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First Dates UK Season 25 Episode 8
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00:00I ran out of swipes. I've completed Tinder.
00:03In the heart of Britain's most romantic city...
00:07Hello!
00:08Fred and his team...
00:09This is Captain Fur Potato.
00:12...are matching hopeful singletons...
00:14We're getting married, Merlin.
00:15...in a place where love is always on the menu.
00:19I've got a bit in your finger. You didn't go that far down this day.
00:24These daters...
00:25You probably think I'm having a poo or something.
00:27...are searching...
00:30...for the one.
00:32Did you chase me around the bedroom?
00:34Absolutely. Get your coat.
00:35I'm in.
00:36For some, stepping into the unknown...
00:40...can lead to surprising sparks.
00:43I work in the adult industry.
00:45Do you have an office for that?
00:46I have a dungeon.
00:48But finding a connection...
00:50A love story is about to begin.
00:52Shut up!
00:53...isn't always easy.
00:55Please tell me you actually last longer than three minutes.
01:00Help me!
01:02In the end...
01:04Hi!
01:04...it comes down to one...
01:08...big...
01:09...question.
01:10Would you guys like to see each other again?
01:12This isn't a little crit, is it?
01:14This is The First Dates Restaurant.
01:25How are you?
01:26Terrified.
01:27Take a break.
01:29Yeah.
01:29I think every single person...
01:31...that walks into our restaurant...
01:33...is nervous.
01:34You excited?
01:35Shitting my pants.
01:36You have no idea who that person is.
01:39I'm so nervous.
01:40It's like high stakes gambling.
01:42It's like high stakes gambling.
01:42Which is kind of exciting...
01:44...and kind of nerve wracking.
01:46Some of us are more confident than others.
01:48It's fine.
01:49Everything's fine.
01:50It's fine.
01:51You can't give up on love.
01:52You owe it to yourself.
01:55And you've got to go for it.
01:58Hi, my name's Jack.
02:00Oh, this is sick.
02:03This is 23-year-old insurance salesman, Jack.
02:07Would you like to fall in love?
02:09Yeah, 100% I like to fall in love.
02:12It's just taking its time.
02:14So what's your dating experience so far, then?
02:16I don't really do it, to be fair.
02:17In public, I will never make a move on a girl.
02:19I can't lie.
02:20Would you not?
02:20No, I'm just like a nervous wreck.
02:22Right, okay.
02:26I'm not the best, I can't lie.
02:29There's been girls, but it's never led to anything serious, basically.
02:31I struggle to find that emotional connection.
02:34It does get to me sometimes.
02:35What kind of girls do you like, Jack?
02:39Strong, independent, outgoing women.
02:40Right.
02:41I don't care if she's short, tall.
02:43I do like lips and eyes, though.
02:44Lips and eyes do attract me, I can't lie.
02:46Enjoy it.
02:46I'll come round and check on you in a bit, okay?
02:48Alrighty.
02:49Shall I stand up?
02:52Oh, great, I don't know.
02:57Hello.
02:5925-year-old Rochella works in communications, but can't seem to talk her way into a relationship.
03:05I have become the butt of the joke at the moment.
03:09I know that my friends love hearing about how bad my dates are, but it's getting to the point where
03:13it's like, this is just not funny anymore.
03:15You've got the biggest smile.
03:17Are you always like that, or are you just happy to see me?
03:19I'm just really happy to see you.
03:20Oh, that's very nice.
03:21Oh, that's very nice.
03:21Yeah.
03:23Oh, my days.
03:24So, have you been single for long?
03:25My whole life.
03:26I've never had a boyfriend, anything like that.
03:27Never had a boyfriend?
03:28No.
03:28It's not like I haven't dated or haven't had, like, a series of situationships, but that's not really what I
03:34want.
03:34I can't do another, like, Bumble match or Hinge match or Tinder.
03:38My, like, brain is just sick of them.
03:40I don't have the best luck.
03:42When I first meet people, I can be a bit shy and guarded, so I do think it takes me
03:45a little bit of time to warm up.
03:47Shall we go?
03:47Yeah.
03:47I don't need back.
03:49Oh, here we go, here we go, here we go.
03:51Here we are.
03:51Hello.
03:52Nice to meet you, I'm Jack.
03:53Nice to meet you, I'm Rochella.
03:54Nice to meet you, Rochella.
03:55Oh, sorry.
03:56How are you?
03:56It's all good.
03:57It's pretty hot in here.
03:58It is, isn't it?
03:59I was just thinking I might have to take this bad boy off.
04:02Hello, can I get you a drink?
04:03Uh, can I get a mojito?
04:04Yeah, of course.
04:05Sorry, I should have asked what you were drinking to match up.
04:07No, sorry, I'm on, uh, the non-alcoholic beers.
04:09Okay.
04:10Yeah.
04:11I mean, I have, obviously, I am a bit nervous, so I've had a little sip already.
04:14A little sip.
04:15No, no need to be nervous.
04:16Yeah.
04:20What do you do for, um, work then?
04:22I'm in communications.
04:23Oh, yeah, what's that now?
04:24Oh, everyone asks me that to take away, and I don't know how to give an answer, because
04:27it's literally everything, so...
04:29How about you?
04:29What do you do?
04:30Yeah, so I'm, um, I'm a salesman for life insurance.
04:34Oh, as in, like, death?
04:35Yeah.
04:36Sorry, that's the first thing I jump to, and I think...
04:38Yeah, that is literally what I'm chatting about all day.
04:40Yeah.
04:40Just, like, death.
04:42Funerals.
04:42Oh, hello.
04:43How are you?
04:44I'm all good.
04:44How are you feeling?
04:45Yeah, I'm better now.
04:46Yeah, I'm all good now.
04:47All you think is a smile, just making you feel relaxed.
04:49Yeah, it's a lovely smile.
04:50Yes.
04:50Can't complain.
04:51We've delivered, right?
04:52Yes, you have.
04:53Are you ready to go to your table?
04:54I'm ready.
04:55Yes, sir.
04:55Okay.
04:56Alrighty.
04:56Happy days.
04:57I love a timid man.
04:59I really do.
04:59I think it's really cute.
05:00I love a timid man, but I don't know if I would want to date a timid man.
05:04I would probably out-talk him in every aspect.
05:08Have you ever been to, like, a proper fancy restaurant like this?
05:11No.
05:11Mine either.
05:12Got a big-ass ceiling.
05:14Yeah.
05:21This is stable manager Louise.
05:23Having recently turned 60, she's on the hunt for unbridled romance.
05:29I've always really been into animals all my life.
05:33I had a horse when I was a teenager.
05:35When I was going through all my teenage danks, I just used to sit in my horse's stable,
05:40and I think that magnetic connection with animals has always remained with me.
05:45I just need to find a man that loves me as much as my horses do.
05:50Hello, Fred.
05:51How are you?
05:52I'm very good.
05:53You're looking so chic.
05:54It's like you're coming from Paris.
05:57I come from a farm.
05:59Do you?
05:59I'm usually in wellies.
06:00So what, are your animals?
06:02Have you got land?
06:02Yeah, donkeys, Shetland ponies, horses, yeah.
06:05So you can't meet any farmers?
06:07Like a Jeremy Clarkson type?
06:09No, I can't seem to meet anyone.
06:10I can't meet anyone.
06:11It's hard as you get older because I think sometimes you forget that you are actually older yourself.
06:16When people turn up and they look very old, you feel like, oh, is that really my date?
06:22Have you been doing much dating or no?
06:25No, I've been having a break.
06:27Men broke my heart.
06:29Oh, okay.
06:29Hopefully not tonight.
06:30Definitely not tonight.
06:31I think my slogan for life is to be healthy, happy and horny.
06:35You're full of beans.
06:37Full of energy.
06:38Yeah, I am.
06:39This is good.
06:40I want a best friend with nice, kind, generous values.
06:45Shall I get you a little drink?
06:46Oh, yes, please.
06:47Could I have a glass of champagne?
06:48A glass of champagne?
06:49Yeah.
06:49I should have known.
06:50Why did I ask?
06:53Someone that's got an adventurous side and energy to do stuff and has just got kind of a spirit about
07:00them.
07:01.
07:05Louisa's date is former windsurfing British number one, Simon.
07:10He's hoping to ride a new wave of love.
07:13I represent the Great Britain GPR team in 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea.
07:18The opening ceremony, closing ceremony, it was unbelievable.
07:21Just going through the tunnel and then suddenly the cheer, like a couple hundred thousand people in the crowd.
07:26I can still feel it on the back of my neck now.
07:28It gives me tingles.
07:29I'd love to have that feeling.
07:31In a relationship, Olympic level love, if not greater, gold medal love.
07:36How are you?
07:36Nice to meet you.
07:37And you.
07:38Congratulations to your daughter, by the way.
07:39Thank you very much.
07:40Yeah.
07:41Because I was at 88 Games.
07:43Were you?
07:43Yeah.
07:43What were you doing?
07:45I mean, surfing is such a cool sport.
07:47So is it difficult to find women being a surf man?
07:50Come on.
07:51I was married for a while.
07:52Right.
07:53So I came out of that.
07:54Dating scenes changed quite dramatically.
07:56Okay.
07:57Out of sync.
07:59I learned to find my person.
08:01I have not had that feeling in my life.
08:05I've come close.
08:05I thought I'd love somebody, but it was one-sided.
08:08I'll take you to your date.
08:09She's already here.
08:10Oh, okay.
08:10It's 40 lady too.
08:11It's 40 lady.
08:12I want to find somebody for me.
08:14This equal.
08:14A partner in crime.
08:15A friend.
08:16Someone you can enjoy life with.
08:19There she is.
08:21Hello.
08:22Hiya.
08:23Nice to meet you.
08:23Nice to meet you.
08:24I'm Louise.
08:26Hello.
08:26Simon.
08:27Thank you, Ali.
08:28This is the menu.
08:29Thank you very much.
08:30Enjoy.
08:30I appreciate it.
08:32I got you something.
08:34There you are.
08:35Oh, bless you.
08:37So you can remember it.
08:38I've actually got you something too, but I left them on code.
08:42It's alright.
08:47I actually haven't looked at the menu because I'm starving.
08:49Yeah, trust.
08:49I was just thinking that.
08:50We've been chatting.
08:51But we aren't actually letting.
08:54I didn't see that.
08:55No, of course you didn't.
08:57You see the table over there?
08:58Yeah.
08:59Is the most nervous data I have ever seen in this restaurant.
09:03So this is going to be your table.
09:04Make sure you look after it.
09:05For sure.
09:07I'm kind of drawn to the steak, but I don't know if I've ever had a steak in my life
09:11before.
09:11I mean, we can start it now.
09:12Okay.
09:13See yous the day.
09:14I'll get one as well.
09:15Hello, Al.
09:16I'm writing here if that's alright.
09:17My pleasure.
09:18Do you want any recommendations at all?
09:20Do you need some time?
09:21I think we've decided on a steak.
09:22Okay, great.
09:23We're going medium rare as well.
09:25Medium rare.
09:25Fantastic.
09:26I'm guessing you're not having wine.
09:28I'm okay so far.
09:29Yeah, great.
09:29If you change your mind, you let me know.
09:31Gorgeous.
09:31Thank you so much.
09:32Yeah, it's like I don't drink anymore.
09:35Good for you.
09:36Do you smoke or something?
09:37Both kinds.
09:38Okay.
09:39Crack and cigarette.
09:40No, I'm joking.
09:41I've got my pipe.
09:44Yeah, no.
09:45That's because, basically, a little trauma dump on you right now.
09:49That's great.
09:49Yeah.
09:50So, basically, I got diagnosed with epilepsy when I was 19.
09:53I went out with my mates.
09:55Yeah.
09:55I had a pretty heavy sesh.
09:56And, yeah, I just dropped.
09:58That was bail out.
10:00That's why I only drink this now.
10:02Sorry to hear that.
10:03No, that's calm.
10:04Yeah.
10:05After a pretty wild night out, I was just waiting for the bus the next day and I just...
10:10I dropped to the floor, basically.
10:12The thing is with epilepsy, it doesn't mean anything the first time.
10:15So, I thought nothing of it.
10:17And then I had another one after another night out.
10:19And then I got tested, basically, and I got diagnosed with it.
10:23It was pretty heartbreaking, to be honest.
10:24It was very sad.
10:26Because, obviously, I've got to take medication for the rest of my life now.
10:30And I used to be a really big drinker, socially.
10:32So, I've had to stop.
10:33That might be one of the reasons why I'm single as well, to be fair.
10:36I just can't make a move in public unless I'm a bastard.
10:39So, that's kind of halted it.
10:42It's tough at the start.
10:43Yeah.
10:44Because it's just, like, denying it.
10:46But, like, no, I've just come to terms with it, you know?
10:48Yeah.
10:49And I'm just chilling.
10:50Yeah.
10:50Yeah.
10:51You're a good-looking guy who's got a great sense of style.
10:54Yeah.
10:54What are you getting nervous about?
10:56I don't know.
10:57I think it's just, like, the fear of rejection and just, like, having to be in the bar or pub
11:02with that girl for the rest of the night.
11:03Knowing she said no.
11:04That's just what runs through my mind.
11:06Do you do anything that, like, raise awareness or...?
11:08I posted on my Instagram.
11:09Because that still takes a lot.
11:11Yeah.
11:11To do that is very impressive.
11:13Yeah.
11:14What's this?
11:15So, to start, we have a complimentary amuse, boo.
11:18Amuse...
11:20It's a fancy word for starter.
11:21Cool.
11:22Thank you very much.
11:22Enjoy.
11:23Let's eat it in one, or...?
11:23Yeah, straight in.
11:24Okay.
11:27I'm just going to nab it in one, I reckon.
11:36It's gone the wrong way.
11:38It's gone the wrong way.
11:42It's gone the wrong way.
11:47It's gone the wrong way.
11:51What are you doing, Melian?
11:52Toasting.
11:52I'm going to set the whole house on fire.
11:54I'm going to set the whole house on fire.
11:54I'm going to set the place on fire.
11:57It's actually got aphrodisiac in it.
11:59Ooh!
11:59Yeah, so that's exciting, isn't it?
12:01Ooh, that's quite spicy.
12:03Like me.
12:06Thank you very much, Louise.
12:10How long have you been single?
12:12Way too long, I mean.
12:14Yeah.
12:15Work and that type of stuff, it just takes a toll on doing that.
12:19Yeah, yeah.
12:19I think I question my ability to actually choose the right person.
12:22So, hence the reason why I'm here.
12:24You were hoping people would choose for you.
12:26So, how old are you?
12:28Er, 58.
12:29Are you?
12:30Yeah.
12:30Oh, God, I'm not older than you.
12:32No.
12:33I am.
12:33I turned 60 last year.
12:35No way.
12:36I know.
12:36I had a real crisis about it as well.
12:39Because it feels so old.
12:41And like, I just thought, I've not met anyone.
12:43And then being single when you were 60 wasn't what I was imagining
12:47where my life was going to be.
12:50I thought, sorry, it gets emotional.
12:57I thought that I was going to end up being on my own
13:01for the rest of my life.
13:02And I couldn't understand why I had never met the right person.
13:10And I just felt like all these social pressures of being 60,
13:15that I should start thinking about retiring,
13:19that I should downsize from living on a farm.
13:22And you shrink as you get older.
13:24And I wasn't ready to shrink.
13:26You've been married?
13:28Yeah, I've been married.
13:29But that was a long time ago.
13:3220 years ago since I was married, yeah.
13:35For some reason it all came crashing in last year
13:38and I had a little bit of a breakdown.
13:40I started having panic attacks and anxiety.
13:43I hadn't got in touch with my inner vulnerabilities
13:46and understood that I was missing having a partner
13:50because I'd been on my own for years.
13:53You missed the company, the companionship.
13:55I'm really happy, I love my life
13:58and I've got lots of great friends and family.
14:00Yeah.
14:00But it would be nice to do something with someone
14:03and be able to plan things and stuff.
14:05Oh, yeah, definitely.
14:06Yeah.
14:07I want this third act of my life to be the most exciting
14:11and have a really great time.
14:14And I want to share my life yesterday.
14:17To a new life, new chapter.
14:19Yeah.
14:20You've got a beautiful little life.
14:22Aw, thank you.
14:22You look smart in your blue suit.
14:23Oh, thank you.
14:24Yeah.
14:26This morning I woke up not feeling confident, right?
14:28Mm-hmm.
14:29And do you ever do affirmations?
14:30Yeah.
14:31I just have affirmations.
14:32I put this 15-minute affirmation on saying,
14:34you are brilliant, you are confident,
14:36you are special, you are...
14:38all these things that by the end of the 15-minute thing
14:40I was like...
14:42I damn these things.
14:46I was going to do the exact same.
14:47Yeah.
14:49I have a habit where I have to eat chips
14:51in size order and in turn.
14:54Oh, yeah.
14:55The smallest or the biggest.
14:57Oh, okay.
14:58But it would be really insufferable to eat.
15:01Everyone I've been on a date with is like...
15:03When did you get type of noise?
15:04Yeah.
15:05What do you mean?
15:07What have your past relationships been like?
15:09So, my ex was four years ago now.
15:12Mm-hmm.
15:12That was really it, to be honest.
15:14Have you had any past relationships then?
15:16I've never had a boyfriend before.
15:18Really?
15:18Yeah.
15:19Oh, no.
15:19Yeah.
15:19I think I missed the, like, fun time for dating.
15:22And I was thrown into it when it was, like, awful and shambolic.
15:26Yeah.
15:26As it is now.
15:26And I just don't really enjoy it.
15:28And I've never really met anyone that I want to be in a relationship with, so...
15:32I think I'm a very bottled up person.
15:34I was really, really, really, really shy as a kid.
15:38And I remember at school all the comments would be, she doesn't talk to people.
15:42I didn't really have many friends to hang out with, so I would just always go to the library
15:48and just sit down and read books.
15:50I never got that innocent kind of romance where someone fancies you in class.
15:57As an adult here, I never really got attention from guys that was always very negative.
16:02So, I'm like, if anyone's giving me attention, it must be for a bad reason or for a joke.
16:09Every time I'm on a date, I'm just thinking, what do they want from me?
16:13Rather than, they want to be with me.
16:16Yeah.
16:16I'm always like, yeah, I'm going to throw myself out there, I'm going to date,
16:19and then I'll be out there for, like, a minute and, like, I don't want to be here anymore.
16:22Yeah.
16:23It's not fun.
16:23It just, like, sucks.
16:26I feel like I'm a very trusting person, so I don't want to just go to someone
16:31and be giving them all this love and affection and then have it thrown back in my face.
16:36I don't want to be hurt, basically, and I think I'm very guarded.
16:39Damn, your first ever state.
16:40Mm.
16:41See, I have to leave that for last, but now I'm thinking about it.
16:44Oh, what, are you eating it in order?
16:45Yeah, I eat it in order as well.
16:46Oh, you eat your chips first?
16:49What?
16:49I saved my chips for the end.
16:51The meat is, like, if I'm an animal in the wild, I would want to save that.
16:56Oh, love that.
17:03This is Scott.
17:04Hey.
17:05Costumier to the stars.
17:07He loves a bit of dress up himself.
17:12In his spare time, he becomes the drag diva Castor Hex.
17:17She is my gay suit of armor.
17:19She is my stronger half.
17:22She's a time-traveling immortal sorceress who could snap her fingers and set someone on fire.
17:28She's a time-travel.
17:30Whereas me...
17:32We will see how this goes.
17:36I'm quite soft-looking.
17:38I'm quite unassuming.
17:39I'm not physically very strong or powerful.
17:43That's so stupid.
17:44How are you?
17:45Not bad.
17:46Comment allez-vous?
17:47Very good.
17:47Nice to meet you, Scott.
17:48You too.
17:48What do you do for a living?
17:50I work in costume for film and TV, actually.
17:52Oh, do you?
17:53When I was little, like, I would draw dresses.
17:55Bit of a nerd.
17:56Really?
17:57Yeah, yeah.
17:58So when was the last time you were in a relationship?
17:59A couple of years ago.
18:00It wasn't long, summer fling, kind of.
18:04So why do you think you're sick of?
18:07That's the million-dollar question.
18:09I think on paper I'm a catch.
18:10I have a good job.
18:11I love to cook.
18:12I'm very doting.
18:14There's lots about me that I think is great.
18:16Quite long, that coat.
18:17No worries.
18:19Thank you so much.
18:20I do want marriage, and I would like kids, that whole fairy tale.
18:25Why wouldn't you want to find magic and enchantment?
18:29To do with my hands.
18:34Hello.
18:37Hello.
18:39What can I even say?
18:40I said hello in Albanian.
18:46Scott's magically enchanting date is hot linguist, George.
18:51I'm a bit wild.
18:52I would describe myself as a fire.
18:56You have to be able to handle the heat.
18:58Can I just say, this is the most runway walk.
19:02Are you always walking like that, like you're on a runway?
19:04Maybe, maybe, maybe.
19:05You're looking fabulous.
19:06Give me a twirl.
19:07Merci beaucoup.
19:08Wow.
19:09All that class.
19:10Are you excited?
19:11Yeah.
19:11Excited, un peu nerveux.
19:14I come across as very loud and outgoing and out there, and I'll talk to anyone and very sociable.
19:19But when it comes to boys, that is very much not the case.
19:23What have I looked to myself in?
19:27I've not always felt super, super confident in how I look.
19:31I remember moving to Clapham and I was like, wow, I actually just look like a potato compared to all
19:35of other these men.
19:37Your date is here.
19:38Oh my gosh.
19:38Let's do it, let's do it.
19:40On you that, on you that.
19:41Keep walking, keep doing the runway walk.
19:43I'll let you make your way.
19:44Hi.
19:45Hi, are you alright?
19:46I'm good, thanks.
19:47How are you, George?
19:47Lovely to meet you.
19:48Scott, are you a hug person?
19:49Hello.
19:50I'm good, I'm good, I'm good.
19:55Sorry, what was your name again?
19:56George.
19:56George, sorry.
19:57That's all good.
19:58Scott.
20:01Is this wild?
20:03Yeah, it is a bit wild.
20:05Oh my gosh.
20:07So yeah, um...
20:09How are you?
20:10I'm good, I'm good.
20:11I've had a great day, a lovely morning.
20:15Yeah, nice, nice.
20:16What do you do for fun?
20:18Have you got hobbies?
20:19I love to learn languages.
20:22What ones?
20:23So, I speak English, French, Norwegian, Spanish, Serbian, Albanian, Italian, German, did I say German yet?
20:39No.
20:40Finnish, Hungarian, Hindi, and learning Japanese could go to Japan.
20:50That's fascinating.
20:50That's so cool.
20:51You're a polyglot.
20:52I think that's the word.
20:54I guess so.
20:55That's so cool.
21:00How's it going, you all right?
21:02Yeah, I'm good, thank you.
21:03How's your date?
21:04A little bit of a connection?
21:05Oh, we can laugh.
21:05You're laughing, yeah.
21:06That's all you want in a relationship, really, no?
21:08Yeah, yeah.
21:10He's a really nice guy.
21:11I'm not sure about the chemistry, though.
21:13Really?
21:14I really would love it to be good chemistry.
21:17Oh, that's such a shame.
21:19I know, but I'm going to work on it, because he's a really lovely person.
21:22I really like him, and we're getting on really well.
21:25Anyway, our best to go.
21:26Bye.
21:30Hey, loves, I have a little surprise for you on me.
21:32Ooh.
21:32I've got a cheesecake to share.
21:34Thank you so much.
21:35I'll let you go first, then.
21:37No, I'll let you go first.
21:38I'm going to go at the same time.
21:39Get right into it.
21:43We were just vibing the whole time, which I really enjoyed, personally.
21:47Lots of laughs going on.
21:48Yeah, I'd say I fancy her, yeah.
21:49Do you think she fancied you?
21:50I don't know.
21:52I don't know.
21:53I mean, we were chatting loads, but does that translate into ratings or not?
21:57Have we discussed what we'd like to do with the build, or...?
22:00I mean, we don't need to, anyway.
22:02No, no, no, genuinely, I'm fine to spare.
22:03That's fine.
22:04Don't let her near that machine.
22:05I'm fine to spare.
22:06It's good.
22:07It's good.
22:07It's good.
22:09Would you like to see each other again?
22:13I'd say ladies first.
22:14Rock, paper, scissors, is it?
22:16Fantastic.
22:17Perfect.
22:17Thank you very much.
22:18Rock, paper, scissors, shoot.
22:21Yes.
22:22It's best of free.
22:24Time flies when you're having fun.
22:25Exactly.
22:27Yeah, I'm done.
22:28Yeah?
22:29Yeah, I'm down to see you again.
22:31Yeah?
22:31Yeah.
22:32Happy days.
22:33Right, let's get out of here.
22:34It's good to do.
22:35It was all ten turns around for me.
22:37Yeah.
22:38Yeah.
22:39Have a good evening.
22:40Sweet, yeah.
22:40You bounced off me very well.
22:42Yeah.
22:42And didn't get too weirded out.
22:44You rolled with me really nicely.
22:45Yeah.
22:46And you're just, like, a really interesting person.
22:47Yeah.
22:48Oh, thank you.
22:49I can't take it back.
22:50Oh.
22:51I'd say I'm fancier.
22:52Yeah?
22:53I'd say I'm...
22:54Yeah?
22:55All righty.
22:56Yeah.
22:57Happy days, sir.
23:00Hey, Pickle.
23:01Korean fried chicken?
23:02Yes.
23:02Thanks, sir.
23:04You got some champagne.
23:06There's lots to celebrate.
23:07Yeah, 100%.
23:08Breathing.
23:09Yeah.
23:11Have you been busy, or...?
23:12Oh, yeah, I'm always busy, yeah.
23:14What are you up to?
23:14Well, I live on a farm, so I have horses and stuff.
23:17Oh, no, really.
23:18Yeah, have you ever ridden a horse?
23:20Yeah, when I was younger.
23:21Did you?
23:21Yeah, but my passing sport was windsurfing.
23:24What, professionally?
23:25Yeah.
23:26Was it?
23:26Cool.
23:27Went to the Olympic Games.
23:28Did you?
23:29Yeah.
23:30My God.
23:31That's so impressive.
23:34I was sailing a lot when I was younger.
23:36Watched the Games, 84.
23:37Saw the windsurfing, like that.
23:40Self-taught, and then went to the Games in 88.
23:43That is a big achievement.
23:44Oh, 40s.
23:44Many moons ago now.
23:45Yeah.
23:47Grown up, I had a bit of a broken family, but school bullying and that type of stuff.
23:52I was put on, like, closed hooks, punched.
23:55As soon as I finished school, went sailing, windsurfing.
23:59Put my fear and anguish into sport.
24:02As soon as I came out of school, just jumped on a board and tricked around.
24:06Yeah.
24:07Well, it nearly broke me from a lot of aspects, but it made me who I am, and that's something
24:12that I am proud of.
24:14What about yourself?
24:15I've always been a bit sporty and, like, I've always been horsey.
24:18What can I look and see though, do you?
24:20Yeah, I know.
24:20You've got bigger guns than me.
24:22I can't say that.
24:26What a pub of love a bit.
24:27I have, like, very toned thighs from my horse riding.
24:47It's great chemistry.
24:48The eye connection.
24:50Yeah.
24:50They end up looking at each other.
24:51I know.
24:51And the way that they're sitting forwards.
24:53Yes.
24:54Like, it's like they're leaning in.
24:55They're interested in each other, yeah.
24:56Yeah.
24:56Corsa.
24:57I think it's going to go well.
24:58So do I.
24:59Yeah.
25:00You've got nice eyes.
25:01Did you?
25:02Yeah.
25:02I was just thinking exactly the same thing.
25:04It's my guy-liner.
25:11You have great eyes.
25:12Thank you so much.
25:15That language thing is honestly so bewitching to me.
25:18I love this vote of confidence.
25:19I love languages.
25:20I do dip into Latin.
25:22That's really cool.
25:24Did you do Latin in school?
25:25No, mate.
25:26I'm in Essex.
25:27Ah, okay.
25:28Not, like, glamour Essex.
25:30I'm from, like, slightly backwards homophobic kind of Essex.
25:36Being gay where I'm from really wasn't great.
25:40It's a little town and it's a retirement destination,
25:44so there's some older values which are not the fun kind of older values.
25:49Little anecdote.
25:50I wore, like, a soft grey-pink jumper
25:53and the F slur got yelled at me from across the street.
25:57As much as you like to think you're rock solid,
25:59it does chip away at you.
26:01So I think I'd develop a bit of an icy prickliness.
26:04Maybe that's why I'm single.
26:05I don't know.
26:07Where are you based normally?
26:09Um, so I live in Clapham.
26:10Oh, nice.
26:11I've been there.
26:12I've been there a fair bit.
26:14On a Clapham night out.
26:15I performed that one.
26:17Oh, my God.
26:19Yeah.
26:19I do drag.
26:21Well, that's like my side career kind of thing.
26:26That's so cool.
26:26I suppose as Scott, I don't feel like I fit in with the world at large, really.
26:31But when you put on that inch of makeup and that wig
26:33and you tie the strings on that corset,
26:35it transforms you in a way that you feel stronger.
26:39What's your drag name?
26:41Casta Hex.
26:42Casta Hex.
26:43Oh, my gosh.
26:43You're kind of, like, really witchy.
26:45My character is kind of, yeah, witchy, historical.
26:48Oh, cool.
26:49Yeah.
26:49So this is what I did last year.
26:52A lot of pink butterflies.
26:54Fun.
26:55It's supposed to be a poison eye, but I don't know if it's, like, the best.
26:57I feel like my style is a bit wild.
26:59It's important that someone has, like, substance, a bit of ambition.
27:03Yeah, yeah.
27:03I find ambition quite sexy.
27:05Cheers to that.
27:07I'm going to do it like that.
27:11What's the craziest thing you've done?
27:14Probably died 11 times.
27:16Have you?
27:1611 times?
27:17Cars, boats, planes.
27:19Gosh.
27:20I've done, uh, stupid things.
27:22Have you?
27:22Yeah, surfed on top of a roof, holding onto a board strap,
27:25doing a semi-mile-an-hour on one of those buses.
27:28Dopamine junkie.
27:29I thought windsurfing was on the sea.
27:32Yeah, well, you have to get to events.
27:34Oh, my God, you sound like James Bond.
27:37I haven't had a date like that with anyone.
27:41Not that I can actually remember.
27:42She is a stunning lady.
27:44How would you like to pee?
27:46There you go.
27:47He's been a gentleman.
27:48I offered.
27:48I did offer.
27:49Thank you very much.
27:50There's a chance of having a second date.
27:53On a scale of one to ten, I'd hoped it'd be a nine-ten.
27:56The night when I read the room right.
28:01Do you like to see each other again?
28:03I let the lady go first.
28:06I had the best date, and I did.
28:10And I don't think I've met anyone as warm and interesting as you
28:14for a really long time.
28:16I felt really safe and, like, in a really good space with you.
28:21Yeah.
28:22I'm going to do a selfie with you.
28:23Come here.
28:25We can go this way.
28:27Wait, I have to get my camera.
28:29I felt the same.
28:30I'd like to see you again, even if it's just like having a friend,
28:33and then see how it goes.
28:35Let's do that.
28:36Let's see each other's friends and see where it goes.
28:41I like the way that you dress, the carry yourself, the hair,
28:44the way that you look after yourself.
28:46Aw, thanks.
28:48You won't think so when I'm covered in mods.
28:55So exciting.
28:58I can't believe I'm actually sitting here.
29:01Part-time DJ Priscilla is looking for a plus-one
29:04who can keep up with her on the dance floor.
29:08Oh, God, I could start a party in a paper bag.
29:12Come on, paper bag, let's start it off.
29:16How are you?
29:17Nice to meet you.
29:17I've never met anybody called Priscilla.
29:19Well, there you go.
29:20Do you want my autograph?
29:21Yes.
29:22I love that name.
29:23What's your motto in life?
29:24Grab life by the short and curlies.
29:27What do you mean?
29:28The short and curlies.
29:32Come with me.
29:33I've always loved love.
29:35And there is going to be somebody out there for me.
29:37I mean, what, there's six billion, is it, in the world?
29:41You know, there's going to be somebody out there.
29:43How are you?
29:44I'm good, thank you.
29:45How are you?
29:45I'm very well.
29:46You've got some interesting necklaces going on here.
29:49So, yes, I've got rose quartz, so that's the crystal of love.
29:52Oh, is it the crystal of love?
29:53Yeah.
29:56Love, for me, feels warm.
29:58It's that warm, comfortable feeling, that safe feeling.
30:02I'm here to find my forever man.
30:04He needs to be ready for the party from the off.
30:08Maybe even before the off, actually.
30:16Looking to dance his way into Priscilla's heart is 50-year-old Raj.
30:21I'm a father of three, so you could say I'm a fun dad or funjabi, whatever you want to call
30:27it.
30:29Yeah.
30:31I grew up in the East End, watching Only Fools and Horses.
30:34It's my happy place.
30:36What's your favorite Javli quote?
30:37I love all of them.
30:38You know, like, lovely Javli, Krusty, Moins too, Moins too, Bonnet de Douche and all that.
30:45How are you?
30:46How are you doing, Raj?
30:47I'm fine, how are you?
30:48Yeah, very good.
30:48How's dating for you?
30:50It's been a stop start, so I'm trying to get the momentum going again, and I thought this would be
30:55a great way to start.
30:56Let's see how it goes.
30:58I've been single probably coming up to about two and a bit years.
31:02Being in a relationship for, I think it's 13 years, so you're at the game for so long.
31:06I think I've got a pretty established situation now, and I think I'm a pretty decent version of myself that
31:13I can now put out there, as it were.
31:15Shall I take you to go and meet her?
31:17Yes, please.
31:18Come on.
31:20I guess I have that tight waist, beautiful eyes and a smile, but for me, it comes down to having
31:24a good heart.
31:27Hello.
31:28Hi.
31:28Hiya.
31:30Nice to meet you.
31:30Nice to meet you.
31:31All right.
31:33Two kisses.
31:34What's your name, sorry?
31:34Priscilla.
31:36Hi, I'm Raj.
31:38This is a menu.
31:40Oh, wow.
31:40Here you are.
31:41Thank you very much.
31:42You look lovely.
31:43Thank you very much.
31:45So, how are you feeling?
31:48I think I'm okay.
31:49I think I got more nervous meeting Fred.
31:56Hello.
31:56How are you guys?
31:57I'm good, I'm good.
31:58How are you?
31:58Very well.
31:59You coming to take order?
32:00I've come to do everything.
32:02Have you?
32:02Can you sing and dance for me then as well?
32:04Oh, wow.
32:05We'll do it together.
32:06I'll follow you.
32:06Let's do it.
32:07What's your normal go-to song?
32:09Strumming my pain with his fingers.
32:12Yes.
32:12One time.
32:13Yes!
32:14Yes!
32:18Why, why, why the Lila?
32:21Oh.
32:22Sorry.
32:22Hello, you okay?
32:24When I was studying abroad, I met loads of people from the Balkan region.
32:27Okay, okay.
32:28And I got really, really into the pop music from this region.
32:32Okay.
32:32It's like a mixture of like Middle Eastern rhythms, like Eurodance and gangster rap.
32:38That's really funny.
32:39I also weirdly am obsessed with Eminem.
32:41Me and my brother used to do the ramps when we were young.
32:44I love that.
32:45But I haven't asked you what your star sign is.
32:47Taurus.
32:48What are you?
32:48Aquarius.
32:49Aquarius, okay.
32:50That works.
32:51As long as you're not on Aries, that's, I always have-
32:53Is that like the problem sign for you?
32:55Oh, you always struggle with an Aries.
32:56For me, it's Gemini.
33:00That's my-
33:00There's been some-
33:01Some two-faced bitches.
33:02Some pretty interesting Gemini men in my life.
33:07Okay.
33:08Not being clear about their feelings or like just being a bit weird.
33:12It's bad vibes.
33:14In a group of friends, there was a boy, there was chemistry.
33:20I really wanted the excitement, like the things that you see in films,
33:24there's like budding romance and I was like, oh my gosh, this is what it's like.
33:27This is what it's like.
33:28And it feels amazing.
33:31He kept sort of like giving me just enough.
33:34And then someone else came on the scene and then he started paying them a bit more attention.
33:41I'm so over that.
33:42Like game playing.
33:43It's not.
33:45Yeah.
33:45Yeah.
33:47We were out ice skating and it's really romantic.
33:52There's loads of like fairy lights and stuff.
33:53And they were like skating together, having their film moment.
34:03No, can I please not cry or DV because that is so crazy.
34:10They're gonna laugh at me.
34:12Oh my God.
34:14Like the phrase men are trash.
34:16Is that for a reason?
34:18Yeah.
34:21I've shut myself off.
34:23And I think now I'm ready to sort of open myself up again and put myself out there.
34:31How do you say men are trash in Serbian?
34:39That gave me like Eastern European mafia vibes.
34:44That's in the best way.
34:45No, that's fair.
34:52Thank you so much.
34:56Sam, what do you do?
34:57It's a boring profession.
34:58I'm a qualified accountant.
34:59So I don't know how to make it sound any more interesting without you falling in your coffee, you know?
35:04Gosh, about me then, I've had the corporate side of things.
35:07But I'm also a part-time DJ.
35:10You're not.
35:12We just took a left turn somewhere here.
35:14How did you navigate there?
35:16What's like two ends of the spectrum, right?
35:18So I'm 54 now.
35:20When I was 37 I had a heart attack.
35:22Oh, damn.
35:24I'd gone to bed and then all of a sudden I felt like an ache in my head.
35:29I felt this wave of heat rush all the way through me as well.
35:33And I was thinking, this doesn't feel right.
35:35So I went to the hospital.
35:38My left artery was 100% blocked.
35:40They couldn't believe that I'd survived.
35:44For me it's like homing in on a silver lining rather than focusing on that cloud.
35:51I'll get you.
35:52Yeah, yeah.
35:54For me that was my second chance at life.
35:57I went through a huge healing journey.
35:59I then learnt to re-love myself again.
36:04If you've come through anything, you've survived for a reason.
36:07And that's to live.
36:08Live your life.
36:11And to love.
36:12And to love.
36:13Yeah.
36:15So yeah, it's...
36:16I've got quite a few facets to me, if that makes sense.
36:21Yeah, yeah, yeah.
36:22So what genre, any music or...?
36:2480s, but the kind of like the disco 80s, if that makes sense.
36:28You know, I love having a good time.
36:30If there was some sort of like soul Motown disco that was happening down the road,
36:34you know, I'll be there.
36:36That's not me.
36:40I know what I like.
36:40And if I go, if I'm in a venue where I'm not feeling that music, I'm not.
36:44Yeah.
36:44Not me.
36:54That's feel nice.
36:55Oh yeah?
36:55Yeah.
36:57Are you a cauliflower fan?
36:58I do love cauliflower actually.
37:00You want to try a bit?
37:01Yes, please.
37:01It's good.
37:04Thank you so much.
37:05No trouble.
37:05It's good.
37:06How's everything going with the food dishes?
37:08I'm struggling with this.
37:08It just feels really chewy and it was not really warm.
37:13I might eat it because I'm hungry.
37:15So I can swap it for...?
37:17Maybe a small piece of chicken or something.
37:19Absolutely.
37:21Thanks.
37:22Problem is, it came cold.
37:23But again, I've got to eat it.
37:25I'm starving.
37:28Chef, can I please have one Korean fried chicken starter?
37:31Thank you so much.
37:35So what, what, what is it that you look for?
37:37I'm trying to get into a relationship now.
37:40I'm a romantic, right?
37:41So I really want to be settled down.
37:44You're an Aries then, aren't you?
37:45Yeah, I am an Aries.
37:46By a sign, yeah.
37:46Okay.
37:47I'm more guarded.
37:48I'm not going to be, oh please marry me like that.
37:52It's very, I'm going to be more...
37:54Do you clutch themselves as a slow burner then?
37:56I wasn't used to be like that, but I'm more conscious that I am now.
38:00Growing up watching Bollywood romance,
38:03those type of movies growing up and how they kind of woo the lady there,
38:07that never goes away.
38:11How's the chicken?
38:12Much better.
38:13You do eat chillies as well then?
38:15My tolerance is not as good.
38:17I want someone who's not given up on life.
38:20Like I'm 50 and I don't feel 50.
38:22I need someone who has the energy.
38:24Someone who can do a bit of banter with me.
38:26For me it's like the flavour.
38:27After that you're just eating hot stuff with no flavour.
38:31Yeah.
38:31And then if I haven't put any toilet roll in the freezer the next day,
38:34I'm finished.
38:36You know what I mean?
38:36I'm doing handstands in the shower.
38:41I would cheers you, but in the Balkans it's unlucky to cheers with an empty glass.
38:46Like it's bad luck to give a purse without a coin in it.
38:49Like you can't step over someone's legs or like you can't like,
38:52you can't like sit like naked on the bathroom floor.
38:55You can't have like a,
38:56and all of these like wild superstitions.
38:58I love it.
38:58And like the ladder thing,
39:00don't go under ladders.
39:01That's just common sense.
39:02They've got paint up there.
39:03Do you know what I mean?
39:08Oh my, you're not going to believe this.
39:10So, a new opportunity will present itself.
39:15Be ready to seize it.
39:17Mine says...
39:20A love story is about to begin.
39:22Shut up!
39:28I think we're okay.
39:29I think.
39:30I'm not 100% sure yet.
39:35However,
39:36when I opened my fortune cookie,
39:38I couldn't believe what it said.
39:39And then when his said a love story is about to begin,
39:42I very much believe in kind of like messages from the universe.
39:46and I'm not thinking,
39:47well, maybe I,
39:48I shouldn't really completely write it off.
39:50How's it going to you again?
39:52Good, good.
39:52How would you like to pay?
39:53Would you like to split up here and follow?
39:55I'll split.
39:55Then I'll pay.
39:57He's a gentle man.
39:58It's all right.
39:58He is very much.
39:59Thank you very much.
40:04Yo.
40:09Would you guys like to see each other again?
40:11I'm going to say,
40:13I've met a fantastic human being
40:14and a fantastic, inspiring story.
40:17But romantically,
40:18I can't see,
40:20seeing you as a romantic,
40:22ongoing situation for me.
40:24I completely agree
40:25with what you're saying about the romantic spark,
40:29not initially being there.
40:31However,
40:32I was willing to go on a second date.
40:35I really?
40:35Just to see,
40:37outside of all of this,
40:38just to see if there was something untapped here.
40:42I just feel like you would run towards karaoke
40:44and that kind of music
40:45and I'm not really,
40:46that's not my go-to.
40:48It is what it is.
40:49But do you know what?
40:50It's been a really lovely evening.
40:51Oh yeah.
40:51Well, I won't.
40:53No, thank you.
40:54All the best.
40:54All right.
40:56See you later.
40:57Is there a karaoke song you can think of
41:00that describes this?
41:01I will survive.
41:03I will survive.
41:03Hey, hey!
41:11Look at that.
41:12Woo-hoo!
41:13Look at the colour.
41:15Cheers.
41:18A bit of ice just a second.
41:20That's the worst, isn't it?
41:21Choking a bunch of ice blocks.
41:23Just like the end of Titanic.
41:26I've never seen Titanic.
41:28That is...
41:30That...
41:32I don't understand.
41:33I don't know.
41:34I don't know why I've never seen it.
41:35I just have.
41:36Do you know how many drag queens have performed
41:38that terrible, off-key, like, recorded version
41:41of My Heart Will Go On?
41:42I love that.
41:42Do you know how many people have done that bloody...
41:44I love that.
41:45Stupid recorders.
41:46So funny.
41:48Have fun.
41:49That's all great idea.
41:50100%.
41:51It helps that you have great eyes together.
41:53Thank you so much.
41:54They're very expressive.
41:55Could be in silent movies.
41:57Excuse me.
41:57Maybe I was in the past the whole time.
42:04Did you like to see some again?
42:05Yeah.
42:05Yeah.
42:07I mean...
42:08If it works, it works.
42:10Yeah.
42:10It was fun.
42:11I had a lot of fun.
42:13How do you want to handle this?
42:15I don't mind getting this one.
42:17That's very kind of your thing.
42:18It's all good.
42:18It's all good.
42:20It's been five years or so since I've been on a date
42:24with somebody, I think, sort of.
42:26That's wild.
42:26I was super nervous.
42:27I was really, like, quite scared to put myself out there.
42:32And thank you for creating, like, a wonderful space
42:35and making me feel, like, really happy.
42:36It was really nice.
42:37Oh, that's really sweet.
42:38Oh, great shoes, by the way.
42:41I felt very not judged, which is very important to me.
42:43I'm glad.
42:44So, genuinely, I really appreciate that.
42:46You're really welcome.
42:47Thanks.
42:50Now would probably be a good little time for a quick picky.
42:53Yes.
42:54Keep that up.
43:00I don't hate that.
43:01I don't hate that.
43:04You've got shiny eyes.
43:06What does that mean?
43:06That's what I like in a woman.
43:14That's what I like in a woman.
43:19I've decided where the next day it's going to be already.
43:22Where?
43:23This little, like, cake shot in London.
43:26I love cake.
43:28I love cake.
43:37I definitely wouldn't like to take your horse ride in.
43:40No, I'd like to take a horse ride in.
43:42Definitely.
43:43What, you'd be a pony for me to start off with?
43:45I've got a shit then.
43:48I don't need money.
43:50Don't need money.
43:51Don't take fame.
43:53Don't need no credit card.
43:56Something.
44:08I'd like to come.
44:09Do come.
44:15We've hoped something.
44:16Bye.
44:16Bye.
44:18Bye.
44:20Bye.
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