon in 1997, is now focusing on her fitness.
Melinda, who has been tipped to be joining the next celebrity series of SAS: Who Dares Wins, is now training for a 48-mile Nepal hike.
In an interview with The Mirror, she said: 'Being in your 50s is such an important and powerful stage in life. And the challenge is to keep on growing and developing.
'You shouldn't stop when you get to a certain age. It's good to keep challenging yourself. As I have got older, I am much happier and I don't care what I look like if I fail.'
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