Tyson Beckford is opening up about the highs and lows of dating as a celebrity.
“I have trust issues. I’ve been cheated on,” Tyson, 54, shared during the Sunday, July 13, premiere of Kings Court. “I can give you a couple scenarios. Once, I was dating this girl and I went out of town for a couple weeks, and we were sharing a dog so I came back. She was seeing some other guy, and the guy was walking my dog, and then it ended up in Page Six.”
In Bravo’s new reality show, Tyson — along with NBA all-star Carlos Boozer and WWE legend Thaddeus “Titus O’Neil” Bullard — are searching for their queen among 21 single ladies.
Although Tyson has made a career out of being a supermodel, the famous bachelor said it hasn’t been easy trying to find his forever person.
“There’s this facade that because you’re voted People magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People in the World that life is easy for you, but I’m more than just a guy on a billboard,” he said while tearing up. “I’m a human. I trusted somebody.”
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Tyson continued, “I want you to know that s*** hurt me. That s*** hurt me bad.”
Hosts Holly Robinson Peete and Rodney Peete are hoping Tyson, Carlos, 43, and Titus, 48, are all able to build special connections as they embark on a new experience.
While each guy has their own reason for joining the show, Tyson explained that he’s ready to settle down.
“I don’t care what nobody says. Dating a celebrity is very hard,” he said in his introduction. “Being around beautiful women is almost normal in my world, but women have a hard time trusting me. I mean look at this face. It’s mischievous.”
All jokes aside, Tyson said it’s time “to put his big boy pants on and get my groove back.”
During one date with a woman named Brookell, Tyson confessed that she looked very familiar.
“I do know you. I slid into your DMs before,” he said before clarifying his intention. “I just gave you a compliment, said you were beautiful and left it at that because I don’t want to be that creepy guy on Instagram. If you can tell a woman she’s beautiful and it makes her day, I love to do that.”
Watch more of Tyson’s journey on Kings Court, airing on Bravo Sundays at 9 p.m. ET. Stream old episodes anytime on Peacock.
