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00:02Do you feel a bit rusty? Yes, very rusty. Definitely need a WD for our day.
00:09I need some help. It's hard out there.
00:12I am very single at the moment. I've run out of swipes. I've completed Tinder.
00:18In the heart of Britain's most romantic city.
00:22Hello.
00:23Fred and his team.
00:25This is Captain Fur Potato.
00:27Our matching hopeful singletons.
00:29We're getting married, Merlin.
00:31In a place where love is always on the menu.
00:35I've got a bit in your finger.
00:36You didn't go that far down the ship.
00:40These daters...
00:41He probably thinks I'm having a poo or something.
00:43..are searching...
00:46..for the one.
00:49Would you chase me around the bedroom?
00:50Absolutely. Get your coat.
00:52I'm in.
00:53For some, stepping into the unknown...
00:57..can lead to surprising sparks.
01:00I work in the adult industry.
01:02Do you have an office for that?
01:03I have a dungeon.
01:05But finding a connection...
01:07A love story is about to begin.
01:10Shut up!
01:11..isn't always easy.
01:13Please tell me you actually last longer than three minutes.
01:18Help me!
01:20In the end...
01:22Hi.
01:22..it comes down to one...
01:26..big...
01:27..question.
01:28Would you guys like to see each other again?
01:30This isn't at all quick, is it?
01:33This is The First Dates Restaurant.
01:46Gerald, my parents are coming for lunch later on.
01:48I'd like you to look after them.
01:50Oh, I would love to.
01:51I'd be honoured.
01:51Thanks, man.
01:52You're very welcome.
01:54My parents are both romantic.
01:56But the relationship with my mum...
01:59..when it comes to dating and love, it's really special.
02:03You're chic, right?
02:04You're wearing my vest.
02:06Yes.
02:06Look at me.
02:07There's no coriander in the restaurant.
02:10I mean, when I was 16, my mum gave me my first condom.
02:16I brought my mum.
02:18I brought my mum with me today.
02:20We brought each other darling.
02:22Voilà.
02:23It isn't just Fred, whose mum takes an interest in his love life.
02:28This is 26-year-old electrician, Jordan, and his mum, Kelly.
02:33Why not go on a date with your son?
02:36What could possibly go wrong?
02:38God, I don't know what could go wrong.
02:40I don't know what could go right.
02:45How are you? Nice to see you.
02:47Nice to meet you.
02:48So, what's happening here?
02:50Um, I'm his mum.
02:53So, is it ring your mum today?
02:55You're on a double date.
02:55Oh, you're on a double date?
02:57Yeah.
02:57Double date.
02:58Both single.
03:00If my mother was alive, that would have happened.
03:04Really?
03:04She would totally have been into that.
03:05She would have signed us both up and been like...
03:07That'll be fun.
03:09Like, not well.
03:10I can't imagine anything worse.
03:16Hello.
03:17Hi.
03:18How are you?
03:19We're good, thank you.
03:20How are you?
03:21Good.
03:22So, you're clearly...
03:22What are your friends?
03:23Mother and son.
03:25Wow.
03:25That's different.
03:28It's something new.
03:29You look terrified.
03:33This is a first, for sure.
03:39First time doing this.
03:41Why?
03:42It's just a nice thing to do, isn't it?
03:43It is.
03:44Yeah.
03:46We tend to do a lot of things.
03:47Yeah, we do.
03:48We go on holiday together.
03:49We go to parties together.
03:51Cheers, George.
03:53Is your mum coming out tonight?
03:55Yeah.
03:55Like, yeah, but she's going to be in bed by ten.
03:58Maybe nine, if you're lucky.
04:00So, whose idea was it?
04:02So, you discussed this beforehand.
04:03And you went, why don't I do it too?
04:05I do want to find someone as well, so...
04:08I need someone to take them off my hands.
04:10I'm not old.
04:12I'm only 26.
04:13But all of my friends are like, I've had kids.
04:16Well, they've been with someone for years.
04:18I would say, like, it's getting pressing now.
04:20Like, so single.
04:21It hurts.
04:23And so, what kind of girl do you think Jordan needs?
04:26Definitely outgoing and fun.
04:29I go off of the energy.
04:31Some people have good energy, and you're like, you know what?
04:34You're going to be looking out for that, obviously.
04:35You are.
04:36Is that really bad?
04:37Yeah.
04:41Let's do this.
04:42This is 20-year-old Amy, and she's bringing big date energy.
04:50My family would probably describe me as a little bit crazy.
04:55I'm down for anything and everything.
04:59I would describe myself as the embodiment of organised chaos.
05:04Hi.
05:05I love your hair.
05:06You look like a viking.
05:07Thank you so much.
05:09I've never been in a serious relationship.
05:12Like, never, ever.
05:13I seem to attract all the wrong people.
05:17My whole dating history is horrific.
05:21It's just dating horror stories.
05:24But I'm going to remain open-minded and just go for it.
05:28I don't know where to put my energy in now.
05:30I just don't know where to funnel it.
05:31I feel like a volcano.
05:35Toby, what do you do for leaving?
05:36I'm a student at the moment in Bristol.
05:39I'm studying forensic science.
05:41Are you?
05:41Yeah.
05:42I'm book smart, not life smart.
05:45Are you ready for your date?
05:46Yes, I am.
05:47I am, I am.
05:48Is he here?
05:49Yes, he is.
05:49Is he?
05:50Okay.
05:51I would like a tall guy.
05:53I love a bit of facial hair.
05:55I typically go for blondes, but nothing's really a deal-breaker.
06:01Here we are.
06:02Hi.
06:03Hiya.
06:04Hi.
06:04Amy, nice to meet you.
06:05Jordan.
06:06Nice to meet you, Jordan.
06:07How are you?
06:07You all right?
06:08Yeah, I'm so good.
06:09How are you?
06:09Good.
06:11Hi, how are you?
06:12Hi, I'm so good.
06:13How are you?
06:14What's your name, sorry?
06:15Kelly.
06:16Hi, nice to meet you, Kelly.
06:17Amy.
06:17Hi, Amy.
06:22Did he say this was my mum?
06:23I don't think so.
06:25My mum will give me a bit of wingman in and a bit of backup.
06:29And likewise, I could do the same for you.
06:31You never listen to me anyway, though.
06:32No, I do.
06:34What's the dynamic here?
06:36Sorry.
06:36This is my mum.
06:37Hi.
06:37I'm on a date as well.
06:38Oh, are you?
06:39I'm on a date, yeah.
06:42Oh, are you?
06:43Oh, my goodness.
06:44How old are you, sorry?
06:4526.
06:46Okay, great.
06:47How old are you?
06:4720.
06:48Oh.
06:50Is that age?
06:51No, no, no.
06:52Age is just a number at the end of the day.
06:53If we get on, it doesn't matter.
06:55There you go.
06:55If we get on, it doesn't matter.
06:57Right.
06:57Enough talking with your mother-in-law.
07:01Let's go outside for dinner.
07:03Come on.
07:03I will, I will.
07:05Have a good night, guys.
07:06Thank you, Angie.
07:07All right.
07:07See you.
07:08Bye.
07:08See you in a bit.
07:09Enjoy.
07:09See you in a bit.
07:13Here's your...
07:14Good evening.
07:15Good evening.
07:16Good evening.
07:18Good evening.
07:19Good evening.
07:19Good evening.
07:19Good evening.
07:19Good evening.
07:20Good evening.
07:23Thank you very much.
07:25You are very welcome.
07:26Thank you very much.
07:29Funny, actually, how you've got a ringside seat for the beginning of the day.
07:35How long have you been single for, then?
07:37I've probably been single more of my adult life than I've been in a relationship.
07:41Okay.
07:42Good evening.
07:42The last time I went on a date was 2013.
07:53I can't.
07:57Oh, it's a...
07:59Game start!
08:00Up, up, up, up.
08:01Being he's the right man for the job is Carpenter John.
08:05He can fix anything except his love life.
08:08How would your friends and family describe you?
08:11Single.
08:14The first thing I've done this morning was Snapchatting my daughter.
08:17She's like my date night.
08:18We go to nice restaurants.
08:19So I much prefer somebody who could pay half the bill for starters.
08:23How are you?
08:24Yeah, good.
08:25How are you?
08:25I'm John.
08:26Nice to meet you, John.
08:27Nice to meet you.
08:28What do you do for a living?
08:29Carpenter.
08:30Very handy.
08:32Give them my hands.
08:35Your date is at the bar, actually.
08:38Here we are.
08:39Hi.
08:39I'm John.
08:40Hi, John.
08:41I'm Kelly.
08:42Nice to meet you.
08:43And you.
08:43Can we get you a drink?
08:44What did you have?
08:45What did I have?
08:46You've now got to take me home.
08:47Right, I've only just met.
08:51I've been dying for a Guinness all day.
08:53Can you put a Tia Marie in it for me to close?
08:55Absolutely.
08:56I might calm the nerves a little bit, sir.
08:58One's dates tap up.
09:00Oh my gosh.
09:00Oh my gosh.
09:01It's quite young.
09:03Hi.
09:05You've got big arms.
09:06Yes.
09:07Muscley arms.
09:07I've got some guns.
09:08Yeah, you are.
09:09That's nice.
09:10Thank you very much.
09:10Do you like guns with muscles?
09:12Oh, that's all right then.
09:13As long as you're not bigger in mine.
09:16Oh, tonight, do you want to flex off?
09:17No, no, no.
09:18They look bigger in mine, so.
09:19Cheers.
09:20So, cheers.
09:21It's a nice evening.
09:22Yeah, absolutely.
09:25Here you go.
09:26Enjoy.
09:27Pleasure.
09:32You see here, all the people are in love.
09:36Yes, yes, yes.
09:36French people are very stylish.
09:38Very stylish.
09:38Very stylish.
09:39Very stylish.
09:39And they're French parents.
09:41Oh, they're adorable.
09:41But they're also very stylish.
09:43They're very stylish.
09:44What's happening with you?
09:44No, I'm going to get it.
09:46You can't get it, mom.
09:47So, I'm going to take it with you.
09:48No, no, no.
09:49Oh, no?
09:50You leave me there?
09:51So, leave me there.
09:52Oh, I'm afraid I feel comfortable.
09:53I know, so happy.
09:55That's it.
09:56That's it.
10:09That's it.
10:10You can chat with.
10:11Because that's the most thing that you do is chat.
10:17Originally from the Ukraine, single mom Katarina is ready to find love.
10:23My daughter, now she's 18.
10:25She's finishing her A-levels and hopefully, fingers crossed, she will go to uni.
10:30Does that mean you want to find someone?
10:32Of course.
10:34It's like more motivation, yeah.
10:39Nice to meet you, Katarina.
10:41Nice to meet you.
10:42Tell me, where are you from?
10:43I'm from Ukraine.
10:44Are you?
10:45Yeah.
10:45How do you find life here in Britain and the British people?
10:48I love this culture.
10:49You're so polite.
10:51We are Ukrainian.
10:52We are not rude as well, but we are more direct.
10:54Right.
10:55Like the French.
10:56Okay.
10:57I have never dated this Frenchman.
11:02I am becoming faster, yeah, with age.
11:04Because when we are young, we have like pink glasses, you know, on our eyes.
11:10Yeah.
11:12Привет.
11:12Привет.
11:13Hello.
11:15Привет.
11:16Oh my God.
11:17Glass of Prosecco for you to start.
11:19Welcome.
11:20But yeah, I really don't want to be alone.
11:24Do you have a particular type?
11:25My life experience teaches me that sometimes personality is so strong and it doesn't matter appearance.
11:34British men, they are very polite, they are gentle men.
11:38I like masculine hands.
11:42Oh my God.
11:43Sorry.
11:43I don't know why I mentioned this, but yeah.
11:48Project manager Peter may be handy in the planning department, but he hasn't been able to plan his way to
11:54love.
11:55I think people's misconception is that because I like to have a plan is that I can't be spontaneous.
12:01But I sort of will go, right, this weekend I'm not going to have a plan.
12:06And that makes me feel comfortable because I've at least got a plan that there is no plan for the
12:10weekend.
12:13How are you, Peter?
12:14Yeah, good, thank you.
12:15Good.
12:16Nice to meet you.
12:16Nice to meet you.
12:17You look very confident.
12:18Oh, I'm trying to do the swan thing.
12:21What do you do for leading?
12:23Project management.
12:24Okay.
12:25I used to be an aircraft engineer before that.
12:27Right.
12:28Well, your date is already here.
12:30She's at the bar.
12:34Right.
12:35Stereotypically hot is the kind of girl that I go for.
12:38Yes.
12:39Reach for the stars and you'll hit the moon.
12:41Can I go?
12:43Yeah, of course.
12:44See you later.
12:45Oh my God.
12:46Hi.
12:47Wow.
12:48How are you?
12:48Nice to meet you.
12:49Katrina, sorry.
12:51How are you doing?
12:52You all right?
12:52Fine, thank you.
12:53So you've got yourself a drink already?
12:54Yes.
12:55What did you go for?
12:56Prosecco.
12:57What can we do for you to drink?
12:58I'll go with Prosecco, please.
12:59Of course.
13:01Right.
13:01Well, cheers.
13:04It's on my language.
13:06Right.
13:06Okay.
13:06So which is from?
13:08I'm Ukrainian.
13:09So how long have you lived over here?
13:11Two years in house.
13:12Okay.
13:13We, when I say we, I mean me and my daughter, we choose to come here.
13:17Right.
13:17I have a daughter already.
13:19Sorry.
13:20So how old's your daughter?
13:22She's already 18.
13:23Okay.
13:24So my son is 19 and my daughter's 22.
13:27Close to my daughter.
13:29Yeah.
13:29Cheers.
13:30Thanks to meet you.
13:31Thanks to meet you.
13:35Hello there.
13:36We have a sirloin steak for you, Andy.
13:40Seabras for you, sir.
13:42What's your humour like?
13:43Dirty.
13:44Very innuendo.
13:46Yeah.
13:46Brilliant.
13:46I was like, I don't have a floor.
13:48I don't have a floor.
13:49Neither do I.
13:50Hello.
13:50Hi.
13:51This is an amuse-bouche.
13:53Okay.
13:53It is a tofu to tar and it is delicious.
13:57Thanks so much.
13:58What is tofu?
13:59Okay.
14:00It's like a meat substitute.
14:04My meat does not taste like that.
14:09Your meat doesn't taste like that.
14:11Yeah, like...
14:14Wow, okay.
14:16This is the level.
14:16It would not taste like that.
14:18It would not taste like that.
14:21I won't eat the tofu.
14:27What do you do?
14:28I'm a carpenter.
14:29Okay.
14:29I could wear my hands.
14:30So you like to play with tools as well?
14:33Yeah.
14:34What about you?
14:35I'm a dominatrix.
14:41I do pegging, spanking, corporal punishment.
15:00This looks gorgeous, Merlin.
15:03It is.
15:04It's brilliant.
15:04It's good looking.
15:06Hey, Mama.
15:06I'm going to present Kyle.
15:08How's it going?
15:09Nice to meet you.
15:11Nice to meet you.
15:12Nice to meet you.
15:13I just said that you're the best looking in the team.
15:15Oh, thank you.
15:16Not...
15:16Not bad looking and friends.
15:18Come on.
15:18Well, it's a pleasure to meet you.
15:20Nice to meet you.
15:22Oh, pardon.
15:24Would you kiss the hand, you?
15:25Oh, no, I'm sorry.
15:26Yeah, you're going to create a problem here if you stay here.
15:33She's got a strong pose on there.
15:35Do you reckon that's...
15:37She's enjoying it pose, or do you reckon that's...
15:39I'm judging you?
15:40My mum has very much got...
15:41She's got a good poker face.
15:44Working in the adult industry is not really a lifelong choice.
15:47Right.
15:48It's something that I found myself in a lifetime situation.
15:51So, yeah, I do various different things.
15:53I do bondage, tie-in.
15:56I also do fantasy wrestling.
15:58Oh, okay.
15:59So, I wrestle men.
16:01Do you?
16:01Yes, I do.
16:02To be fair, I've got sore shoulders with your feet now.
16:08When Jordan was a baby, I became a personal trainer.
16:11And I managed to keep my head above water for approximately 18 years.
16:16But I was trying to find that thing that really is going to give me, you know, a financial break.
16:23I got into webcaming initially.
16:25It was actually a friend of mine who sort of said, look, have you thought about maybe doing this?
16:30And to be honest with you, I didn't even know what webcaming was.
16:35Yeah.
16:35The amount of money that I get paid per hour is quadruple what I was earning in the fitness industry.
16:43So, it's relieved a lot of the anxiety and pressure that comes with being a single parent.
16:51Like, I'm okay with whatever you think.
16:53It's fine.
16:54You're supporting your family, I'd say.
16:56Why not?
17:02What about your previous relationships then?
17:04How's that work with your going and working?
17:07My last relationship, unfortunately, he passed away.
17:11Oh, I like it.
17:12He had a heart attack and died.
17:14Oh, did he do?
17:14Suddenly, yeah.
17:15He was only 49.
17:16Yeah.
17:17So...
17:19I actually felt like Julia Roberts when I met him because I met him through work.
17:24He knew what I did.
17:26He was my biggest fan.
17:28He didn't have any children, so he looked at me like a son.
17:32He fit in perfectly with our family and he was just on my wavelength.
17:37We'd have banter all day.
17:39He liked the same music as me, so the relationship was a good one.
17:43We'd been together just over two years.
17:47Even though we had the differences and stuff, you know, he...
17:50He was a good man.
17:51Yeah, yeah.
17:52No, you can see the way you're talking about him.
17:53He was a good guy, yeah.
17:55Yeah.
17:56I don't know, from the first day that I met him, I just felt like...
18:01It was like he was my best friend.
18:03And he moved in with us quite quickly and it was a bit of a whirlwind,
18:07but it worked for us.
18:09The first year was the worst, I'd say.
18:13You never forget, right?
18:14Of course you don't know.
18:15Of course you don't.
18:16I just felt like something kind of lifted a little bit.
18:18The first year was heavy.
18:19Yeah.
18:20I'm kind of scared to give myself to someone.
18:24I think since he died, I just put a massive barrier up.
18:31It's often people often say that their spirit stays with you until you're fundamentally strong enough to move on and
18:39carry on.
18:40For sure.
18:46What are you doing, my love?
18:48I'm trying to talk to Fred's parents with my little bit of French.
18:52Just go over and say ooh-la-la.
18:55That's what the son says.
18:57Ooh-la-la.
18:57Je t'aime.
18:57Yeah, ooh-la-la.
18:58That's all that Fred says.
19:00Ooh-la-la.
19:03So where do you live in the UK then?
19:05In Bath.
19:06You live in Bath?
19:07No way.
19:08Seems like a little shop.
19:10I live here, yeah.
19:12We came directly to Bath because of the war.
19:15Yeah.
19:15Let's not be around the bush.
19:16That's horrendous what's happened to you to have to...
19:19It's horrible.
19:19Absolutely.
19:20And I don't wish anyone to feel this when one day you just wake up and you hear explosions.
19:28Yeah.
19:28I remember evening before, I and my friend went to the cinema.
19:33My friend asked me, oh my God, if tomorrow the war will start.
19:38I said to her, are you silly?
19:40No, it's impossible.
19:43Just went to sleep.
19:45And at 6 a.m. I heard explosions outside.
19:50First three days we stayed in Kyiv with air alerts, with explosions.
19:56You started to react on every sound.
20:01Even if you open the drawer, you know, and this sound, you're always jumping after this.
20:07I used to be in the military, so I know what it's like to be in a war zone.
20:13But for a civilian, you've made no choice whatsoever for that to happen to you.
20:17And you don't know what to do.
20:20You go to sleep in the evening, and you're absolutely not sure that tomorrow you will wake up.
20:28And then I understood it could happen with my daughter.
20:32I love Ukraine, but I came here to save my daughter.
20:37As a mother, I have to do this.
20:40It must have been pretty hard.
20:43It was hard, yeah, but I think we are really lucky to be here.
20:47Yeah.
20:48But, yeah, my English, you know, it's not perfect.
20:53It's pretty good.
20:56Prosecco helps a lot.
20:57It's definitely better than my Ukrainian.
20:59Yeah, I know.
21:01I do know some Ukrainian, but I'm probably going to pronounce it wrong.
21:05Okay, just try.
21:06Slava Ukraine.
21:11Just directly to my heart, you know?
21:13Just directly to my heart, you know?
21:15Oh, my God.
21:16Slava Ukraine.
21:16It's glory to Ukraine.
21:18And answers should be always.
21:20Heroine Slava.
21:21Glory to heroes.
21:22Hooray.
21:23I'm going to forget all of these.
21:25You're absolutely good.
21:26Or I'll probably, after another glass, I'll probably be fluent.
21:29Okay.
21:30But then by tomorrow, I'll have forgotten everything.
21:32Okay, I can remind you.
21:34Yeah, yeah, yeah.
21:38It's wobbly.
21:40Cheers, boys.
21:43I love working for Fred.
21:45Was Fred always romantic?
21:50Merci.
21:51J'adore travailler pour Fred.
21:52Ah, mais c'est gentil.
21:53A-t-il toujours été romantique?
21:55Ah oui.
21:56Ah oui.
21:56Oui.
21:58Il avait des copines.
22:00Alors, après, on est pas avec lui quand il a que les copines.
22:05Okay.
22:10It's definitely poor form to ask on a first date.
22:13But what is your dating history like?
22:15I've had some good relationships.
22:17Just haven't worked out.
22:18Mm-hmm.
22:19And then I've had some relationships where I've been in, like,
22:21the positions that I don't want to be in.
22:23Don't like doing dogging.
22:24Sorry.
22:25Huh?
22:26You always do it when it's a serious question.
22:29I like to catch you off guard.
22:30Of course.
22:31Anyways.
22:32Yeah, what was I saying?
22:33What's my name again?
22:35Amy.
22:36Good.
22:37Correct.
22:37Keep moving.
22:38I've got ADHD, so I'm very much...
22:40Okay.
22:40Everything lasts, like, five minutes.
22:42No, no, no.
22:43I fully understand.
22:44I have, like, ADHD friends, and it's like, as soon as they don't take their medication,
22:47well, it'll help us.
22:48I'm not medicated anymore.
22:49I was medicated in school, and then when I left school, I was like, I can't.
22:53If I was to come on this date now, and I medicate myself, I'd be sat here like...
22:56Oh, really?
23:25Yeah.
23:26I'm always just an idiot.
23:29I am also neuro-to-adult.
23:30I'm not ADHD, but I am dyslexic, so...
23:33I will, like, simple messages, and I will get Siri to write them for me.
23:36I'll just...
23:36Oh, my gosh.
23:37Oh, my gosh.
23:38Oh, my gosh.
23:38On the same wavelength.
23:39I love that.
23:40Oh.
23:41I love that.
23:42Leaving school was the biggest turning point for me, because when I left school,
23:45I kind of had the attitude that I was going to fend for myself.
23:48So, now, I believe I have mastered it.
23:52How long have you got left at uni?
23:53I would finish at the end of next year, right?
23:56But I am doing a Masters.
23:58I rate that.
23:59Mm.
23:59And I think the fact that you've done it shows drive as well.
24:02I'm a very ambitious person.
24:03It's a nice thing to see in someone.
24:07Hi!
24:07Hi.
24:09Hi.
24:09How's it going?
24:11Really well, thank you.
24:12Hi.
24:12How's your day?
24:14Yeah, it's going well.
24:15Yeah.
24:16Yeah, it's going well.
24:18All right, mate.
24:18She's nice.
24:19She's a bit older than I thought.
24:20She's 50.
24:21I'm all right?
24:22Yeah, she's nice, yeah.
24:23Does a lot of work now and stuff.
24:25Got a hell of a body.
24:26You can chat.
24:27There hasn't been any awkward moments, so...
24:30That's always positive.
24:31I've had maybe two, three...
24:34Oh, who's counting?
24:35Not me.
24:36She's feisty.
24:37I know.
24:38Oh, yeah.
24:39I have a little bit of space to me.
24:41I'm lost.
24:41Well, I'll leave you to it then.
24:43Enjoy the rest of your evening.
24:44You do.
24:45See you later.
24:46Enjoy.
24:47You do.
24:48I try not to fall down the stairs in my shoes.
24:52God give me strength.
25:03Oh, my God.
25:05I can't get this done up.
25:06What?
25:07The actual...
25:10He's done a runner
25:12I've been stood up
25:15She's not done a runner
25:17She's gone
25:22Don't do that to me
25:23I was watching that happen as well
25:24I'm hoping you bumped into each other on the stairs
25:30His mum is here
25:32His mum is on a date with us
25:35Where's he gone?
25:37Hiya, you all right?
25:39Yeah, nice to meet you
25:39I just thought I'd come in just myself
25:41I'm Kelly's son
25:42Oh hi Kelly's son, how are you doing?
25:44Good, you? Enjoying it?
25:45Yes, really well, yeah
25:46Very nice
25:47Thank you
25:49You all right?
25:51Yeah
25:52So I came back and I was like
25:54She done a runner?
25:57Where is she?
25:59So, what do you do?
26:01I work in procurement
26:03Okay
26:03I'm always joking about this
26:05Because I love shopping
26:08Now I'm in hospitality procurement
26:10It's quite new for me
26:12Even if I'm not
26:14A foodie person
26:15You're not a foodie person?
26:17Shame on me!
26:18I love my food
26:18I like to use like every single pot and pan
26:21Do you have dishwasher?
26:22Yeah
26:22Oh
26:23Yeah, yeah, yeah
26:24It used to be my son
26:25Yeah, bless him
26:27Yeah
26:27But your children, they live separately
26:32I met my children's mum when I was 18
26:36She was pregnant at 18
26:37We had our first child when she was 19
26:40And having children that young puts a lot of pressure on you
26:46You have to grow up quickly
26:48You've got to drive your career forward to as quickly as possible
26:51As soon as you can support your family as well
26:53So it definitely had a toll on the relationship
26:57How long have you been separated here?
27:01Nine years ago
27:02They stayed with their mum
27:04Which was the right decision
27:05Right
27:06You know, I moved on to base
27:07But then when I came out of the Navy
27:10And then moved back home
27:12You know, my son then wanted to come and live with me
27:14So, you know, which was lovely
27:16Now, my son is 19
27:18He's just left to join the RAF
27:21And my daughter is doing her thing as well
27:24I definitely feel like I've got more time now
27:28I don't want to be single
27:30I don't think I've ever wanted to be single
27:32I want to meet somebody and fall in love with somebody
27:35And grow old together
27:37We are like free parents now
27:38We have freedom, yeah?
27:40Right, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, exactly
27:41Yeah
27:42Sorry, could I ask you?
27:43How old are you?
27:44So I'm 42 now
27:45So I'll be 43 on Tuesday
27:47Oh, you will be?
27:48Okay
27:48Yeah, yeah
27:48What plans do you have for your birthday?
27:51Well, so
27:51If I wasn't here
27:52I was going to jet away
27:54And go to Bucharest for the weekend
27:57But yeah, something better came up
27:59So
28:00You don't have any plans now?
28:02No
28:02Coming to me and you took over Aperfin
28:05So, yeah
28:06Wow
28:07Cool
28:07One more
28:08But more
28:08But more
28:09But more
28:09You see?
28:10You see?
28:11There
28:14All right
28:17Gerald, thank you very much for looking after my parents
28:20Very welcome
28:20They are so delighted
28:21Would you mind to take my mom's coat to her?
28:23Sure
28:23And I'll be over in just a second
28:24Okay
28:25Cheers
28:25Thanks very much
28:30This is 36-year-old Liverpudlian Liam
28:33Engineer by day
28:35Bongo bingo performer by night
28:37Why are dancers needed for bingo?
28:40Because we get people going
28:42I think it's the fact that we're just being idiots
28:44Like, I can't even dance
28:48So a lot of the time I'm absolutely leveraged
28:50Just pairing my mates on stage
28:53You probably feel like
28:55Well, yeah, we can do it
28:56I can do it
28:56I think it's the art of not giving a F
28:59Like
29:00You look so cool
29:01So do you, mate
29:02You look smashing
29:03Thank you
29:03Are you ready to dance a night away?
29:05Yeah
29:05Yeah, I feel after a few
29:07Yeah, yeah, yeah
29:08Is that happy with the ladies?
29:10Not really, no
29:12Once they see you're just a party boy
29:14It doesn't really help you that much
29:15Like, yeah
29:17I mean, it probably does when you're like 20, 21
29:19But when you're getting on a bit, like, it's like, people don't really want that
29:23Shall I take your jacket?
29:24Yeah, nice one, thank you
29:26You keep yourself fit, I can see you wear the gowns
29:29Yeah, try me best, mate
29:30You're looking fit, man
29:32I think you do want a girlfriend who will just go
29:34Should we just go get a flight?
29:36I don't think it's nice of that spontaneity, yeah
29:39Shall I get you a drink?
29:40Can I get an old-fashioned, please?
29:42Straight away
29:42Cheers, Fred
29:44I'm looking for someone who's sweet but also dead funny
29:48Nice long hair
29:49Maybe a little bit mad as well
29:51I like that
29:52Not the norm
29:54Meet Charlie, a 27-year-old events manager from Liverpool
29:59Whose creative side comes with a collection of hats as bold as her personality
30:06So, would you like to see some of the hats I've made?
30:08It's got loads of LED lights
30:09I love that, so when it's dark, you can make it flash
30:12This one, good vibes, because who doesn't want good vibes?
30:15Wars inspired me
30:17I don't know really what inspired me
30:19Maybe just being a bit of a reaver who loves festivals
30:23How are you?
30:24I'm very well
30:25It's like a Beyoncé hat
30:26Thank you
30:27And you love tattoos too, I can see
30:29I do
30:29Some people kind of blend in, or a wallflower
30:32I'm definitely not
30:33I need someone on my level a little bit
30:35Someone who doesn't blend in the background
30:37But it's quite happy to be kind of looked at
30:40Are you ready to meet your date?
30:41I can
30:41Are they here?
30:43Yes, they are
30:44Perfect
30:44He is
30:45Come with me
30:46Thank you
30:47I would love someone to join me in dancing
30:50If you can come together on the dance floor
30:52You're going to stay together
30:53Hi
30:54You all right, yeah?
30:54Do you do hugs?
30:56I'm Charlie
30:56Nice to meet you
30:57Nice to meet you
30:57How are you?
30:58Yeah, I'm sound
30:58Yeah
30:59You're good, yeah?
31:00Are you feeling?
31:01All right, yeah
31:01A bit nervous
31:05You're probably thinking what's going on with this hat
31:07I make hats and headdresses for festivals
31:09So I thought I'd be a little bit of a talking
31:11Oh, okay, yeah
31:12I will take it off
31:13Because I know it's probably really distracting
31:14Yeah
31:15So I feel like you're just looking at the tangly bits
31:17Did you ever ask them, like, what they're planning here in that life?
31:19See, they're like, Buckfast or stuff like that
31:22No, don't say that
31:23I'm only joking
31:24No, no, my friend was egging me on
31:26She was like, sure, I'll date after a Buckfast
31:28And I went, I'm not being that girl
31:30Buckfast gets you fucked fast
31:32Sorry
31:33Do you like going to events or nights out or?
31:36Yeah
31:36Do you know what?
31:38I've been long gone to Bingo for a good eight years
31:40Oh, okay
31:40Doing what?
31:41As a dancer
31:41Oh, cool, okay
31:43It sounds like a wild job
31:45Wild time, eh?
31:48How long have you been single for, then?
31:50I broke up with my boyfriend a year ago
31:52What about you?
31:54I've been single for about a year
31:55Like, it's been dead busy
31:56Like, to be fair
31:57Just put a house for me brother
31:59And I was, like, working
32:01My normal job
32:03I was working Bingo
32:03And I was working my house
32:05Every night and that as well
32:07Like, it's been a mad year
32:10I think it's just working all the time
32:13It's just kind of changed me
32:15Really
32:15Just having no life
32:17Instead of going out and being free all the time
32:20Which is something I would like to get back to
32:22Like, what?
32:25I'm a bit of a partier
32:27Like, I like, I like raves
32:29I like dancing
32:29Oh, you're a dancer, are you?
32:30I'm just always, like, burp
32:31Just like « chh »
32:32to do that one
32:33It's a lovely need, like that
32:34is, like that
32:34I don't know what that was
32:35just like
32:35and have you got any more tricks, like that
32:37That's what makes it nicer now
32:38He's busy now
32:39Yeah
32:40Yeah
32:42It has been a pleasure to have you at the restaurant
32:48Me too.
32:52Merci beaucoup.
32:53Merci beaucoup.
32:54Merci beaucoup.
32:56Merci beaucoup, Gérald.
32:58Merci.
33:04You've got like a bit of a southern accent, would you say?
33:07My dad moved around quite a lot when I was young.
33:11Yeah.
33:12So...
33:12I was moved around because my dad was in the army.
33:14Oh, really?
33:16OK, yeah, so you understand where I'm coming from with that.
33:18Different schools here.
33:19You're always like the new person at the school and stuff like that.
33:22I lost my dad when I was young in a car accident.
33:25How old were you?
33:26Nine.
33:27Oh, crikey, that's terrible.
33:30Me and my dad had a real good relationship up until then.
33:32People said, do you still remember him?
33:34Yeah, you do.
33:35You do remember the good times and things.
33:37Went for a bit of a hard time just with stress levels and anxiety.
33:42I don't even know how you get over it, to be honest.
33:45You probably missed him a lot when you were younger.
33:48Growing up, yeah, yeah.
33:49My mum took her over.
33:50As soon as my dad passed away, she was stuck.
33:53She was living in a village where we live now.
33:55Er, she went out driving lessons, passed the driving test,
34:00to ferry me around, really, to go to football practice,
34:03to pick me up from school trips and things.
34:04So, yeah, that's where the love came from, really.
34:09You would never want that for your own child, would you?
34:12No, definitely not.
34:13You want to look after yourself.
34:14Exactly, yeah.
34:15Live as healthy a lifestyle as you can.
34:18Yeah, yeah.
34:19You obviously look after yourself and things.
34:21I do.
34:21Yeah.
34:22Yes, I do.
34:23You're like a little pocket rocket, aren't you?
34:30Let's go to the three.
34:32Cheers.
34:33We need to take the photo.
34:34You're ready to take the photo.
34:37Let's see.
34:41Can I ask you?
34:43You can ask me anything.
34:45Go for it.
34:46Okay.
34:47What are you looking for?
34:49Who are you looking for?
34:50Well that's how you can ask me anything.
34:52What am I looking for?
34:53So, I'm out.
34:55a best friend that I want to jump in bed with and enjoy life with. That is what I'm after.
35:03Happy? Yeah.
35:08Doesn't need to be said. Yeah.
35:13To have rebuilt her life in a new country, it gives a very good impression.
35:19There was definitely a spark for me and I do hope there was a spark for her as well.
35:24You don't regret that you should change your birthday plans?
35:29Oh God, no. Definitely not. Definitely a good decision.
35:37Do you want to see each other again?
35:41Would you like me to answer first? Yes, please.
35:43I would love to see you again. Oh, thank you.
35:46I think definitely we need to see each other again. Good.
35:50Good. How are we doing the bill?
35:54I'll take that one, please. Oh, thank you for this.
35:58To be honest, our date was absolutely smoothie, absolutely nice, talking about everything
36:06what we would like. We didn't have any pose, like just talking, talking, talking, yeah.
36:11There's more to scratch beneath the surface. Very floral, isn't it?
36:16Yeah. Pretty romantic, you know?
36:25Hey, let's go, girls. Let's have a go. Bath ain't ready for me.
36:30Are you OK? I'm good.
36:35I'm good. Oh, Sid, he's like literally what I asked for on paper.
36:38He's got blue eyes, brown hair and a beard and he's got two sleeves of tattoos and he lives down
36:43the road.
36:44I'm good. Talk about close to who.
36:51Love you. Bye.
36:57Base, fresh and fabulous. Let's go, let's go, let's go.
37:06I feel like I've just been to the other side of town.
37:09Yeah. All good. All good, right, yeah.
37:12So how old are you, anyway? Me, I'm 27.
37:1427, yeah.
37:15Oh, dear. 36.
37:17OK, nice. Yeah, I'm just saying I'm not far off, 28.
37:20Yeah.
37:21Obviously, it's like a little bit of an age gap,
37:23because my cut-off age is like no more than 10 years,
37:26but I'm quite independent. I have been since I was 80 years.
37:29Do you know what I mean? Like sometimes lads who are like my age or younger,
37:33a bit too immature.
37:35In high school, I was always yard one out.
37:37I've spent my whole life feeling like I look, I speak different.
37:41People didn't like different in the school I went to,
37:44and I've always found it quite difficult to fit in.
37:49I'm a tall girl. I'm 5'9 1⁄2",
37:52but I could be 6'1 in heels.
37:54When you're a tall girl and, like, I'm a bit out there,
37:56people look at you funny.
37:57When you struggle to make friends,
38:00when you consider yourself an outsider, it is really lonely.
38:03I was stepping away from, like, people socially.
38:07I spent a lot of my life going,
38:09oh, all these girls who are nasty to me,
38:11why can't I be like that?
38:13It's only in recent years I've really found myself
38:15and started to accept who I am.
38:18I don't want to be anyone else,
38:19and I'm ready to see what the world has for me.
38:22I've been on a bit of more of, like, an independent journey,
38:24so now I'm feeling, like, more confident.
38:26I feel like me again.
38:27I feel like I'm happy to meet people,
38:28because I feel more authentic.
38:30Oh, my God, am I being, like, a bit match, you know?
38:32Oh, not a toy. You're lovely, man.
38:35It's been a nice night, like.
38:36Did you go on holiday quite a bit?
38:38I've been to Thailand.
38:39We went down on my own, had the best time.
38:41What about you?
38:43From Mexico, Mexico's mental, right?
38:46First night we were over there, we got mucked by the police.
38:48Oh, my God.
38:49We got rubbed, like, four times, like...
38:51So I'm coming on holiday with you?
38:53Yeah, I know, yeah.
38:56I hear you're very strong.
38:59What, you want an arm wrestle?
39:00Yeah, why not? Shall we do an arm wrestle?
39:02Let's go here.
39:04Maybe move these glasses to one side.
39:06All right. Yeah.
39:08Are you left or right-handed? I'm right-handed.
39:10Well, let's see if I can beat you with my weak hands.
39:12OK, all right.
39:14So you say when, you say when.
39:16Three, two, one, when.
39:18This is my weak arm.
39:20Maybe you're strong.
39:21Right.
39:22He's gonna beat me.
39:32He's gonna beat me.
39:33Oh, no, you're not right.
39:34He's gonna beat me.
39:35He's gonna beat me.
39:40He beat me.
39:43I feel bad for you, because you were well in the lurch of it completely.
39:46I knew my mum was here, you didn't.
39:48Yeah, but that's OK, though.
39:49I'm very much a person who will roll with the punches and just go, whatever.
39:54I actually rate your hair as well, man.
39:56I rate yours.
39:57It's one of the same.
39:58It's almost as if you copied me.
39:59That's crazy.
40:02Your nice hair.
40:04It's all mine as well.
40:05You're very glamorous.
40:07You can pull it.
40:08It won't come out.
40:12I don't miss my hair.
40:13No.
40:13I mean, I have hair.
40:14I just don't grow it.
40:16You've got hair in just a different place.
40:17In a different place.
40:18Yeah, yeah, yeah.
40:18Distribution of hair.
40:20Cheers.
40:21Yeah, go on then.
40:21Ching, ching.
40:22Uh-huh.
40:25Don't like cream.
40:27Hands up cream.
40:34How'd it go?
40:35Yeah, I think it went well.
40:36That's good.
40:37I think she's funny.
40:38She's got banter.
40:39She's got humor.
40:40Which is good.
40:41She's pretty.
40:42She's got lovely hair.
40:44Yeah, she's my type of person.
40:46At least where she says no in it.
40:50I don't think you can judge off of one date.
40:52Is this you trying to be really smooth?
40:54No, but I'm just saying I don't think you can judge off of one date.
40:58Okay.
40:58Yeah, definitely think.
41:06Would you guys like to see each other again?
41:34I don't know how to go first, you know, all of them.
41:37They're cat ladies.
41:38I'm more of a dog lady myself.
41:40Thank God for that.
41:41Shall we go for an apple?
41:42Just an apple?
41:44Mmm, spicy.
41:47PG.
42:02I don't have it on my face, do I?
42:06I can't tell whether you think I'm attractive, whether you like my personality, whether I've put them off.
42:12So I feel quite unsure.
42:14All right, yeah.
42:15How are we?
42:16Staying up, yeah.
42:18I feel like the naughty school kids, I...
42:23So, do you want to see each other again?
42:25Yeah, I'll see each other again.
42:27Yeah?
42:27Yeah.
42:27Watch your name like that.
42:29Just like that.
42:30Wake this up.
42:32But we had a laugh.
42:33I just...
42:34Dad, there's only dull moments, sorry.
42:35No.
42:37No.
42:37Yeah.
42:38Here we go.
42:39We're having a back now.
42:40Hey, guys.
42:41How will we be doing this?
42:42Oh, hard.
42:42No.
42:43Yeah, without...
42:44Are you sure?
42:44Yeah.
42:45We dabs in my time, so...
42:46Yeah, 100%.
42:48We can start with a drink tonight, if you want.
42:50Yeah.
42:50That's your head.
42:53Here's your clothes.
42:54Nice one.
42:54Thanks a lot, friend.
42:56She's a long person, isn't she?
42:57You're not that much of a helmet like to be there.
43:00Thanks.
43:01I'm very excited.
43:01That was really romantic.
43:03It'd be hard to go and wild.
43:04Bye.
43:05See you.
43:06Bye.
43:06See you next time, Alfred.
43:07Bye, mate.
43:08We had a good dancer, like, don't we?
43:10We had a laugh in that line.
43:11Yeah, definitely, yeah.
43:12The hat didn't scare you off too much.
43:14No.
43:15Thanks for putting up my height on my hat.
43:17You're not even tall, I mean, you're even in heels.
43:19You haven't seen the shoes I've got in the hotel yet?
43:21Yeah.
43:22Might get them out later.
43:27Your arms are pretty good.
43:29With guns?
43:30Yeah.
43:31Your legs look really muscly, too.
43:33I love a thigh muscle.
43:35Do you?
43:35It's the third most important muscle in your body.
43:37I think you're beautiful.
43:39Yeah.
43:42I don't take compliments that well.
43:44And I didn't compliment him as much as he complimented me.
43:49I didn't feel like I was massively flirting with him, but I thought, you know what, I've come
43:54here with an open mind, so I'm going to talk to this guy, I'm going to have a really nice
44:00evening and see where it goes.
44:02I've just got an Iron Mo tattoo.
44:04Have you done an Iron Mo?
44:05Yeah, yeah, I've done it in the Yorker, yeah.
44:06Have you?
44:07I wouldn't get the tattoo unless I didn't know.
44:09Oh, my God.
44:11Honestly, that's such an achievement.
44:21I'll go first, if that's all right.
44:23Oh, cool.
44:24Yeah.
44:24I thought we had a great date.
44:26There was no conversation stoppages or anything.
44:29I totally respect what you do and everything.
44:31I think you're gorgeous.
44:32I would definitely say yes.
44:33I shaved my legs and things, too.
44:35That's all right.
44:36Nothing wrong with that.
44:37That's nice.
44:38Yeah, I'd like to go on another date again and see.
44:42Just see where it went.
44:43Yeah, and see where things go, yeah.
44:45Yeah, cool.
44:46We're two fully grown adults.
44:47We've got this.
44:49We're two fully grown adults.
44:51Yeah, I'd say so.
44:52Guns off.
44:53Guns off.
44:55No, no, no, no.
44:58You're bigger, aren't they?
45:00No.
45:01Cheers, thank you.
45:03Bye-bye.
45:03Bye-bye.
45:04I've got bigger legs, though.
45:06Oh, I don't know.
45:08They're pretty big.
45:09No, I wouldn't give a chance.
45:10Hang on.
45:10I've got any trousers on.
45:13Here I come, plodding down the stairs.
45:18Something calms?
45:19Yeah, why not?
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