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00:02Do you feel a bit rusty? Yes, very rusty. Definitely need a WD for our day. I need some
00:09help. It's hard out there. I am very single at the moment. I've run out of swipes. I've
00:16completed Tinder. In the heart of Britain's most romantic city. Hello. Fred and his team. This
00:25is Captain Fur Potato. Our matching hopeful singletons. We're getting married, Merlin.
00:31In a place where love is always on the menu. I've got a bit in your finger. You didn't
00:36go that far down the strip. These daters. He probably thinks I'm having a poo or something.
00:43Are searching for the one. Would you chase me around the bedroom? Absolutely. Get your coat.
00:51I'm in. For some, stepping into the unknown can lead to surprising sparks. I work in the
01:01adult industry. Do you have an office for that? I have a dungeon. But finding a connection.
01:07A love story is about to begin. Shut up! Isn't always easy. Please tell me you actually last
01:14longer than three minutes. Help me! In the end, it comes down to one big question. Would
01:29you guys like to see each other again? This isn't at all quick, is it? This is the First
01:34State's Restaurant. I'm single. I'm always waiting for the right person. And it's really
01:50about chemistry for me. Get your coat off. Which is kind of exciting. Yes. Boom. Let's go.
01:59It's just so tangible. That body language. When you can see two people at a table. I'm
02:05more of a lover than a fire. All right, Rocky. It's like a full on three part drama. Is
02:10this a swoon moment? Do you know what I mean? It's grey. I've not felt that like igniting
02:19spark and like the butterflies in my belly for an extremely long period of time. And that's
02:25what I'm looking for. 27 year old yoga teacher Nicole runs two businesses and is looking for
02:33a man who doesn't think in cliches. Guys see it as she's a yoga teacher. She's going
02:38to be flexible. She's going to be good in bed. But I'm actually quite a nice person as
02:42well. Place one foot forward facing that way. Are you going to join in? I don't know.
02:47What are you doing? We're doing a warrior pose. Doing a warrior pose. Oh my god. Yes.
02:51Bit of yoga before the date. I mean you do what you gotta do. Open up this raw air and
02:56take
02:56it up to the sky. Do you ever do yoga? Sun salutations. Like this. And then you're supposed to bend
03:09over. Like. Like really. Oh god. Can you touch your toes? No. Not today. That's how you're
03:17going to hand drinks over to people now. Yeah. Over this bar certainly. Yeah. I've actually
03:23put all of my love into running both my yoga businesses. Now I'm happy. I want to be happier
03:28with someone. What are your thoughts about a mystery man? I'm looking for a man that can
03:33scoop me up and make me feel like a princess. No. I love like Paul Maskell. I just love
03:40his vibe, facial hair, his like scruffy hair on his head. Even if he's got like a bit
03:45of a mullet, I'm okay with that. I would describe myself as quite a calming presence maybe.
03:5524 year old mindfulness teacher Matthew is here to manifest his dream woman. Natural beauty
04:01is important to me. I think my ideal woman would be at least my age or a couple of years
04:04older. Emotionally mature. And if they had a spiritual side, then that would be a massive
04:11plus. You look so chilled. Thank you so much. I have seen some relaxed walk, but this is
04:18a very zen walk. Let me take your coat. Thank you so much. Thank you.
04:34Hello. How are you? I'm good. I love it to meet you. I love it to meet you. Oh, it's
04:38so nice to
04:38finally like actually see you. What's your name? Nicole. Nicole. Yeah. Matthew. Matthew. How
04:44are you feeling? I'm really excited. Yeah? Yeah. Isn't it beautiful by the way? Thank you so much.
04:50Amazing. Hello, buddy. What can I get you? Pass your feet mojito or something? I can do
04:54that. Yeah. Thank you. Cheers. Mojito it is. You're with mojito? Yeah. Speaking my
04:59language. Yeah. By the way, your eyes are like beautiful. Thank you. Blue? Yeah. They're
05:05like a blue, sometimes grey, sometimes green. Yeah. Very nice. Yeah. Love it. Cheers. So
05:11great to meet you. Returning to the restaurant is Kerry, a retired police detective. His last
05:21date wasn't arresting, but she's still on the case. I was in two minds about coming
05:27back, but it's got to get better, surely, anyway. So here I am. Where are you from?
05:32Originally New York City. I love it. Have you been to New York? No, it's full of
05:35Americans, isn't it? I'd say it's the worst date I've ever been on in my whole life. Ever.
05:45The bare minimum that I wanted was a laugh and a nice experience, and it didn't happen.
05:51Hello, Fred. How are you? I love your tears. Thank you. You scrub up well. Oh, thank
05:56you. So what happened last day? No connection, no conversation, no flirting. Flat. Yeah, absolutely.
06:04Dry as a bone. Right. All right, let's go to the bar. Thank you. Thanks, Fred.
06:09Well, you win some, you lose some. Exactly. Oh, well, okay. We are your wingmen. You're
06:13back. I couldn't wish for two better wingmen. I'm back. Sit down, get comfortable first.
06:17Let's get you a drink. Um, a lovely limey gin. Lots of ice. Lots of ice. With tonic.
06:23Yeah, that's the one. Thank you. Gotcha. What happened, man? He was quite rude to the waiter.
06:28Oh, oh. I wore my special dress. No compliments. Last time it was black vamp leather. Yeah.
06:35Today I've gone for a different look. Right. Sunday school teacher. Okay. Am I rocking it?
06:39But that's not going to change your personality though, is it? No, absolutely not. Well, there
06:41we go. No. Right. This day I've actually set my bar really low. One more go. I'd love to
06:47meet somebody where there is a spark, but I'm not going to have these high expectations because
06:52it's possibly going to lead me to disappointment. Hiya. Kerry's date is Andy, a tennis coach hoping
07:01today's match scores love all. Someone said to me the other day, I'm like a neon light sparkling
07:07away. I still believe in old fashioned romance. I still believe in flowers. I still believe in
07:15opening doors for ladies. So flirting is a big thing for me. That flirting begins straight
07:22away. He's a rock star. How are you? I'm very good, Fred. I'm very good. How are you?
07:31Nice to meet you. What an entrance. Thank you very much. Oh, God. Okay. Your date is at the
07:37bar. Brilliant. She is really great. I let you. Thank you. Take care, man. Thank you, Fred. Enjoy.
07:41Thank you. Enjoy. Nice to meet you. Hiya. Hello. Hiya. How are you doing? You look lovely. These are
07:48for you. Oh, wow. That's showing off, isn't it? I'm Andy. Nice to meet you. I'm Kerry. Nice to meet
07:54you.
07:54Nice to meet you. That is just phenomenal. I love your dress. Oh, thank you. I chose it specially.
07:59It's the Sunday school teacher look. Are you a Sunday school teacher? No, I'm not. Far from.
08:04Hello, man. Hi, Merlin. How are you? Very well. What's your name? Andy. Andy. Really nice to meet you,
08:08Andy. That's a fantastic jacket. Isn't it? Thank you very much. I love that. I'm
08:11really impressed. Yeah, I love it. Merlin, look. And flowers. Oh, we're getting married.
08:18Kerry's on the sherry. What about you, Andy? I'm going to ask you for a slow, comfortable
08:22screw. Yeah, cool. Yeah. Because why wouldn't you do that? Oh, I wish I knew. We could have
08:27had one together. I am well impressed with the flowers. That is a nice touch. Last time I
08:32went on a date and took some flowers was probably 20, 30 years ago. Blind date, I think I've only
08:36ever been on to. One was when I was in the police. And, er... Are you a policeman? Not
08:41now, but I was. Do you know what? I'm ex-copper as well. Are you really? Yeah. So what
08:46do you do now? I'm a tennis coach now. Lovely. You play tennis? No, crap it. But I don't
08:51know. You could teach me something new. I don't know. Merlin, you're a star. Thank you very
08:55very much. Cheers. Cheers. Cheers.
09:02Greek yogurt for me is what I have every single breakfast. Same. Greek yogurt.
09:07Look at these two over there. I mean, it's clear they've got chemistry. It's not like I
09:11went, I want a Greek yogurt girl for breakfast, you know what I mean? You want me for breakfast? No,
09:14I don't want it. There is a sexual attraction. There is the intellectual attraction. It's clear
09:21they've got it. Yeah, because it's almost like there's just a thing connecting them. So what's
09:26your job, like, yeah? I own a yoga business. And then I actually have my own wellness venue
09:33now. It's a 24-foot yurt. Wow. In the South Downs National Park. I literally run wellness
09:40retreats for living. And it's so weird. One day, my dream would be to open a retreat centre
09:45at the South Downs National Park. Stop. Yeah. I haven't told anyone then. Yeah. Wow. Yeah.
09:51Love it. I've just got to take some tablets as well. That's OK. Yeah, of course. Yeah, no
09:56worries. So I actually have cystic fibrosis. OK. What is it, if you don't mind me asking? Yeah.
10:05It's a lifelong condition. You're born with it. There's no cure. I mean, it's a deteriorating
10:09condition. So I was quite a healthy child up until I was about seven. OK. I was suffering
10:15from a chest infection that lasted about three years. And I was in hospital every three months.
10:22Having cystic fibrosis is a really isolating condition because when you go into hospital,
10:27you're in your own cubicle room due to cross infection. You're physically poorly, but then
10:32you're mentally stuck in a box. It's like prison. I'm taking about 30 tablets a day and I do
10:38different physiotherapy. But as you get older, maybe there'll be spells in hospital or battling
10:44a new chest infection or FOMO. Fear of missing out is not a great one for me. My parents were
10:49told that I'd only live until I was 16. I think I have mentally blocked it out as a way
10:55of coping. But in 2020, this brand new modulator therapy came about and it kind of was a big turning
11:03point for me and touch wood. I've been pretty well ever since. Last year, I started paying
11:11into a pension. Oh, really? So I'm like, I'm going to be old. I've always had to pick myself up.
11:19But I would love a partner to say to me, don't worry, I've got that. Don't worry, I can help
11:24you.
11:25Because I've not had that. You're quite an independent person, I feel like. You come across as, yeah.
11:31When actually, I want to feel like a princess and looked after. How old are you?
11:35Guess. Er, you're 29. Er, I'm 24.
11:4124? You're 24? You've shocked me. Yeah, because I thought you were older. Interesting.
11:53So what do you do for fun then, Kerry?
11:55Mmm. I touch myself. Are you all right there, love?
12:00You just say, I thought I heard you say that. I thought you were hoping I said that.
12:04No, you did say that. You did say that. I like that. That is a dirty laugh. I like that.
12:08No, I don't know.
12:08No, I don't know.
12:11I don't know.
12:12No, I don't know.
12:15Camacho, he's the guy I saw at the fucking train station.
12:20Yeah, the train station?
12:22You're the front door.
12:24I said, I bet he's my date tomorrow.
12:26Ooh. What's he like?
12:28He's gorgeous, he's got beautiful blue eyes. He's so nice.
12:32How old is he?
12:33Hmm. He's 24.
12:38He's 24.
12:39He's 24.
12:42Sweaty hands.
12:44I love you. Go and spread your magic, honey.
12:46Love you. Bye.
12:48Bye, bye, bye, bye.
12:51Hello.
12:53Hello.
12:54I'm Andy. Nice to meet you.
12:55Andy, I'm Gerald.
12:57Gerald, I love the accent. Where are you from?
12:59I'm originally in New York City.
13:00I love New York. For me, it's home from home. I love it.
13:02We had this conversation.
13:03We had this before, yes. This is much better than us.
13:06Yeah, it wasn't good.
13:07And drinks? Are you good for drinks?
13:09I'm going to have another one of those.
13:10I'm going to have one of those as well, please.
13:12A slow, comfortable screw.
13:14OK. Thank you, Gerald.
13:15I'm coming back.
13:16Right, so tell me, I want to know all about you.
13:19So, you've been married?
13:20Yeah, married twice.
13:22Yeah, me too.
13:23Divorced twice.
13:24Me too.
13:24I exited a toxic relationship and I lost a lot of money
13:27and lost a lot of myself in that.
13:32I bought the ex-girlfriend a brand new SUV, trips to Marbella and stuff,
13:37but the relationship was toxic.
13:39And when I stopped being a service provider, that's when it all went wrong.
13:44Money has always attracted the wrong people to me.
13:47I've been in a relationship and I've lost 130 grand or I've lent someone 15 grand and haven't paid it
13:52back.
13:53I've chosen to be in that relationship and I've ignored signs because of not wanting to be alone.
13:59So, 2021, I nearly died of COVID.
14:01It was tough times, you know.
14:03Over the last few years, I've realised the true value of time.
14:07None of us know how long we've got.
14:09For me now, I spend time where it's appreciated and where it's reciprocated and it comes back.
14:15Now I understand that life is for living.
14:18Yeah.
14:19I'd rather spend time on my own rather than putting that into someone that just takes it for granted.
14:25So, I won't waste my time with someone and I won't waste their time either on something that's not got
14:31what I need from it.
14:33Now I'm at the point where I'm quite happy being on my own.
14:37I have a good life.
14:38Don't foxy with me under the table.
14:40Sorry, was that you?
14:41Sorry.
14:41You don't have to apologise, it's fine.
14:44Your boots, nice.
14:45Yeah.
14:45Do you like my tights?
14:46Oh, hello.
14:47Right, they look like old granny ones.
14:49I did say I've gone for the Sunday school look, haven't I?
14:51And granny tights.
14:52I've never seen a granny wearing those.
15:00So, tell me a bit more about these mindful retreats.
15:02How have you been doing it, where? Tell me everything.
15:04So, yeah, like two years ago, after university, I decided not to go into investment banking, was the original plan.
15:13And in the third year I did a full 180.
15:17I was at university during lockdown and I really struggled to connect with the people there.
15:22And my mental health just dipped so much that I ended up having depression and anxiety.
15:28I literally would just sit in bed every day with the curtains closed.
15:32I would just take sleeping pills to not think about how much I wasn't happy with my life.
15:38Nothing was working out.
15:39And I was like, actually, I don't want to do this the rest of my life.
15:42I want freedom.
15:43I want to do something that I actually care about.
15:45Mm-hmm.
15:45It was in a place where I didn't know how to channel this negative energy inside of me.
15:53I came across a book on mindfulness and living in the present moment.
15:56It really spoke to me.
15:58And I was like, this is my calling.
16:00This is what I love.
16:01I spent some time living in a monastery in France and, like, learning their way of life.
16:06And then I was like, how can I make this my career?
16:08Wow. What an experience.
16:10I actually learned how to channel my mental health to become more resilient, more positive about my life.
16:18Just being who I am now is, like, my biggest accomplishment, I think.
16:22Slow pace, calmness, enjoying life, you know, because what else is there?
16:26Yeah.
16:26Yeah.
16:27Yeah.
16:27I wouldn't want to settle with someone who I didn't believe was the right person for me.
16:32But if the right girl comes, then obviously, it would be amazing.
16:36Do you know what?
16:37I'm going to be honest.
16:38Go on.
16:38I have a feeling I saw you yesterday.
16:41Getting off the train.
16:42We both got off the same train.
16:42No.
16:43Mm-hmm.
16:44You had a suitcase, didn't you?
16:45Yeah, yeah, I knew it was you.
16:46I knew it was you.
16:47No way.
16:47I knew it.
16:47And I walked away and I thought, how funny would it be if that's my date?
16:52No way.
16:52No way.
16:53And I said to my girlfriends, oh, my God, he looks like Paul Mezcal.
16:58Oh, that little headshot.
16:59I'll take that.
16:59He is my celebrity crush.
17:02Get it.
17:08Hey, boss lady.
17:09How is it that every day you just look so sharp?
17:12I'm just trying my best.
17:13Just...
17:14Yeah.
17:18Here to ignite her love life is 32-year-old firefighter, Abby.
17:23So, what's scarier, running into a house fire or going into a first day's restaurant?
17:28A first day's restaurant, for sure.
17:32How are you, Abby?
17:33I'm very good, Fred.
17:33How are you?
17:34Yeah, I'm very good.
17:35So, tell me, what's gone wrong with dating?
17:37I'm actually not too sure, to be honest.
17:38I've been single a year.
17:40How do you meet somebody these days?
17:42So far, it hasn't worked.
17:43Not yet, no.
17:44And before that, were you in a relationship, or...?
17:46Yeah, before I was in a relationship, I'm a very relationship kind of person.
17:51Right.
17:51My friends call me a cream egg.
17:53On the outside, I'm a bit of a hard exterior.
17:55But once I crack, that's it.
17:57I'm, like, really soppy inside.
17:59What would you like?
18:00I love rum.
18:02You'd like probably one of these, then.
18:04That would be perfect, please.
18:05Why, what do you do?
18:07I'm a firefighter.
18:08You're a firefighter?
18:09Yeah.
18:09I've still not rescued anybody yet, so...
18:11Have you not?
18:12Not yet.
18:12I've rescued a cat, I must admit.
18:14I am, yeah.
18:16It's not the most flattering picture, and I'm definitely not a cat person, but...
18:21And have you always been a firefighter?
18:23I have been for the past year.
18:25Yeah.
18:26Before that, I was a footballer.
18:28Who did you play for?
18:29I did Man City, Man United and Leicester.
18:32Oh, you were a footballer?
18:33Yeah, a footballer, yeah.
18:34You were a footballer with a capital F.
18:37Kind of.
18:39Tell me, what are you looking for, then?
18:41Yeah, I'm looking for a nice, pretty woman.
18:44Someone that I can chat to, connect with.
18:46Right.
18:47A nice smile.
18:48Nice smile.
18:48A nice little glisten in their eye.
18:54Hi.
18:57Abby's date is Charlotte, a dental nurse from Leeds whose love life needs a polish.
19:03Do you feel a bit rusty, woman?
19:04Yes, very rusty.
19:06Definitely need a WD-40.
19:10If you were to choose one word to describe yourself, what would you choose?
19:15Unique.
19:18Oh, that's another thing.
19:19I'm really weird.
19:20Not like I'm bad, weird.
19:21I'm just different.
19:22I'm one of my own.
19:23I'm a cat.
19:25How are you, Charlotte?
19:26I'm good, thank you.
19:27Very good.
19:30Oh, my God.
19:31What's going on?
19:32You can't find a woman?
19:33No.
19:34Why not?
19:34Just unlucky in love.
19:36Oh, really?
19:37Not to make it a soft story.
19:39Sometimes I do feel like Richard Jones.
19:42Really?
19:45Yeah, I am.
19:47So, you've been dating much lately, or...?
19:49I haven't actually been on a date in about a year and a half, so this is quite new to
19:52me.
19:53It's quite fresh.
19:54Your date is at the bar.
19:55OK.
19:56Obviously, they've got to be somewhat attractive, but, yeah, the main thing is I don't want them
19:59to have gum disease.
20:00They can't have gum disease.
20:03Basically, if they've got good oral health, I don't care.
20:07Hi.
20:07Hello, are you OK?
20:09Yeah, I'm good, thanks to you.
20:09I'm Abby, nice to meet you.
20:10I'm Charlotte.
20:11Hello.
20:11Nice to meet you.
20:12You look lovely.
20:13You do too.
20:15What have you got?
20:16I've got this one.
20:18Rum.
20:18It's what I drink.
20:19Do you like rum?
20:20I drink rum.
20:20Do you really?
20:22Where is it you from?
20:23I'm from Leeds.
20:24Oh, OK.
20:24Where are you from?
20:25Manchester.
20:26Oh, not too far, then.
20:27How old are you?
20:2932.
20:29Oh, right, OK.
20:30If it all doesn't pay, then.
20:31Oh, how old are you?
20:31I'm 28.
20:32What do you do?
20:33I'm a dental nurse.
20:34What about you?
20:34Oh, erm, I'm a firefighter.
20:36Oh, you've got lovely teeth.
20:37Oh.
20:38And a good job.
20:39Do you do it?
20:40I love it.
20:41It's really good, to be fair.
20:42Do you like cats?
20:46No.
20:49Do you love cats?
20:50Yeah.
20:50I thought you were telling me you don't like cats.
20:52Oh, I love cats.
20:53I have two.
20:56Sorry.
20:57I've got the crazy cat lady.
20:59You have.
21:05Have you got it?
21:09Is it tasty?
21:10Mmm.
21:10That was good.
21:12So, I've mentioned to you that, obviously, like, you look very much like my celebrity crush.
21:15Like, you're very good looking.
21:17Don't gasp me too much.
21:18What was, like, your, like, top things you were looking for in a relationship or, like, from a person?
21:23I actually said I wanted someone who had the confidence that they don't need me in their life,
21:28but they want me as a bonus, you know?
21:30Yeah.
21:30Independent, strong woman.
21:31Which I think you are.
21:33Yeah.
21:33Yeah.
21:34That's actually me spot on.
21:35I liked his face.
21:37Is that too much to say?
21:41Look at that. Smooth.
21:43But then I was definitely shocked by his age.
21:45I've only dated guys my age and over.
21:48So, I don't know.
21:50Okay, so I'm going to give you a plane ticket.
21:53You're going to give me a plane ticket?
21:53Where are you going?
21:54I'm going to go.
21:56Central America is definitely, like, the next place I want to let somebody be random.
22:00What? Why? Why are you laughing?
22:01That's my answer!
22:02Is it?
22:04You're taking all my answers!
22:08Hello?
22:13Well...
22:15I love that you have the same answer.
22:17Yeah.
22:17I thought you were laughing because it was so random.
22:19Yeah, my hair was like, for fuck's sake!
22:24So, would you like to see each other again?
22:27Do you want me to go first?
22:28Oh, go on.
22:29Yeah, I would like to see Nicole again.
22:33Yes.
22:35I would like to see you again.
22:36Take off it.
22:37Yeah.
22:38Nothing might come out, let's just try.
22:40Oh!
22:42Yay!
22:45Thank God for that.
22:46Yeah.
22:47That pause, I was like...
22:49I'm sorry.
22:50Time is still still.
22:51Right, I'm going for it.
22:53I'm just, I'm just fingering.
22:55Just fingering the jelly.
22:57I love your outlook on life.
22:58I'm very mature for your age.
23:01And I was pleasantly surprised how many things we had in common.
23:04This one must be your one.
23:06I couldn't work out which one was which.
23:07We actually could change.
23:08We could swap the coat.
23:09I love your coat.
23:10That's amazing.
23:11There was no awkward moment from start to finish.
23:13It was just so much fun.
23:15Yeah.
23:15I had the best time.
23:18Yes.
23:19Amazing.
23:20Love it.
23:28Imagine you being a policeman, what are the chances of that?
23:31I know, right?
23:31Because a lot of people go, oh no, I can't see you being a policeman.
23:34I say that to me.
23:35And then other people go, oh yeah, I get that.
23:37Yeah.
23:37I loved it.
23:38The best job.
23:38So you were CID, do you say?
23:39Yeah.
23:40It was all I knew really.
23:41And, you know, it wasn't a great experience when I, or the circumstances when I left.
23:46I got run over, did I say that?
23:47Not by a police car?
23:48No, by a bad man.
23:50Oh right, okay.
23:50I don't talk about it anymore.
23:52Yeah, no, cool.
23:52But my kids are older, I've got two boys, they're 22 and 25.
23:55Yeah.
23:56And they're doing their thing and, you know, I've got a whole life ahead of me and I can
24:01either sit in and wait till I die or I can get out there and go and find out what's
24:05going on in the world.
24:07I do get lonely.
24:08I've got to get a grip of things because I need to be with a man who lets me be
24:14me and
24:16celebrates me being me.
24:18I don't like being on my own.
24:19Don't you?
24:20No, I'm a people person and I'm a looker after and I want somebody that's going to
24:24show me a little bit of attention.
24:26I've got a lot of love to give.
24:27Yeah, you can see that.
24:28Yeah.
24:29I like being in a couple.
24:31If I'm at a party and I'm the only one dancing, I don't want somebody that's going to hide
24:36in shame that their woman's on the dance floor.
24:38I want them to be the one clapping or up there dancing with me.
24:41Someone that cheers me on and celebrates my quirkiness and loves me for that.
24:48You're a ray of sunshine.
24:49It's a lovely thing to say.
24:50Thanks.
24:50I know you walk into a room and everyone looks around.
24:52Oh, stop it.
24:54Don't make me cry.
24:55Why does that mean to cry?
24:58It's a nice thing to say.
25:03I like being in a relationship.
25:05What's the things you like about it?
25:07See, if you're in a relationship, you've got somebody to offload onto.
25:10You know, I want to be in love and cook and, like, chop carrots together and stuff.
25:15So you're a good cook as well then?
25:16Oh, I love cooking.
25:18Oh, don't you think dancing in the kitchen is really sexy?
25:20Well, it depends how big your kitchen is.
25:21How big's your kitchen?
25:22I've only got a little one.
25:23Have you?
25:24Kitchen.
25:26Plenty of work surface, don't worry.
25:27So, how big is yours?
25:29Kerry, you're a one.
25:31You're a one, you are.
25:32You are a one.
25:41Here's Gerald, here we go.
25:42Hello, my love.
25:43With his passionate kiss.
25:45Beautiful.
25:46I hope you enjoy your screws.
25:49And your passionate kisses.
25:51Do you want to get a passionate kiss, Gerald?
25:52Oh.
25:53Come on.
25:53I mean, I would.
25:55I would, I would, I would.
25:57Oh, right back at you.
25:59There we go.
26:00There you go.
26:02Thanks.
26:03I've been Andy, actually.
26:09How old are the cats?
26:10Colin's birthday is at the end of March.
26:12It's in like the next few days.
26:14OK.
26:14I need to get my cake.
26:15What? Oh, no.
26:16Cat-friendly cake?
26:17Yeah.
26:17Then I put number one candle on his cake.
26:20I've got a video I'll have to show you.
26:22OK.
26:24They're literally like attached to me.
26:26Do they go in your bed?
26:27Yeah.
26:28Do they?
26:29But they don't sleep with me.
26:30Do they moult?
26:31No.
26:32I mean, I do have a lip roller.
26:33Yeah, but...
26:35Good to know.
26:37I've saved a car at work before, you know.
26:39See ya.
26:41Have you been a firefighter for like a year?
26:43Yeah, yeah.
26:44What did you do before?
26:45Erm, I used to play football.
26:48So was like football your job?
26:50Yeah, I did.
26:51Ten years at City, two years at United and then two years at Leicester.
26:55Oh, wow.
26:56I played football from a very young age because I've got two older brothers and my dad played
27:00football, so football was always on the TV in our house.
27:04My brothers would play on the street and shove me in the net and that's literally how
27:08football became like a passion of mine and a love of mine.
27:11I loved being on the grass, I loved putting my boots on, I loved kicking the ball around.
27:16So was you like, I don't really get football?
27:19Were you like signed?
27:20You know football?
27:22Signed.
27:22The World Cup in France represented England, which was the highlight of my career for sure.
27:28You got in the stadium, you're singing the national anthem, which was incredible.
27:31Looking up and your mum, dad, your brother, like my partner at the time was in the stadium
27:35and you're like, whoa, this is like magic.
27:39I broke my leg about two and a half years ago.
27:41Right.
27:42The surgeon basically said that you won't play football again, so I had to sign off football.
27:47It ended my career, which was heartbreaking.
27:53I'm going to get upset now.
27:57Sorry.
28:03It took me a while to accept it, I tried so hard to come back to football.
28:07It was a passion and a love and I miss it, but I've had the best time doing it.
28:13Aw, it's a shame you broke your leg, but at least you have a good job now.
28:16Tell you what, I live right next to Ellen Road Stadium.
28:19Are you a Leeds fan?
28:20If I had to be a fan of football, then it would be Leeds.
28:24All right, shall I leave now?
28:31Okay.
28:35Dr. Kenny is searching for the cure to her lonely heart.
28:39I'm like a social media docfluencer.
28:42I talk all about embarrassing body issues.
28:45The more embarrassing, the better.
28:47Ingrown hairs, sagging skin, chicken skin, bum with tons of acne on it.
28:52Nothing phases me at all.
28:54But blind dates, I haven't done before.
29:03You're Kimmy, right?
29:04Yeah, yeah.
29:04Tell me, what kind of man are you looking for?
29:07So cheesy, but I'm just looking for, like, a lovely heart.
29:11A kind soul, no stress.
29:14I've had a lot of, like, miserable experiences, I can't lie.
29:18I feel like I just attract the F-boy, but I'm a hopeless romantic.
29:23I need the flowers, I need all the affection.
29:26I'm a doctor on the outside, but on the inside, I'm like a pure lover girl.
29:30So now I would just love, like, a sweetheart.
29:33A marshmallow.
29:34A marshmallow.
29:35Yeah.
29:35Okay.
29:36You want to be in love.
29:38I would love to be in love.
29:39I've just got a good feeling that something is around the corner.
29:42Hopefully today.
29:43The butterflies have been ordered.
29:45Thank God.
29:45Thank you so much.
29:49Digital nomad Alec is a software engineer hoping to hack the algorithm for love.
29:54There's certain girls out there who love a nerd.
29:56Some people like a guy who can solve a Rubik's cube fairly quickly.
30:02You're kind of a hot nerd.
30:04Am I a hot nerd?
30:05Oh, thanks.
30:06I appreciate that.
30:08That's, like, shabby chic.
30:09Hot nerd.
30:12I can see you looking very happy.
30:13I'm always happy.
30:14Are you?
30:15Pleasure to meet you.
30:16Pleasure to meet you, Alec.
30:16Have you got something up your sleeve to impress your days?
30:19I can juggle.
30:20I'll give you some lemons.
30:21I've always been a slightly hopeless romantic.
30:23I think that's really nice to have that kinship with just one person.
30:27The most basic things just become incredible.
30:30I wish we could feel like that forever.
30:32Voila.
30:33Hello there.
30:34Oh, hi.
30:35Nice to meet you.
30:36What's your name?
30:37I'm Kemi.
30:37Hey, Kemi, Alec.
30:39Pleasure to meet you.
30:40Pleasure to meet you too.
30:41What can I get you?
30:42Zero percent beer would be fantastic.
30:44Sure.
30:45How's it going?
30:46I didn't have an alcoholic drink either.
30:48Do you not normally drink or is that just...
30:50Oh, no.
30:50I drink a lot.
30:50Okay.
30:52My stomach was a bit nervous.
30:53High pressure situation, eh?
30:55Yeah, it is.
30:56It is.
30:56Well, do you know what?
30:57We're in the same boat together.
30:58Where are you coming from?
30:59So, at the moment, I live in East Sussex.
31:01Okay.
31:01But I'm from London.
31:03Oh, nice.
31:03So, I grew up in Bromley.
31:04Oh, I'm from Croydon.
31:05You know the IKEA with those big funnels?
31:07Yeah.
31:08Yeah, that's what my dad used to wear.
31:09I used to work in IKEA.
31:10That particular IKEA.
31:12Swedish regals.
31:12And it was actually...
31:13Yeah, that was me every single day.
31:15Like, every day.
31:16Honestly.
31:20When's your birthday?
31:21November.
31:22November the what?
31:2321st.
31:24Shut your face.
31:25Why?
31:26When's your birthday?
31:27November.
31:28When?
31:2821st.
31:29Oh, shut up.
31:30I swear on my life.
31:31Where are we going to go for our birthday?
31:33Oh, I don't know.
31:34New York.
31:36Honestly, it was like innuendo bingo.
31:38As a tennis coach, it was like...
31:39We were just throwing them over the net to each other.
31:42And it was fun.
31:43I've had an amazing time.
31:46Brilliant.
31:47Did I fancy him?
31:48Alright, did I fancy him.
31:50Yeah, he's hot.
31:51Go on then.
31:55Yeah, he just got that really nice aura about him.
31:58Yeah, definitely fancied him.
32:00Yeah, about a doubt.
32:00I can't get over it.
32:01We've got the same birthday.
32:02Exactly the same day.
32:05Hiya.
32:05Hiya.
32:06Hello.
32:06You alright?
32:07He was thinking.
32:10Hi.
32:12Grab your coat.
32:14It's cold.
32:16Would you like to see each other again?
32:20Do you want to go first or shall I?
32:23You go first.
32:24Okay.
32:25Erm, I've had a wonderful time.
32:28You're amazing.
32:28I think it's been great.
32:30We've had a lot of laughs.
32:31So much in common.
32:32All my days.
32:33Same birthday as well.
32:3421st.
32:35What's the odds?
32:36What's the odds?
32:36Unbelievable.
32:37Erm, yeah, I think I'd like to see you again.
32:42But I don't think, for me, I think we're on slightly different trajectories with our, where
33:00Thank you for the flowers.
33:00Let me go out.
33:01There you go.
33:01Oh, stop it.
33:03Stop it.
33:03Careful on the stairs.
33:04Careful on the stairs.
33:05Come on.
33:05Come on.
33:06Here she goes.
33:07Out of control.
33:07I've had a lovely time.
33:08I've had a lovely time.
33:08They've given me faith back in men.
33:10There are good ones out there.
33:12Yeah.
33:12Do you want to hold my hand?
33:13Yeah, go on, go on.
33:14Oh, lovely.
33:15Go on.
33:15There you go.
33:16There you go.
33:17There you go.
33:17There you go.
33:19There you go.
33:22Take you out.
33:23Take you out.
33:24Lovely.
33:24Thanks for paying for the meal, but I'm now going to take you out and get you drunk.
33:29Don't be slipping anything in my drink.
33:33Oh!
33:34OK, you were the goat's cheese, right?
33:35Yeah, thank you.
33:36And the nourish bowl.
33:37Thank you very much.
33:39I wanted to think about what I was eating because I didn't want to, like, get it all down
33:42me and...
33:43Oh, you'll be fine, don't worry.
33:46So, like, are you happy being single, or...?
33:49Yeah, I'm happy that...
33:51Yeah, like, it doesn't bother you?
33:52No, like, don't be wrong, I'm ready to, like, meet somebody.
33:54What about you?
33:55Erm, well, I've been single for two years now.
33:59What was your past relationships?
34:01So, my last relationship lasted for, like, over a year.
34:05We just seemed to be getting along, and I don't know if it was, like, an age thing,
34:09because she was...
34:10A bit younger.
34:10No, older, actually.
34:12OK.
34:13She's 60.
34:15Are you joking?
34:19You are joking.
34:21Why can you read me so well?
34:23She's definitely not 60.
34:26No.
34:27She was, like, ten years older than me.
34:29What was your longest relationship?
34:31Erm, my longest lasted about three years.
34:33Oh, well.
34:35My mental health went great, and it kind of, like, messed it up.
34:37What is it with your mental health?
34:39Am I allowed to ask?
34:39No, no, no, it's fine.
34:40It's more, like, anxiety...
34:42OK.
34:42...than anything.
34:43I've suffered with it from being, like, probably, like, all my life, basically.
34:47But I'm in the best place that I've ever been now, which is why I'm here as well.
34:52I am, like, a pretty chill person now, but I feel like I'd be even better if I had someone
34:57to balance me out, sort of thing.
34:59But I've made the mistake three times in the past of rushing into relationships,
35:02and I'm not going to do that anymore.
35:04Because you're rushing it, you don't really know the person fully, do you?
35:07I need someone to be open and honest and communicate with me.
35:11Yeah.
35:12Yeah.
35:12What about if you, like...
35:14So I've been single for about, just over a year.
35:17Yes.
35:17It wasn't my decision to break up with my ex.
35:23When I changed my job, I went through a little bit of a hard time, and we just couldn't
35:27figure it out, and then I drank a little bit too much, was a bit of an arsehole, not
35:31gonna lie.
35:31But we all learned from those mistakes.
35:32Oh, yeah, 100%, yeah, yeah.
35:35Like, the next person I get with, I kind of want to, like, know that I want to marry
35:39that person as well.
35:40Like, that's it.
35:41I can't be bothered anymore.
35:43It takes a lot for someone to understand how I am as a person, so...
35:47I want someone that can get me so I can be my true self.
35:55I prefer to be sat here, like, talking the truth than being like...
35:58Exactly.
35:59..you're perfect.
35:59Yeah.
36:00I like that.
36:00I'm very honest, by the way.
36:02Oh, yeah, good.
36:02Sometimes it can be a bad thing.
36:04Good.
36:05Sometimes it's a good thing.
36:06I'll take it, cos you told me you've got nice teeth, so...
36:10Was that the first thing you looked at when you walked in, you was like, teeth?
36:13Yeah.
36:13I don't know why, but I always look at teeth and hands.
36:15Oh, OK.
36:15I just looked at your hands.
36:17Amazing.
36:18Did my hands fall?
36:22What do you think, when you feel like you've got a connection with someone,
36:26what does that feel like for you?
36:28Erm...
36:28It's...
36:29It's...
36:29It's a weird sense, but you can always feel it.
36:32So, like, hypothetically, if I was...
36:34If I was on a date now, and...
36:36I had a connection, or accidentally, like, touching feet underneath the table,
36:40I feel like, cos you're trying to get closer to each other...
36:43Is that what you do on the first date?
36:44You're touching one's feet?
36:46No, like...
36:47If there's fatigue going on, they're getting connected.
36:53All right, lovely people.
36:54My God, we're so bad.
36:55I'm ready, haven't you?
36:56Have you not?
36:57I could probably go now.
37:00Do you know what?
37:01I'll go for the saline steak.
37:03Could I please go for the sea bass?
37:05OK.
37:06I always want what someone else gets.
37:08And that way too.
37:10Thank you so much.
37:11OK, perfect.
37:12So, what do you do?
37:14Erm...
37:14I work as a hospital doctor.
37:16Wow!
37:17What kind of medicine you practice?
37:18General medicine.
37:19OK.
37:20But it's, like, hospital general medicine.
37:22I love that.
37:23But actually, I'm leaving the hospital life.
37:27OK.
37:27Like, I think a lot of people don't realise, like, being a doctor is, like...
37:32Hard and difficult and...
37:34Yeah.
37:34Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
37:35Like, it's starting to be really tough on me.
37:39I'm quite, like, jaded now.
37:41Especially when you work in a hospital.
37:43Like, you see all aspects of life.
37:46Which can be truly sad.
37:49I've started to realise I'm really struggling.
37:52And it's, like, intense.
37:53And I feel like it's a lot of responsibility.
37:57Sure.
37:57Yeah.
37:58I mean, no one dies when I make mistakes in my job.
38:01I'm, like, really, like, ready to step into something completely different.
38:04So I have a start-up, which is what I'm doing now, yeah.
38:07What's that?
38:08What's that involved?
38:09Kind of, like, awkward and embarrassing body care concerns.
38:12Wow.
38:13I secretly love it, which is so gross.
38:15No one gets it.
38:17Now that I've quit my job as a doctor, I've got time to date, time to meet people.
38:22And I think this is the year that I'm going to find love, definitely.
38:25I just...
38:26There's a feeling in the air.
38:27It's all about, like, just kind of getting out of your awkward era.
38:31Those things that people don't say out loud kind of thing.
38:34That's, like, the whole energy behind it.
38:35That's some really cool branding.
38:36Yeah.
38:37And it's, like, I'm really excited.
38:38And, you know, I feel like I'm finally, like, not to sound, like, really cringe,
38:42but, like, living my dreams in a way.
38:44Yeah, yeah, for sure.
38:44Like, I'm finally doing the thing that I was always supposed to do.
38:47Um, I actually don't have a degree.
38:50Okay.
38:52So, um, I did go to uni, but I dropped out.
38:56Mm-hmm.
39:08Calm it down.
39:09How red is my face, by the way?
39:11A little bit red.
39:12Why is it so red?
39:15HE LAUGHS
39:16I've had my date!
39:18She's a really nice girl, actually.
39:21What can I ask her?
39:22What good questions can I ask her?
39:25Yeah, I've done the holidays.
39:27I've done the meals.
39:29HE LAUGHS
39:30Yeah, like, we vibe in.
39:32I think, like, we've got a lot in common.
39:33Do you know what, though, Janey?
39:36She doesn't like cats.
39:46I hope things are going well.
39:48Yeah.
39:48Nice happening.
39:49You never know.
39:50The vibe feels good.
39:51Yeah.
39:52Which is always a good thing.
39:53I don't want to, like, give too much away, though.
39:56I'm like...
39:56That's right.
39:56Gotta keep my cards close to my chest.
39:58Keep the card, you know?
40:00Yeah.
40:01For sure.
40:01Perfect.
40:02Good stuff.
40:02Your food should be ready in moments.
40:04In moments.
40:05Fantastic.
40:05Perfect.
40:07When I, um, went to the bathroom,
40:08I pretty much nearly ended leaving the restaurant.
40:14I just went the wrong way.
40:16For a second, I thought you were, like...
40:18No, no.
40:18I just went the wrong way.
40:20Okay, that's fine.
40:22When I said moments, I meant moments.
40:24Oh, thank you.
40:24Oh, that was so quick.
40:25Oh, that looks so good.
40:26Thank you very much.
40:27You're very welcome.
40:30So, what is your job like?
40:32So, I'm a software engineer.
40:34Oh, amazing.
40:34So, I'm self-taught.
40:35I'm a little bit ADHD.
40:37Yeah.
40:37Yeah.
40:37So, I kind of struggled with, like, university.
40:40Mm-hmm.
40:41But I can, like, hyper-focus on really specific things.
40:44Yeah.
40:44I used to work for Meta.
40:46What was Meta like as well?
40:47It was good.
40:48Got to go to Silicon Valley a few times.
40:50It's so amazing that you did it all by yourself as well.
40:53Yeah.
40:53Like, self-taught.
40:54Actually, it's like my proudest thing.
40:56Oh, I love that.
40:57That's so cool.
40:57It was hard, but I can't imagine really doing anything else.
41:01Yeah.
41:02Most of my relationships have gone downhill because I've focused a bit too much on work
41:07and not giving them as much of my time, which is something I'd love to apply to a new relationship.
41:13All my relationships kind of dropped off the table because I've been traveling around so much.
41:18I've been alone for three years now, and I think it would be nice to have someone in my life
41:22to share experiences with.
41:24I would definitely hang up my digital nomad shoes to the right person.
41:27I'd like to come back to London.
41:29Oh, amazing.
41:30Settle down a little bit.
41:31Do you want children?
41:32Oh, yeah, for sure.
41:34Yeah.
41:34I just don't know, like, when it would happen, but I would love to.
41:37Yeah.
41:38I have a dream of, like, two girls.
41:41Yeah?
41:41Okay.
41:42You're going to plan that out.
41:43I planned it, yeah.
41:44Everyone says to me you'd be a really good dad.
41:46Yeah, I can tell you're a softie.
41:48Me?
41:49Yeah.
41:49A softie?
41:50Yeah.
41:59Have you had, like, braces?
42:01I've got a metal bar there on my teeth.
42:02Have you?
42:03Like a fixed brace.
42:04Can you tell?
42:04I can't tell, I can't see it.
42:06But your teeth look straight.
42:07Yeah, I've got a...
42:08You don't understand how happy I am, though, that you've got a nice set of teeth.
42:11I just want someone that's got good oral health, at least.
42:14Do you get all your mates' discounts, though?
42:16So, if I want to come to the dentist, I'm fucking in.
42:19I could get you on NHS.
42:21That's right.
42:22I'm actually, like, a really thoughtful person, so I'm actually...
42:24Are you really?
42:24Yeah.
42:25But I'm also really bad at flirting, so...
42:26Are you really...?
42:29Yeah.
42:30I don't know how to do it.
42:32Are you?
42:33You put yourself down a bit, don't you?
42:35Do I?
42:36Yeah, a little bit.
42:39Yeah, it went pretty well.
42:43I was very relieved, because I was so attracted to her, for starters.
42:48I liked how, like, she was so open and told me about her past struggles and stuff, and
42:52just vibed.
42:53Like, there were just no awkward silences.
42:54It was just very smooth.
42:57Hopefully she likes me back.
43:06Bit your own finger.
43:13Would you like to see each other again?
43:16Go first.
43:17You go first.
43:18Go on.
43:19Ladies first, go.
43:20Are you not a lady?
43:21Yeah, I am.
43:22You're not a lady.
43:24Yeah, I'd like to see you again.
43:26Yeah, same.
43:27Somewhere closer to Manchester, I'll lead next.
43:29Yeah.
43:29Yeah.
43:30Bit of a trek to Bath.
43:33I'll get this, please, if that's okay.
43:35I can pay, it's fine.
43:35No, it's okay.
43:36I want to pay, though.
43:37I promise you.
43:38I'm happy to pay.
43:39No.
43:42I'm not going to lie, the crazy cat lady was a little red flag, but I think you've
43:46changed it to green, so I'll let you off.
43:47Yeah.
43:48I mean, I'll make you like my cats.
43:51I think you will.
43:52I'll stroke Colin and Lily for you, don't worry.
43:54Bye-bye.
43:55Bye-bye.
43:56You too.
43:58Can we go to the Irish pub yet?
44:00Yes.
44:04So do you have any hobbies or anything?
44:06I have some really unusual hobbies.
44:08Tell me.
44:09I'm really good at juggling.
44:10Juggling?
44:11Yeah.
44:12Okay.
44:12I'm really good at solving a Rubik's Cube.
44:14Okay, really?
44:15It's really odd.
44:16I have all these odd hobbies that aren't useful in the real world.
44:19Yeah.
44:20Yeah.
44:21Brad said he would give you lemons.
44:22That you can juggle.
44:24Thank you, a bit of lemons.
44:25Let's do it.
44:25And here are lemons.
44:25All right.
44:26Watch this lemon in someone's soup.
44:30I think she's an attractive girl.
44:32And super smart.
44:34I love an intellectual conversation.
44:35Yeah.
44:35I love people who are driving.
44:43Hello again.
44:44How's it going?
44:45Okay.
44:46Now, if she doesn't fall in love with you, I mean, I don't know what she needs.
44:51No, right?
44:51Did you check his pulse?
44:52I can check his pulse.
44:55Let's have it.
44:55Go on.
44:56Let's see.
44:57Is it there?
44:58Am I still breathing?
44:59It's definitely there.
45:01Would you like to see each other again?
45:04To go?
45:06I'll let you go.
45:07I think it would be nice.
45:09I think it would be nice to see you in a different setting.
45:12Yeah, I'd love to see.
45:13Hey, hey, hey.
45:15Happy days.
45:17It's probably going to accelerate a little bit now, you know?
45:19It's not accelerating.
45:19Cool as a cucumber.
45:20Yeah, it's cool.
45:21Cool, calm and collected.
45:23I love a nerd.
45:24Yeah, a nerd is 10 on 10.
45:26Free that door.
45:27Okay.
45:27And we're done.
45:28You've hit a jackpot.
45:33The reboot scheme, I would like to know how to do that.
45:35Just flip it around.
45:36Oh my god.
45:37Like this way.
45:37And then you're back this way.
45:39And then it's just learning the algorithms and then you're...
45:41That's crazy.
45:42You're away.
45:44You like Harry Potter?
45:45I'm a huge Potter.
45:46I love Potter.
45:47Really?
45:47I have no shame in admitting it.
45:49Shame!
45:50Shame!
45:59Say love me, leave me, let me be lonely.
46:02You won't believe me, but I love you only.
46:05I'd rather be lonely than happy with somebody else.
46:09There's no love for nobody else.
46:34There's no love for nobody else.
46:40And you can stream Fred's mostly magic connections now with all of the new series of first dates
46:46on Channel 4 Plus.
46:48Little happy dance.
46:49Thanks so much.
46:52See you all next time.
46:53Sean C artist, thanks so much.
46:54Here's what we do.
46:55Bye.
46:58large propertyervals!
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