Michelle Ryan Michelle Ryan Times are tough on the singles market.

Even Michelle Ryan's struggling to find a man - despite having a body to die for.

But she reckons she's got a good excuse.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, the actress blamed her bad luck on her TV role as the Bionic Woman.

Michelle said: "I knew playing a woman with bionic strength was going to ruin my chances because men were going to be scared.

"I had this amazing new body and was super-fit but I couldn't get a man."

There could be a change in fortune on the cards, however.

After returning to the UK following her Bionic stint, Michelle was signed up to play a saucy temptress in the BBC remake of Merlin, now showing on our telly screens.

With a slashed red dress and dazzling blue contacts, the star's bound to get a few pulses racing we're sure.