Dating app Badoo allows you to add video clips from your MUM on your profile

The saying goes that ‘mother knows best’, and now struggling singletons can enlist their mum’s help finding love online. 

Dating app, Badoo, now lets you add video clips from your family members to your dating profile.

The unusual tool is part of Badoo’s new ‘Family-Approved’ feature, which allows users to show that they’ve called on their family to help them land a date. 

Remy Le Fèvre, Global Head of Brand Engagement and Influence at Badoo, said: ‘Here at Badoo, we’re all about making sure singles feel confident putting their best foot forward when dating, and for many of us, that means getting a little help from the people that love them most. 

‘Family-Approved is here to help singles feel good right from the start of their dating journey, whilst also showing potential matches when profiles have had the trusted green light from their loved ones – which could be a fun icebreaker when starting a conversation!’

Family-Approved includes four new features, which are available on the Badoo app now. 

A new ‘family-approved’ badge can be added to your profile, which looks like a purple heart with a white tick in it. 

This subtly indicates to potential dates that you’ve been approved by a member of your family. 

Taking things a step further, users can opt to feature a video from a family member ‘approving’ them, with the new Clips feature. 

Alternatively, the Prompts tool includes dedicated prompts that allow you to share what your family would say about you to a prospective match.

Family-Approved includes four new features, which are available on the Badoo app now

And finally, the Interests tool lets you highlight the interests your family has given the sign of approval to. 

The launch of the new tool follows a survey of 1,000 Britons, which found that over half (56 per cent), would prefer to enlist someone they trust to build their dating app profile for them.

They survey also found that almost a third (31 per cent) say they think their family would do a much better job of expressing their best bits and cute quirks to help them bag a date. 

Meanwhile, three in five (59 per cent) confess they have already sought help from friends or family before updating their dating app profile.