Star-crossed lovers? Tinder introduces verified accounts for celebrities

The dating app has rolled out verified profiles, which means now you'll know if "celebrity" profiles on the app are for real – instead of having to rely on whether or not the profile picture is a heavily pixellated crop from a website, complete with watermark still attached. Tinder announced the move on its blog: "Now when notable public figures, celebrities and athletes appear in your recommendations, you'll know it's for real." Verified profiles for celebrities have long been in development, and were first mooted back in March 2014, when Tinder's chief executive, Sean Rad, said: "This will allow celebrities to enter Tinder in a different way." The app's chief marketing officer, Justin Mateen, added: "Tinder gives them [celebrities] the control to filter through the noise and communicate with people they want to know." Back in May 2014, singer Ed Sheeran said he believed he was the first celebrity to be approached by Tinder for a verified profile.