Bondi Vet’s Dr Kate Adams reveals the reason she is still single at 38 – and why most men only like the ‘idea’ of dating beautiful women
- Dr Kate Adams is best known for her leading role on Channel Nine’s Bondi Vet
- She recently revealed she has trouble dating because men find her intimidating
- Dr Kate believes men feel threatened by accomplished and successful women
The accomplished star of hit TV series Bondi Vet says she is still single because the majority of men are intimidated by successful women.
In a recent interview on news.com.au’s weekly podcast, Kinda Sort Dating, Dr Kate Adams, best known for her leading role on the popular Channel Nine programme, revealed she finds dating difficult because of her high-flying career.
The 38-year-old vet, who was engaged twice in her 20s before breaking both off, argues while men may be attracted to beautiful, over-achieving women from a distance, the reality of being in a relationship with them is entirely different.
‘When they’re confronted with women [excelling in] traditionally male areas like business, they don’t know what to do,’ Dr Kate said.
‘I think sometimes it’s a little bit too much.’
Bondi Vet star Dr Kate Adams (pictured) recently revealed she finds dating difficult because of her high-flying career
The 38-year-old vet (pictured) argues while men may be attracted to beautiful, over-achieving women from a distance, the reality of being in a relationship with them is entirely different
Over the years, Dr Kate said she has realised there are a lot of men who are simply not interested in dating successful women.
‘There’s a dominance that exists when I’m at work…it’s what [pet] owners need in a crisis, for me to take control of the situation and make decisions,’ she explained.
‘I think these qualities are then perceived to be masculine…[but] underneath, I’m actually very feminine.’
Dr Kate said while she doesn’t believe she is dominant or ‘overly controlling’ in her personal life, men assume she will carry the qualities she needs to do her job into her romantic relationships.
Dr Kate (pictured) doesn’t believe she is dominant or ‘overly controlling’ in her personal life, but said men assume she will carry the qualities she needs to do her job into her relationships
Over the years, Dr Kate (pictured) said she has realised there are a lot of men who are simply not interested in dating successful women
She said she feels she is pigeonholed into a ‘Jennifer Aniston-esque stereotype’ of the highly successful and mature single woman who has been repeatedly unlucky in love.
Dr Kate admitted she has contemplated marrying someone and divorcing them, purely to escape this narrative.
Host Jana Hocking agreed, saying she has also felt pressure to settle down as a thirty-something-year-old woman.
In a separate interview with Adelaide Now, Dr Kate revealed she has been left to pick up the bill for her dates on more than one occasion.
The esteemed vet said it has happened so often at a restaurant or cafe, she would be ‘shocked’ if a man paid for her meal.
Dr Kate (pictured) admitted she has contemplated marrying someone and divorcing them, purely to escape the ‘Jennifer Aniston’ successful single woman stereotype
Dr. Kate joined ‘Bondi Vet: Coast to Coast’ in 2019, as one of the five new animal physicians to take Dr. Chris Brown’s role on the show.
She has owned the Bondi Vet Hospital in Sydney for several years.
She is also the director of Cannpal Animal Therapeutics and the founder of thankly.com, a website where you can send ‘thank you’ notes online.
Dr Kate relocated from Melbourne to Sydney in 2010 and lives in a terraced home in the leafy suburb of Paddington, 10 minutes drive to the CBD.