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He is one of Sweden’s most loved sports commentators and constantly receives compliments and pats on the back from people in town.
But when Lasse Granqvist leaves for the day, he comes home to an empty house.
– It was like much more troublesome years ago. It is what it is. You never know, he tells Expressen about his single life.
Already at the age of 20, he got an internship at Radiosporten, and two years later was employed Lasse Granqvist57, by Sweden’s Radio. Since the beginning of the 90s, he has been one of the most hard-working, popular and reputable commentators and presenters in Sweden.
Granqvist is upset
If you google Lasse Granqvist’s name, one of the first things that comes up is “Lasse Granqvist partner”. People always wonder what the 57-year-old’s civil status actually is. Does he have a wife and children? The fact is that he lives alone in a small house on Värmdö outside Stockholm. He has always felt that work took a lot of time and energy, so family life has simply been put aside.
– I don’t think it bothers me at all, actually. Like I said before, at a young age I was labeled as that sports geek. It didn’t matter to me, I saw it as a bit of a compliment actually. I have so far had a rather happy marriage with my work, I must say, he has previously said in the podcast “Värvet”.
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The TV4 profiler’s love life has previously consisted of a few brief love affairs, but in the end it never worked out. Sometimes it can upset him.
– Then you can say that I would probably have prioritized my life differently if I had to live it over. 55 is like… It’s a bit late to start correcting some things in life, I can feel, he said and continued:
– In some way, the answer must still be that I worry a little because I still say that maybe I should have done it differently.
Got letters from women
In a new interview, Lasse Granqvist talks again about his love life, which still doesn’t really exist.
– But it was like much more troublesome years ago. It is what it is. You never know. There are all the possibilities in the world, he tells Expressen about possibly meeting a partner in the future.
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His fellow commentator Hasse Backe has, according to the evening newspaper’s reporter, said that Granqvist still has his opportunities to meet someone, “the women flock” around him, but he never takes the chance when it comes.
– So? Yes, you should listen to Backe. He knows. His stories prolong life with joy. But then it’s like this: I rarely appear in interviews so that it works as a personal ad, says Granqvist.
When the TV star stated in Icakuriren last year that no one would take care of him on his deathbed when he is 90 years old, three women suddenly contacted him via letter. They were all willing to give love a chance. But he does not want to tell in more detail what happened.
– There were people who thought I was far too nice to walk the path of life alone. That’s not how personal ads work. And I’m not a member of Tinder, I don’t know how to do it, says Lasse.
Dear Lasse. All people deserve love, of course you too. Hope you find someone who makes you happy and who you want to live with.
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