1 00:00:03,400 --> 00:00:06,319 Do you feel a bit rusty...? Yes! Very rusty. 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:08,400 Definitely need WD-40. 3 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:12,159 I need some help. It's hard out there. 4 00:00:12,160 --> 00:00:14,839 I am very single at the moment. 5 00:00:14,840 --> 00:00:16,559 I've ran out of swipes. 6 00:00:16,560 --> 00:00:19,159 I've completed Tinder. SHE LAUGHS 7 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:22,559 In the heart of Britain's most romantic city... 8 00:00:22,560 --> 00:00:23,959 Aloha! 9 00:00:23,960 --> 00:00:25,279 ...Fred and his team... 10 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:27,479 This is Captain Fur Potato. 11 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:29,679 ...are matching hopeful singletons... 12 00:00:29,680 --> 00:00:31,719 We're getting married, Merlin. HE SPLUTTERS 13 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:35,239 ...in a place where love is always on the menu. 14 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:36,319 Have I bitten your finger? 15 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:37,799 You didn't go that far down the stick. 16 00:00:37,800 --> 00:00:40,039 SHE LAUGHS 17 00:00:40,040 --> 00:00:41,719 These daters... 18 00:00:41,720 --> 00:00:43,879 He probably thinks I'm having a poo or something. 19 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:45,799 ...are searching... 20 00:00:45,800 --> 00:00:48,040 SINGS OPERA ...for the one. 21 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:51,239 Would you chase me around the bedroom? Absolutely. 22 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:53,719 - Get your coat. - I'm in. SHE LAUGHS 23 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:56,159 For some, stepping into the unknown... 24 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:58,039 MAKES OINKING NOISE 25 00:00:58,040 --> 00:01:00,479 ...can lead to surprising sparks. 26 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:02,399 I work in the adult industry. 27 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:03,639 Do you have an office for that? 28 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:05,839 I have a dungeon. LAUGHTER 29 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:07,679 But finding a connection... 30 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:09,999 A love story is about to begin. 31 00:01:10,000 --> 00:01:11,199 Shut up! 32 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:13,359 ...isn't always easy. 33 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:15,880 Please tell me you actually last longer than three minutes. 34 00:01:19,080 --> 00:01:21,039 Help me! 35 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:22,119 In the end... 36 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:23,239 Hi. 37 00:01:23,240 --> 00:01:25,159 ...it comes down to one... 38 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:26,439 Fancy seeing you here. 39 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:29,159 ...big question. 40 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:31,119 Would you guys like to see each other again? 41 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:32,719 This isn't at all awkward, is it? 42 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:36,000 This is the First Dates restaurant. 43 00:01:44,960 --> 00:01:47,399 Do you believe in fate? Oh, my God, yeah. 44 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:49,439 SCREECHING 45 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:50,960 I do believe in destiny. 46 00:01:53,160 --> 00:01:55,079 Let's get married. 47 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,319 It's a really nice way to stay hopeful. 48 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,080 I'm a vicar. All my friends said, "You're gonna meet a vicar." 49 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:03,479 I guess it's can you find your soulmate? 50 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:04,919 I think there's someone out there for everyone. 51 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:07,199 He's the guy I saw at the train station. 52 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:08,919 Shut the front door! 53 00:02:08,920 --> 00:02:11,359 It's like a dance. It's like that push and pull. 54 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:14,559 Do you like this song? Yes. I love the rain. 55 00:02:14,560 --> 00:02:18,079 Things don't always go right. But you know that at the end of it, 56 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:19,720 there's gonna be something really special. 57 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:23,079 That was the one good thing that I got from my divorce - 58 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:25,839 a pair of Louboutins, boobs and a Mini. 59 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:27,480 So... LAUGHTER 60 00:02:28,640 --> 00:02:34,319 50, flirty and looking for someone to fall head over heels for 61 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:37,399 is hairstylist, Vicki. 62 00:02:37,400 --> 00:02:39,959 So, you know who you remind me of a little bit? Go on. 63 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:42,919 Bit of a Bond girl. A Bond girl? 64 00:02:42,920 --> 00:02:44,279 Seriously? 65 00:02:44,280 --> 00:02:46,080 I take that as a massive compliment. 66 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:49,759 For 50, anyway, I think this is... This is a good look. 67 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:51,040 I'm rocking this look. 68 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:56,559 Hello. You're walking like a rock star. 69 00:02:56,560 --> 00:03:00,119 Oh, fabulous. I love that walk and the hair. 70 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,919 You can't find a date? No. No, darling, I can't. 71 00:03:02,920 --> 00:03:05,799 They've got to be on my energy level and not think I'm too much. 72 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:09,039 It's gonna take somebody quite big to be able to maintain me. 73 00:03:09,040 --> 00:03:11,039 THEY LAUGH 74 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:12,439 Come with me. 75 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:16,479 Finding a woman of my age, that's super sexy, that's got that swag, 76 00:03:16,480 --> 00:03:18,919 it's really hard. I can't find anyone. 77 00:03:18,920 --> 00:03:21,359 Could I get you a drink? I would love something with gin. 78 00:03:21,360 --> 00:03:23,079 Something with gin. 79 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:26,559 So what are your thoughts on today? I'm really excited. 80 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:29,599 I was in a marriage for, like, 20 years, married to a guy. 81 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:31,639 Sadly, that didn't work out. 82 00:03:31,640 --> 00:03:33,839 I then found women and I was like, 83 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:36,879 ♪ I'm coming out I want the world to know... ♪ 84 00:03:36,880 --> 00:03:39,519 I can see it makes you happy, this is great. 85 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:41,279 And what sort of women do you like then? 86 00:03:41,280 --> 00:03:43,479 What's my type of woman? 87 00:03:43,480 --> 00:03:44,959 OK, here I go. 88 00:03:44,960 --> 00:03:48,039 I love short hair and cheekbones. 89 00:03:48,040 --> 00:03:51,479 I'm describing a model. Give me a model. LAUGHTER 90 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:53,079 Somebody that makes you walk like Bambi. 91 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:55,399 LAUGHTER - All dangly legs! - Help! 92 00:03:55,400 --> 00:03:57,640 I walk like that in these boots, as well. So... 93 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:06,879 Striding confidently into the First Dates Restaurant 94 00:04:06,880 --> 00:04:10,040 is 38-year-old globetrotter, Rosie. 95 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:14,999 I ended up going around the world at 18 and then 96 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:16,199 I think I just spent my 20s 97 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:18,279 the way people should spend their 20s. 98 00:04:18,280 --> 00:04:20,959 A couple of near misses for marriage and things like that, but it just... 99 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:23,519 I was quite focussed on my career, and now I'm suddenly like, 100 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:27,119 "Oh, I'm close to 40 now, and uh, I'm ready. 101 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:28,919 "I'm ready to do it." 102 00:04:28,920 --> 00:04:31,519 I know where I've seen you before. 103 00:04:31,520 --> 00:04:34,199 Basic Instinct, Sharon Stone. Shazza. 104 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:36,559 It's not the first time. Yeah, I'm sure. 105 00:04:36,560 --> 00:04:38,959 I mean, surely you don't have a problem finding a date? 106 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:40,040 Well, it seems I do. 107 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:43,239 You know, I've got a cat who's got a lovely little heartbeat, 108 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:45,879 but I miss that, you know, another human heartbeat in the house. 109 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:49,759 Laughing together and making plans and cute dates. 110 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:52,999 So yeah, I miss it a lot, and I'm definitely ready. 111 00:04:53,000 --> 00:04:54,999 So what are you looking for today? 112 00:04:55,000 --> 00:04:58,599 I just want someone who's a bit glamorous or a bit of a hyper-femme. 113 00:04:58,600 --> 00:05:00,159 That's what I'm after. You like somebody with energy? 114 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:01,279 I love a good energy. 115 00:05:01,280 --> 00:05:03,319 I think you're gonna match. She's at the bar. 116 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:04,959 No way! Can you see the redhead about at the bar? 117 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:06,799 Oh, I can, I can. 118 00:05:06,800 --> 00:05:09,160 There you go. Thank you so much. Cheers. Enjoy. Thank you. 119 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:13,879 Hello. Hi. BOTH: How are you doing? You all right? 120 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:15,679 Lovely to meet you. Lovely to meet you. 121 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:18,079 Oh, my God, you are so hot. LAUGHTER 122 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:21,319 As are you, you look gorgeous. Take a seat. Thank you. What's your name? 123 00:05:21,320 --> 00:05:24,239 Rosie. Rosie. I'm Vicki. Lovely to meet you, Vicki. 124 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:25,679 Lovely to meet you. 125 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:28,759 I've been chilling out here and having a nice, like, gin, 126 00:05:28,760 --> 00:05:30,799 like cocktail. Lovely. OK. 127 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:34,199 I think I'm gonna have a little Campari soda, I think. Thank you. 128 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:36,319 How old are you then? 38. 129 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:38,759 So you haven't really hit menopause then yet, have you? 130 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:39,839 Not yet. Wait for it. Yeah. 131 00:05:39,840 --> 00:05:41,679 When you hit 50, things happen to you 132 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:43,999 that, like, it never happened to you before. 133 00:05:44,000 --> 00:05:46,679 {\an8}Are you OK with somebody a bit younger? 134 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,559 - {\an8}Yeah. Hell, yeah. - OK. LAUGHTER 135 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:52,199 {\an8}Are you OK with somebody older? Absolutely, 100%. 136 00:05:52,200 --> 00:05:55,519 You've got a really chiselled jaw bone, which is what I asked. 137 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:57,999 Do you like that? I asked for that. 138 00:05:58,000 --> 00:05:59,719 THEY LAUGH 139 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:01,479 And I notice you've got a little tattoo there, as well. 140 00:06:01,480 --> 00:06:03,879 I love tattoos. I've got quite a few little hidden ones. 141 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:05,559 I'm covered in tattoos. Are you? 142 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:08,559 I've got, like, a big tiger up the side of my body. Oh, wow. 143 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:10,959 It's really funny. So I carry a gold tiger, like, 144 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:15,199 in my pocket. No! Which is my strength animal. 145 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:17,839 My family call me Tiger, like, so it's, like, a little 146 00:06:17,840 --> 00:06:20,719 kind of talisman that I carry around. I love that. 147 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:22,959 And I've got a tiger tattoo because it gives me strength. 148 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,159 Play your cards right, darling, you might get to see them. 149 00:06:25,160 --> 00:06:26,919 You never know. 150 00:06:26,920 --> 00:06:28,560 LAUGHTER OK. 151 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:31,799 Do you believe in destiny or fate? 152 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:34,919 I'm one of them people that think everything is for a reason. 153 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:37,679 That is bizarre. Yeah. It's really weird. 154 00:06:37,680 --> 00:06:40,159 When there's... Things are meant to be, you know they're meant to be. 155 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:41,839 Yeah, 100%. 156 00:06:41,840 --> 00:06:47,319 Putting her faith in destiny is 30-year-old Sophie. 157 00:06:47,320 --> 00:06:49,359 I think everyone's got a twin flame, 158 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:52,439 one soul that's been split into two people, 159 00:06:52,440 --> 00:06:54,360 and you're supposed to find each other. 160 00:06:55,480 --> 00:06:58,439 I would like to find mine. 161 00:06:58,440 --> 00:06:59,639 How are you? 162 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,679 Terrified. What a smile in the morning. 163 00:07:02,680 --> 00:07:04,879 I know, I'm scared. Nice to meet you, Sophie, 164 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:06,239 don't be scared. Nice to meet you. 165 00:07:06,240 --> 00:07:09,319 Your hair, this is incredible. It's large. 166 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:12,719 Yeah, no, it's beautiful. Really beautiful. Thank you. 167 00:07:12,720 --> 00:07:15,119 Come with me. I'll take you to your table. Thank you. 168 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:17,239 The big blonde hair makes people think 169 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:18,559 that she must be really confident, 170 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:20,679 but I'm quite shy when it comes to dating. 171 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:23,359 You look amazing. Thank you. Love the tattoos, by the way. 172 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:25,919 Thank you. Gorgeous. I've got loads. Is that a tarot card there? 173 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:28,479 Yeah. That's a La Luna, like a moon moth. 174 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:30,159 Gorgeous. 175 00:07:30,160 --> 00:07:31,799 He's got to be someone that's 176 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:34,719 into the same sort of weird things that I'm into, 177 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:37,519 like astrology, astronomy, things like that. 178 00:07:37,520 --> 00:07:41,719 Yeah, it's quite hard to find, isn't it? Obviously. 179 00:07:41,720 --> 00:07:45,519 Someone with, like, a quite a dark, dry sense of humour. OK. 180 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:47,759 Quite a man's man. OK. 181 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:51,279 I do like them to look a bit like they might have been to prison, 182 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:54,200 but they haven't been to prison. LAUGHTER 183 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:59,079 Hi, mate. How are you? 184 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:02,679 This is Reece. Science teacher by day, 185 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:04,719 Greek god by night. 186 00:08:04,720 --> 00:08:07,360 My professional wrestling name is The Golden Greek God. 187 00:08:08,360 --> 00:08:10,639 Oh, good heavens! 188 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:13,000 So, professional wrestling, you've got the good guys and the bad guys. 189 00:08:14,840 --> 00:08:16,599 I can be seen as a villain 190 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:19,079 having a go at some old lady in the front row 191 00:08:19,080 --> 00:08:20,680 and her throwing her handbag at you. 192 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:24,199 The perception is it's a bit of a meathead kind of world, 193 00:08:24,200 --> 00:08:25,760 but yeah, I've got my degree in chemistry. 194 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:29,999 I've always been interested in learning. 195 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:34,759 Also a massive fan of history, classical history, late-medieval. 196 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:37,439 So I'm trying to work on a bit of ancient Greek as well, 197 00:08:37,440 --> 00:08:38,760 as you do, but... 198 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:42,879 I think nowadays a lot of people aren't really interested in 199 00:08:42,880 --> 00:08:44,240 why the world is as it is. 200 00:08:45,480 --> 00:08:47,479 From the date I'm looking to find someone 201 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:50,079 who has the similar interests in life as me 202 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:51,680 and a similar outlook on life. 203 00:08:52,920 --> 00:08:56,039 There is something about you. It's just the way you're walking. 204 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:59,719 There is that confidence that I don't see very often in a man. 205 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:01,439 Just dance around. It's almost like a fighting confidence. 206 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:02,479 It is man, yeah. 207 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:05,559 Are you ready for your date? Yeah, man. Go for it. Come with me. 208 00:09:05,560 --> 00:09:11,119 The dream girl that I would pick would have blonde hair, blue eyes. 209 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:14,119 But also just being unique and being themself 210 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:16,999 and not being the same as everyone else. 211 00:09:17,000 --> 00:09:19,719 As long as you have passion and you've got drive in life, 212 00:09:19,720 --> 00:09:21,799 I can work with it. 213 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:23,479 Hello. 214 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:25,439 Here you are. Hi. Awesome, mate. Enjoy. Thank you. 215 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:27,799 Hello. Hi, how are you? I'm good, thank you. 216 00:09:27,800 --> 00:09:30,119 Nice to meet you, I'll give you a hug. Nice to meet you. 217 00:09:30,120 --> 00:09:32,200 I'm Sophie. Sophie, nice to meet you. Hi. Yeah, Reese. 218 00:09:33,760 --> 00:09:36,999 How are you feeling? Uh, yeah. All right, to be honest. 219 00:09:37,000 --> 00:09:38,919 I'm scared. Blind dates are bizarre. 220 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,879 I didn't have fancy stuff to wear, so I had to go this morning and, 221 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:44,199 like, go to the shops and try and find, like, a shirt to wear. 222 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:46,079 That's nice. That's all right, yeah. 223 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:47,799 Didn't wanna wear a bow tie? 224 00:09:47,800 --> 00:09:49,320 Imagine that. Would have been impressed. 225 00:09:50,560 --> 00:09:52,799 Where are you from? So my family's from Hemel Hempstead, 226 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:56,079 but I moved down to Bristol five, six months ago. 227 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:57,839 Oh, OK. Yeah. Why? 228 00:09:57,840 --> 00:09:59,639 Just for wrestling. 229 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:01,799 OK. Wrestling? Yeah, yeah, yeah. OK. 230 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:05,359 Is that what you do then? You're... Yeah, so pro wrestling. Yeah. 231 00:10:05,360 --> 00:10:07,959 SHE LAUGHS Cos I'm in Reading later on for - a show. - Are you? 232 00:10:07,960 --> 00:10:09,879 So I've got to literally leave and go straight to the show. 233 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:11,639 Like, honestly, I would have gone a bit later at night, but... 234 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:13,759 Yeah. Whatever. 235 00:10:13,760 --> 00:10:15,119 That's all right, though. 236 00:10:15,120 --> 00:10:16,600 Can you drink if you're fighting later? 237 00:10:18,040 --> 00:10:19,559 Probably shouldn't do, actually. No. 238 00:10:19,560 --> 00:10:21,360 Worst first date ever. Another time, eh? 239 00:10:25,040 --> 00:10:26,919 Right, so what are you gonna eat? Right. OK. 240 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:29,799 I need my glasses. I don't know where to start. 241 00:10:29,800 --> 00:10:32,399 I'm on the first round of the eye deterioration. 242 00:10:32,400 --> 00:10:34,559 I bet you look really sexy in specs, actually. 243 00:10:34,560 --> 00:10:37,439 Try them on. Let me see what you look like in these specs. 244 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:39,479 What do you think? Oh, get your coat. 245 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:41,359 You've pulled. Yeah? Definitely. 246 00:10:41,360 --> 00:10:43,439 LAUGHTER 247 00:10:43,440 --> 00:10:47,480 Right. Um... Oh, God, like, I'm double glasses. Like... 248 00:10:48,680 --> 00:10:51,479 How are you guys? Very well. How is the deciding going? 249 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:52,879 I'd like you to choose, 250 00:10:52,880 --> 00:10:56,159 because I find that super sexy when my partner chooses my food. 251 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:57,959 OK. 252 00:10:57,960 --> 00:10:59,439 Should we both do nourish bowls? 253 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:01,800 Well played. Thank you very much. Thank you. 254 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:04,919 I feel like it's all me, me, me, I need to talk about you. 255 00:11:04,920 --> 00:11:07,719 No, no, please keep going. Please keep going. 256 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:09,319 I've had a lot of shit happen to me. 257 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:12,439 So this is my story. Are you ready for this? Oh, yeah. 258 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:14,319 I knew I was gay at a very young age. 259 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:17,759 I didn't know what feeling that was I was having, 260 00:11:17,760 --> 00:11:20,519 but I was very mesmerised by women. 261 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:23,279 I would just be like, "Oh, my God, they're so beautiful." 262 00:11:23,280 --> 00:11:27,239 And then I was thinking, "Is this wrong of me to feel this way?" 263 00:11:27,240 --> 00:11:30,239 I was in my 20s and I was on holiday. 264 00:11:30,240 --> 00:11:32,719 My friends didn't know that I was attracted to women as well, 265 00:11:32,720 --> 00:11:34,719 so I kept it a secret. 266 00:11:34,720 --> 00:11:40,279 On the holiday I had my first female intimate encounter, 267 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:42,599 but I was not able to tell my friends 268 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:45,159 that I'd had this amazing moment with a woman. 269 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:47,719 When I got to my friends I just shut down. 270 00:11:47,720 --> 00:11:50,439 I felt ashamed, it was just awful. 271 00:11:50,440 --> 00:11:55,959 The guilt that I felt about liking women was something I couldn't bear, 272 00:11:55,960 --> 00:11:58,039 you know, I couldn't cope with. 273 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:00,719 Then I met my husband. Mm-hmm. 274 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:02,759 So I was with him for 20 years. 275 00:12:02,760 --> 00:12:06,359 I wouldn't say it was a marriage of convenience, it just felt safe. 276 00:12:06,360 --> 00:12:08,479 For those 20 years, I lived a lie 277 00:12:08,480 --> 00:12:10,879 because I didn't have the courage to stand up 278 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:13,239 and be who I actually am. 279 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:15,439 I wasn't happy in my relationship, 280 00:12:15,440 --> 00:12:17,999 so I threw myself into work. 281 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:19,599 Sadly, our marriage broke down, 282 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:22,879 which was absolutely devastating because, um, 283 00:12:22,880 --> 00:12:24,239 he was my best friend. 284 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:27,919 And he was the only person that knew that I was really... 285 00:12:27,920 --> 00:12:29,999 Like, that I was gay. Mm. 286 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:31,719 Um, I had to rebuild myself. 287 00:12:31,720 --> 00:12:34,599 And for the last six years, that's what I've been doing, 288 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:37,559 and I'm so proud of what I've become. 289 00:12:37,560 --> 00:12:39,959 You're looking for, like, the marriage, the whole thing? Yes. 290 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:43,439 I want to get married for the real reasons now. Yeah. 291 00:12:43,440 --> 00:12:45,280 Because we deserve to be happy, right? 292 00:12:46,560 --> 00:12:48,319 Say we were together 293 00:12:48,320 --> 00:12:51,839 and I spent hours getting dressed up in some sexy underwear, 294 00:12:51,840 --> 00:12:55,319 put loads of oil on me and walked in, what would you say and do? 295 00:12:55,320 --> 00:12:58,719 {\an8}Well, one, I'd be like, "You look stunning." Oh, my God, yes! 296 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:01,639 {\an8}Would you chase me round the bedroom? Absolutely. Get your coat. 297 00:13:01,640 --> 00:13:03,719 {\an8}I've got my coat a few times already. 298 00:13:03,720 --> 00:13:05,280 {\an8}I'm in. LAUGHTER 299 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:20,839 Two of these Korean fried chicken. Thank you. Thank you. 300 00:13:20,840 --> 00:13:22,479 We have two of the nourish bowls. 301 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:23,839 Oh, my goodness, thank you. 302 00:13:23,840 --> 00:13:25,559 They are both gluten free, so you can share. 303 00:13:25,560 --> 00:13:28,519 But it's the same dish so I don't know. 304 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:30,039 It looks quite spicy. 305 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:32,000 No, it isn't spicy at all. It's not? OK. 306 00:13:36,720 --> 00:13:38,719 You sure? 307 00:13:38,720 --> 00:13:39,799 You finding it spicy, are you? 308 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:42,279 You be like, "It's not spicy," and then you, like, grab the water. 309 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:43,680 Oh, is it? "It's not, I promise." 310 00:13:46,920 --> 00:13:48,679 So I've gone back to yoga 311 00:13:48,680 --> 00:13:51,879 just to try and get my muscles stretched again. 312 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:54,039 It's not just for the body, is it? It's for the head as well. 313 00:13:54,040 --> 00:13:57,599 So I'm ADHD. So like... So am I. 314 00:13:57,600 --> 00:14:00,639 Yeah, there was an air of it. We can tell each other. 315 00:14:00,640 --> 00:14:02,839 Yeah. Mine's very internal. 316 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:05,439 So I think I can come across quite calm. 317 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:07,719 Sometimes it can be a little curse 318 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:10,239 because some people just think you're too much. 319 00:14:10,240 --> 00:14:12,999 Like, I'm literally I'm like... Bursting. 320 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:14,719 Yeah. Yeah, but how joyous is that? 321 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:17,279 {\an8}We're little... We're actually just little sunshines running around. 322 00:14:17,280 --> 00:14:18,679 {\an8}We are, we are. 323 00:14:18,680 --> 00:14:22,439 It's like, I've got so much more to ask of you. Like, so Cornwall... 324 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:26,079 {\an8}Yeah, so I was born in Cornwall and then... Obviously, little baby gay. 325 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:27,239 {\an8}Right. Realise I'm gay at eight. 326 00:14:27,240 --> 00:14:31,519 Did not meet another gay person till I think I was probably about 17. 327 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:35,559 So when I grew up in Cornwall there was a lot of shame there. 328 00:14:35,560 --> 00:14:37,799 What you don't talk about and you keep secret 329 00:14:37,800 --> 00:14:40,079 does end up, kind of, you know, manifesting as illness, 330 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:41,639 and that's what happened for me. 331 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:43,359 So I felt really broken, 332 00:14:43,360 --> 00:14:45,799 and then I went, at 18, to Sydney 333 00:14:45,800 --> 00:14:47,799 and stumbled upon the Sydney Mardi Gras. 334 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:49,879 And I was like... 335 00:14:49,880 --> 00:14:52,479 This is what I'm supposed to be. Yeah? 336 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:56,439 Sydney, I think, is one of the most liberating queer places on Earth. 337 00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:58,759 So, you know, with every person I told I was gay, 338 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:00,439 I started getting better 339 00:15:00,440 --> 00:15:03,039 and I my heart knew that Sydney was gonna raise me. 340 00:15:03,040 --> 00:15:04,959 So yeah, I went there and it really grew me up. 341 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:09,200 {\an8}So I properly emigrated at 21 and had my whole 20s there. 342 00:15:10,520 --> 00:15:13,759 You know, like, I have actually have a rose tattooed over my heart 343 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:16,119 to remind myself self love, to look after myself, 344 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:18,679 but actually have an empty heart right behind it 345 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:20,439 that I want my wife's initials in 346 00:15:20,440 --> 00:15:22,199 just to be like she's got my back. 347 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:25,039 So I think that's really what it is, you know. 348 00:15:25,040 --> 00:15:27,199 {\an8}I'm gonna ask you some more questions now. OK. 349 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:30,519 Like, so what are your hobbies? My hobbies? Mm-hmm. 350 00:15:30,520 --> 00:15:33,439 So, I'm a cyclist. So road cyclist. I'm in the Lycra. 351 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:36,039 Can we just stop, pause? 352 00:15:36,040 --> 00:15:38,920 Probably gonna be super sexy in the cycling gear. 353 00:15:40,120 --> 00:15:42,679 The sex is pretty important to you. Very, very important. 354 00:15:42,680 --> 00:15:45,159 Yeah, I'm getting those vibes. Mm. Yeah. 355 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:48,279 I love it. Absolutely obsessed with sex. 356 00:15:48,280 --> 00:15:51,799 Amazing. That's so great. Women like to open up to me. 357 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:54,119 That does tend to happen with the hairdresser, doesn't it? 358 00:15:54,120 --> 00:15:58,639 Women come into my chair and say they've never had an orgasm before. 359 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:01,439 I've been known to send my clients away with sunflowers, 360 00:16:01,440 --> 00:16:03,839 lemon drizzle cake, and a vibrator. 361 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:06,719 OK. Wow, that sounds like a fun day. 362 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:07,960 I love vagina. 363 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:11,680 I think it's the most beautiful thing in the world. Mm. 364 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:16,000 My cauliflower got stuck in my... LAUGHTER 365 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:20,119 Screaming orgasm is the one I remember. 366 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:22,359 Well, that's right, which is based off the regular orgasm. 367 00:16:22,360 --> 00:16:24,719 What about a pink screaming orgasm? Right, OK. 368 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:27,039 One-track mind going in the wrong direction. 369 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:28,440 OK. Noted. Noted. 370 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:33,120 SINGING OPERA 371 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:43,759 Opera singer, Mark's, got perfect pitch on stage. 372 00:16:43,760 --> 00:16:47,159 Now he's just looking for his perfect match. 373 00:16:47,160 --> 00:16:48,719 As an operatic singer 374 00:16:48,720 --> 00:16:52,680 I'm always singing about love, but I've had no success. 375 00:16:55,120 --> 00:16:57,199 I've got a fantastic Italian friend and he says, 376 00:16:57,200 --> 00:16:58,559 "Mark, what is wrong with you? 377 00:16:58,560 --> 00:17:01,239 "You can sing. Why you not have a lady?" 378 00:17:01,240 --> 00:17:02,399 It's a good point. 379 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:05,039 Bonjour. Bonjour. Ca va? Ca va bien. 380 00:17:05,040 --> 00:17:06,680 Shall I take your coat? Yeah, fantastic. 381 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:10,559 My daughter said to me, "I feel really nervous." 382 00:17:10,560 --> 00:17:12,640 And I'm thinking, "You feel nervous? 383 00:17:14,040 --> 00:17:15,320 "I've got diarrhoea." 384 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:18,559 Hello, sir. What are you having? 385 00:17:18,560 --> 00:17:21,159 Do you know what? I'm gonna have a Negroni. Great choice. 386 00:17:21,160 --> 00:17:22,799 And so where have you come from? Cardiff. 387 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:24,359 I am Welsh 100%. 388 00:17:24,360 --> 00:17:26,599 Who are you looking for and why? 389 00:17:26,600 --> 00:17:30,039 My daughter's got a boyfriend, she wants to get rid of Dad. Ah. 390 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:32,159 I kind of done my parenting. 391 00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:35,399 My daughter is 22 now, so she's got her own life, 392 00:17:35,400 --> 00:17:39,039 so maybe it's time for me to have mine. 393 00:17:39,040 --> 00:17:40,839 Currently quite nervous, yeah. 394 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:42,759 About five, ten minutes, you won't be nervous at all. 395 00:17:42,760 --> 00:17:45,319 Once that kicks in. Exactly. 396 00:17:45,320 --> 00:17:47,639 I love a blonde, pretty smile. 397 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:50,159 Someone who can hold a conversation. 398 00:17:50,160 --> 00:17:54,199 Somebody who actually likes having fun, having a bit of a laugh. 399 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:55,799 That's gonna anaesthetise me. 400 00:17:55,800 --> 00:17:57,439 My best Welsh, that's my best one 401 00:17:57,440 --> 00:17:58,479 cos that's my favourite. 402 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:00,599 I love doing that because it's not very far away. 403 00:18:00,600 --> 00:18:01,879 Me and my cousin, when we go there, 404 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:04,240 we pretend we are Welsh and everyone believes us. 405 00:18:05,880 --> 00:18:09,919 West Country native, Lucy, enjoys being in character, 406 00:18:09,920 --> 00:18:12,559 but she can't find her leading man. 407 00:18:12,560 --> 00:18:15,759 I can do pretty much any accent. That is what I'm known for. 408 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:18,279 The pressure is on now for me to do the Scottish, 409 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:19,920 but I can do it when I think about it. 410 00:18:20,920 --> 00:18:23,999 Bristolian, come on, mate. What you tryna say? 411 00:18:24,000 --> 00:18:25,959 Cheers, my babber. 412 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:28,319 Modern dating has not been kind to me. 413 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:30,239 I've never approached anyone. 414 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:32,280 I don't think anyone's ever approached me either. 415 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:37,479 Aloha. How are you? I'm good, thank you. How are you? 416 00:18:37,480 --> 00:18:40,199 You're looking good. Thank you so much. So are you. 417 00:18:40,200 --> 00:18:42,359 {\an8}Shall I take your jacket? Yes, that'll be lovely, thank you. 418 00:18:42,360 --> 00:18:44,079 {\an8}Beautiful dress like that would be a shame not to show it off. 419 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:45,200 {\an8}Aw, thank you. 420 00:18:46,200 --> 00:18:47,679 I do like a silver fox. 421 00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:49,839 I definitely find, like, a strong voice attractive. 422 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:52,839 Someone quite, kind of, loud. 423 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:55,279 Your date is at the bar already. OK. 424 00:18:55,280 --> 00:18:59,599 Biggest tick of all - if you can make me laugh, 425 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:01,719 I wouldn't care what you look like. 426 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:03,839 Let's go. Thank you. 427 00:19:03,840 --> 00:19:06,239 Hi. Have fun. Hello. Thank you so much. 428 00:19:06,240 --> 00:19:08,439 Hello. Lovely to meet you. Hello. Lovely to meet you too. 429 00:19:08,440 --> 00:19:10,639 Do you do kisses or cuddles or what? Yeah. 430 00:19:10,640 --> 00:19:12,639 I'm Lucy. Hello, Lucy. I'm Mark. 431 00:19:12,640 --> 00:19:15,079 Nice to meet you. You too. Nice to meet you. 432 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:17,519 What are you drinking? I was having a Negroni. 433 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:21,119 Oh, I'm not a keen on that one. What shall I go for? 434 00:19:21,120 --> 00:19:24,279 What do you feel like? Oh, Porn Star, that kind of thing. 435 00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:28,759 Let's go with that. I was gonna try and go for the classy, but no. 436 00:19:28,760 --> 00:19:31,319 So what do you do? I've been an opera singer for 437 00:19:31,320 --> 00:19:33,560 20 whatever years. Wow! 438 00:19:34,800 --> 00:19:37,919 Wow! What do you do? I'm a dental practice manager. 439 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:39,879 I'm into teeth. THEY LAUGH 440 00:19:39,880 --> 00:19:41,519 Got you checking them out. You're doing OK so far, 441 00:19:41,520 --> 00:19:43,800 it's that... The first thing I look at, so, yeah. 442 00:19:44,960 --> 00:19:47,279 Look at that. That's amazing. Thank you. 443 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:48,919 Well, cheers. It's lovely to meet you. 444 00:19:48,920 --> 00:19:51,679 Iechyd da, as they say. Oh, as they say. 445 00:19:51,680 --> 00:19:54,919 Here he comes. I love the way he looks at you. 446 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:56,559 Have you noticed? No. 447 00:19:56,560 --> 00:19:58,679 Ping! Check everything out, innit? 448 00:19:58,680 --> 00:20:00,200 Yes, you are. Yeah, yeah. 449 00:20:02,880 --> 00:20:05,719 Best thing I ever did is I did a tantra course, 450 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:07,799 like, with a beautiful ex-partner. 451 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:09,519 I couldn't look at sex in the same way again. 452 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:11,679 Can we do it? Let's say we have dessert first. 453 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:14,479 LAUGHTER 454 00:20:14,480 --> 00:20:16,639 I love travelling. Done the States, as well. So, America. 455 00:20:16,640 --> 00:20:18,719 Which bit of the States? The East Coast. 456 00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:21,119 I've done, like, San Francisco and LA. Oh, damn. 457 00:20:21,120 --> 00:20:24,399 And then went to, like, Area 51 on the way to Vegas. Oh, yeah? 458 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:26,240 It was really good, there. How far could you get in? 459 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:29,279 You can't. Because I've seen people, like, 460 00:20:29,280 --> 00:20:31,399 go up to, like, the barricade. Yeah. 461 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:33,279 It must be like a sensor that stops you. Yeah. 462 00:20:33,280 --> 00:20:35,399 People just come out with, like, guns. Really? 463 00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:38,039 They don't want you knowing what's in there. 464 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:39,439 Do you believe in some aliens, yeah? 465 00:20:39,440 --> 00:20:40,839 Definitely, yeah. Yeah. 466 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:42,279 Definitely believe in aliens. 467 00:20:42,280 --> 00:20:46,719 I've got a tattoo of, like, pyramids and a spaceship on my leg. 468 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:47,839 Oh, wow. 469 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:49,439 What's your best conspiracy theory? 470 00:20:49,440 --> 00:20:51,879 About the Egyptians. Oh, what about them? 471 00:20:51,880 --> 00:20:54,599 They didn't build the pyramids. Oh. 472 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:56,559 One of the conspiracy theories is that 473 00:20:56,560 --> 00:20:58,639 the pyramids weren't built by humans, 474 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:01,559 and maybe some aliens involved. SHE LAUGHS 475 00:21:01,560 --> 00:21:03,479 Have you been to Stonehenge? No. 476 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:06,119 It's the fact that they don't know how or why they were there. Yeah. 477 00:21:06,120 --> 00:21:08,679 They think they used animal fat to, like, move it from Wales. 478 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:11,479 Animal fat? No way. No. Aliens. 479 00:21:11,480 --> 00:21:12,879 THEY LAUGH 480 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:14,959 Did we land on the moon? No. 481 00:21:14,960 --> 00:21:18,399 The flag was waving all over the place. No chance. 482 00:21:18,400 --> 00:21:21,879 Into a lot of the same weird and wonderful stuff, aren't you? Yeah. 483 00:21:21,880 --> 00:21:23,359 I've got my degree in chemistry. OK. 484 00:21:23,360 --> 00:21:24,879 So I've got a background, like science, and 485 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:26,039 I love my science as well. 486 00:21:26,040 --> 00:21:27,799 Yeah, it's pretty sick. Really interesting. 487 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:29,119 How about date-wise and stuff like that? 488 00:21:29,120 --> 00:21:31,039 I've, like, seen people on and off... Yeah. 489 00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:34,079 ...but not anything, sort of, long, long term. 490 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:38,080 I was with someone from school till I was, like, 27. Oh, really? 491 00:21:39,160 --> 00:21:41,879 I was engaged, had a house, a dog. 492 00:21:41,880 --> 00:21:45,039 I've sort of lost myself for quite a long time, I think. 493 00:21:45,040 --> 00:21:49,639 I didn't push myself into what I wanted to do with my life. 494 00:21:49,640 --> 00:21:51,959 So yeah, I think I sort of thought that was it. 495 00:21:51,960 --> 00:21:53,959 I say the best thing that you've probably found out now 496 00:21:53,960 --> 00:21:55,399 you can do your own thing. You understand, like 497 00:21:55,400 --> 00:21:56,919 what you like doing. Mm. 498 00:21:56,920 --> 00:21:59,039 Instead of just being stuck with someone. Yeah. 499 00:21:59,040 --> 00:22:01,439 Turning 30 was a big deal for me. 500 00:22:01,440 --> 00:22:03,159 I had a bit of a health scare. 501 00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:06,479 I was a bit concerned about a mole on my arm. 502 00:22:06,480 --> 00:22:10,639 It'd gone black and a lot larger, and they removed it. 503 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:12,639 And then it came back as cancer, 504 00:22:12,640 --> 00:22:14,839 and it had gone quite deep in my arm. 505 00:22:14,840 --> 00:22:16,879 So I had to have lymph nodes removed. 506 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:18,799 I've got the all clear now, and I think since then 507 00:22:18,800 --> 00:22:21,159 that really scared me and I thought 508 00:22:21,160 --> 00:22:24,879 I would like to... to meet somebody now and be happy and 509 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:26,240 do all those things with somebody. 510 00:22:27,720 --> 00:22:31,199 Dating and sort of being single is new. 511 00:22:31,200 --> 00:22:32,719 But if you, like, tried having conversations, 512 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:35,719 like, about like conspiracy theories and stuff with people... 513 00:22:35,720 --> 00:22:37,679 Oh, yeah. ..and it just puts people off 514 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:39,679 because they just think you're a weirdo. 515 00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:41,439 That's what happens with me. It's entertaining. 516 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:44,599 I think, like, people who are into, like, crazy or weirder stuff, 517 00:22:44,600 --> 00:22:45,919 more engaging, like... Yeah. 518 00:22:45,920 --> 00:22:47,359 I love all the space and the planets 519 00:22:47,360 --> 00:22:48,879 and just how the world works, really. Yeah. 520 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:49,959 I love anything like that. 521 00:22:49,960 --> 00:22:52,399 About a week or two ago, do you know all the planets were aligned? 522 00:22:52,400 --> 00:22:55,279 Yeah, yeah. I was like... I've got, like, the app on my phone. 523 00:22:55,280 --> 00:22:57,359 Have you got it? Oh, the Star Gazer, or whatever? Yeah, yeah. 524 00:22:57,360 --> 00:22:59,559 You go outside and it shows you where they are. Oh, yeah. 525 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:00,560 Yeah, it's cool, innit? 526 00:23:06,520 --> 00:23:08,119 I'm just gonna pop to the bathroom. 527 00:23:08,120 --> 00:23:09,639 Yes, and then I will have to go after you, as well. 528 00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:11,599 OK. Yeah, no worries. 529 00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:13,960 This is wonderful. Absolutely wonderful. 530 00:23:16,400 --> 00:23:18,119 So we see the date's going really well. 531 00:23:18,120 --> 00:23:21,639 Yeah, yeah. She's great. She's absolutely superb. 532 00:23:21,640 --> 00:23:26,119 {\an8}This has been the best date I have ever been on in my life. Wow! 533 00:23:26,120 --> 00:23:28,000 {\an8}Where did you find her? That's what we do. 534 00:23:29,000 --> 00:23:31,719 It's wild! Probably not what I expected. 535 00:23:31,720 --> 00:23:34,319 Um, but, like, a beautiful surprise. Yeah. 536 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:35,479 If you were my partner, 537 00:23:35,480 --> 00:23:37,719 I'd just walk back with a different hairstyle, a different colour. 538 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:38,799 It'll always be a bob, 539 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:42,559 but it'll either be black, black and red, red. Yeah. 540 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:44,159 {\an8}Get to sleep with a different woman quite a lot. 541 00:23:44,160 --> 00:23:45,919 THEY LAUGH 542 00:23:45,920 --> 00:23:49,159 Yeah, I actually did blush. Did I make you blush? Yeah. 543 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:50,960 I actually think I just blushed. 544 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:57,159 Can I look? 545 00:23:57,160 --> 00:23:58,879 You're kind of, like, doing that with me. Some sort of... No! 546 00:23:58,880 --> 00:24:00,119 I'm like, "She don't like me. 547 00:24:00,120 --> 00:24:01,720 "Does she like me? Does she not like me?" 548 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:07,320 Would you like to see each other again? 549 00:24:08,640 --> 00:24:10,439 Do you wanna go first? 550 00:24:10,440 --> 00:24:11,879 You can go first. 551 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:14,200 I would love to see Rosie again. 552 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:18,319 And you? 553 00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:20,439 I would love to see you again, 554 00:24:20,440 --> 00:24:22,039 but it would be platonic, I think. 555 00:24:22,040 --> 00:24:24,119 Oh! OK. Yeah. 556 00:24:24,120 --> 00:24:26,399 Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. 557 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:28,920 It's a shame, because I fancy the pants off you. 558 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:33,279 Very dangerous, you are. No, you're dangerous. 559 00:24:33,280 --> 00:24:35,639 You're dangerous. You're dangerous. 560 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:36,839 We're both dangerous. 561 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:38,319 We're hugging it out, darling. Mwah. 562 00:24:38,320 --> 00:24:41,520 We 100% are. Yeah. Thank you. 563 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:44,519 My ple... And you might get to see my tiger later, 564 00:24:44,520 --> 00:24:46,159 you never know. Well... 565 00:24:46,160 --> 00:24:47,439 Are you still gonna take me out? 566 00:24:47,440 --> 00:24:49,479 Of course I am, 100%. I said I would. 567 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:51,799 Yeah. I said I definitely would. Absolutely. 568 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:54,159 Because I think that I can woo you a little bit more. 569 00:24:54,160 --> 00:24:56,399 You're not giving up easy, are you? THEY LAUGH 570 00:24:56,400 --> 00:24:58,359 I know I'm a special person, 571 00:24:58,360 --> 00:24:59,959 and there's gonna be somebody out there 572 00:24:59,960 --> 00:25:02,279 that's gonna love every single part of me. 573 00:25:02,280 --> 00:25:03,480 You know, just give in. 574 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:10,799 How long have you been single, then? Three years, I wanna say. Mm-hmm. 575 00:25:10,800 --> 00:25:13,239 Do you think cos of your job, like, travelling around a lot? 576 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:15,079 Yeah, I'm, like, all over the place, to be honest. 577 00:25:15,080 --> 00:25:17,759 But, like, I did Japan, uh, last summer. 578 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:22,159 I was in France the other week. Spain, Germany, Poland. 579 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:25,519 I'm going to Mexico in two weeks. How long are you there for? 580 00:25:25,520 --> 00:25:27,560 So only about a month. Only a month? 581 00:25:28,600 --> 00:25:29,600 Only a month. 582 00:25:31,040 --> 00:25:33,279 Have you ever been in love? No. 583 00:25:33,280 --> 00:25:36,040 I think when you know, you know. Um... 584 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:38,480 But no, I wouldn't say I have. 585 00:25:39,920 --> 00:25:41,959 Always been travelling around, with different places. 586 00:25:41,960 --> 00:25:43,119 Do you think that makes it hard to, like, 587 00:25:43,120 --> 00:25:44,439 have a relationship with someone, then? 588 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:46,399 It does, yeah. Cos you're never in one place, right? 589 00:25:46,400 --> 00:25:47,439 I don't think I found love 590 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:49,879 because I just haven't found the right person yet. 591 00:25:49,880 --> 00:25:51,799 I've not been looking in the right place. 592 00:25:51,800 --> 00:25:53,399 It's time now to find love. 593 00:25:53,400 --> 00:25:56,120 Not necessarily settle down, but to share my life with. 594 00:25:57,160 --> 00:25:59,119 So when was your last date? 595 00:25:59,120 --> 00:26:02,439 Um, literally probably about a year and a half, maybe 596 00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:04,239 two years, something like that. That was your last date? Yeah. 597 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:05,599 It was back in Australia, yeah. 598 00:26:05,600 --> 00:26:08,639 So when was your last relationship? 599 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:10,239 Three years ago, maybe. 600 00:26:10,240 --> 00:26:12,199 How long's your longest relationship been? 601 00:26:12,200 --> 00:26:14,240 About a year, I'd say. A year? 602 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:32,479 I don't think he's feeling it. 603 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:34,039 As soon as he sat down, he was like, "Yeah, 604 00:26:34,040 --> 00:26:36,199 "I've got, like, a wrestling thing, like, straight from here." 605 00:26:36,200 --> 00:26:37,519 And I thought, "Is that a lie?" 606 00:26:37,520 --> 00:26:40,559 Like, his longest relationship was a year. OK. 607 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:41,599 Are we like at, like, 608 00:26:41,600 --> 00:26:43,120 different points of our life, basically? I get that. 609 00:26:46,080 --> 00:26:49,879 Lisa. Lucy. Lucy. I've got the L here to help you. 610 00:26:49,880 --> 00:26:51,759 I thought that was just Learner. 611 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:53,559 You can make of that what you want. 612 00:26:53,560 --> 00:26:56,599 Hello. I'm sorry to interrupt. Hello. 613 00:26:56,600 --> 00:27:00,719 I'm loving this. The pocket square, I love it. Looking good. 614 00:27:00,720 --> 00:27:02,999 I hear you're a singer. Yeah, I'm an opera singer. 615 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:05,399 Are you really? Oh, this is my favourite table. 616 00:27:05,400 --> 00:27:08,079 Well, he's sensational. Oh! We've done well. 617 00:27:08,080 --> 00:27:10,720 Thank you. I'll be back. Cheers, mate. 618 00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:12,759 Cheers. 619 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:15,759 So you've actually recorded, then, albums and stuff? 620 00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:18,719 Means nothing. Does it not? Not really. 621 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:20,479 What's your biggest claim to fame? 622 00:27:20,480 --> 00:27:24,439 I love singing at Welsh National Opera for the rugby matches. 623 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:26,599 Albert Hall. Oh, wow! 624 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:28,839 How old were you when you discovered you could sing? 625 00:27:28,840 --> 00:27:30,079 17. 18. 626 00:27:30,080 --> 00:27:32,279 My brother always sang, but... He was older than you? 627 00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:34,559 No, younger. Oh, OK. 628 00:27:34,560 --> 00:27:37,159 My younger brother, Wynne, also an operatic singer. 629 00:27:37,160 --> 00:27:40,959 We did a lot of stuff very similar, then Wynne, kind of, flew. 630 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:43,999 He had the Go Compare advert and it kind of propelled him. 631 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:45,599 As his fame rose, 632 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:47,560 it was hard because I suddenly had no work. 633 00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:50,399 Even going to an opera audition, they'd go, 634 00:27:50,400 --> 00:27:52,639 "Oh, you're the Go Compare man's brother," 635 00:27:52,640 --> 00:27:55,999 and that's a real mind thing. Yeah. 636 00:27:56,000 --> 00:27:59,759 Thinking, "Well, I'm not good enough." 637 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:04,439 From having similar careers to me, then being left behind 638 00:28:04,440 --> 00:28:09,599 or feeling in the shadows had a lasting impact on lots of things. 639 00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:12,239 How do you go forward when you still feel 640 00:28:12,240 --> 00:28:14,039 that you're scrambling financially? 641 00:28:14,040 --> 00:28:16,319 You know, you're still going. Right, yeah. Yeah. 642 00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:17,719 I get that. 643 00:28:17,720 --> 00:28:22,159 It feels sometimes that you're going, "I'm just about holding on." 644 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:23,559 Now, as you get older, 645 00:28:23,560 --> 00:28:25,639 it is being nostalgic, it's not being depressing, 646 00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:27,999 a friend of my parents will put in their will 647 00:28:28,000 --> 00:28:30,079 that they'd like me to sing in their funeral. 648 00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:32,159 That's actually really powerful, 649 00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:35,199 that they actually chose that before they died. 650 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:37,039 What's the go-to funeral song then? 651 00:28:37,040 --> 00:28:38,919 Have I Told You Lately, Van Morrison, people love. 652 00:28:38,920 --> 00:28:40,439 Oh, I love that song. 653 00:28:40,440 --> 00:28:41,679 I started thinking recently 654 00:28:41,680 --> 00:28:43,399 about what I'm gonna have played at my funeral, 655 00:28:43,400 --> 00:28:45,959 which is a bit... Christ! You're not ill, are you? No! 656 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:48,999 I mean, that could change the date hugely if you said, 657 00:28:49,000 --> 00:28:51,440 "I'm not 100%, but could you sing at my funeral?" 658 00:28:56,520 --> 00:28:58,639 When I went to Stonehenge for the winter solstice, 659 00:28:58,640 --> 00:29:02,439 me and my sister, like, we licked the stones. Eugh! 660 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:04,920 But we were, like, trying to, like, manifest, like, good things. Yeah. 661 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:07,199 He was really nice. 662 00:29:07,200 --> 00:29:10,559 He was very nice to appreciate. 663 00:29:10,560 --> 00:29:13,719 You enjoy yourself? Yeah. Have you? Yeah, I have, yeah. Good. 664 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:15,279 So, he's really interesting, 665 00:29:15,280 --> 00:29:17,679 but his longest relationship was a year. 666 00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:19,200 So that made me think, "Hmm." 667 00:29:20,440 --> 00:29:23,639 I think I just thought if that's how his lifestyle is, 668 00:29:23,640 --> 00:29:26,919 are we at the same point in life or very different? 669 00:29:26,920 --> 00:29:28,679 So are you feeling pumped for later? 670 00:29:28,680 --> 00:29:30,400 Yeah, I'm ready to go. Nice. 671 00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:35,199 Would you like to see each other again? 672 00:29:35,200 --> 00:29:37,519 Er, would I like to see you again? Yeah, I would like to see you again. 673 00:29:37,520 --> 00:29:39,799 We can plan some cool stuff to do. Yeah. OK. 674 00:29:39,800 --> 00:29:42,159 I'm gonna take you to Glastonbury. Yeah? 675 00:29:42,160 --> 00:29:44,999 Glastonbury... Stonehenge. Go see the Pyramids. OK. How they're built. 676 00:29:45,000 --> 00:29:46,440 In Glastonbury? Yeah, you never know. 677 00:29:47,520 --> 00:29:49,799 Really lovely to meet you. You too, have a lovely rest of the day. 678 00:29:49,800 --> 00:29:50,839 Thank you. 679 00:29:50,840 --> 00:29:52,919 We can go to Glastonbury. It's a deal. 680 00:29:52,920 --> 00:29:54,559 Not to see the Pyramids, though. Not the Pyramids, no? 681 00:29:54,560 --> 00:29:56,160 You'll be disappointed. Oh, what a shame. 682 00:29:57,400 --> 00:29:59,399 It's like you're in Mexico already. 683 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:01,679 Do you think you'd be ready for a relationship, though? 684 00:30:01,680 --> 00:30:04,759 Take it in steps and if it goes well, of course. OK. Yeah. 685 00:30:04,760 --> 00:30:06,959 Oh, you gotta push it. I'll let you do it with your muscles. Go on. 686 00:30:06,960 --> 00:30:10,039 I think you've got to push it, maybe. It was push! 687 00:30:10,040 --> 00:30:11,479 I thought that you weren't interested, 688 00:30:11,480 --> 00:30:13,279 so you were pretending that you had to go. 689 00:30:13,280 --> 00:30:14,959 Oh, no. Look... Oh, shoot, like... No, it's fine. 690 00:30:14,960 --> 00:30:17,000 You haven't gotta show me. THEY LAUGH 691 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:20,919 You haven't got to... I'll show you. No, you haven't gotta show me. 692 00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:23,239 Oh, my God. That's today, look. 693 00:30:23,240 --> 00:30:26,079 Is that your actual body? I mean, yeah, I'd hope so, yeah. 694 00:30:26,080 --> 00:30:29,479 Oh, my God. You can take me, I wanna watch. 695 00:30:29,480 --> 00:30:32,839 - Yeah. - I wanna smell the blood. THEY LAUGH 696 00:30:32,840 --> 00:30:33,840 Thank you. 697 00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:46,040 Sorry. Shall I walk on again? 698 00:30:47,520 --> 00:30:51,879 Spin instructor, Rae, is no stranger to working up a sweat, 699 00:30:51,880 --> 00:30:55,759 and she's hoping tonight's date gets her pulse racing. 700 00:30:55,760 --> 00:30:59,799 I have been single since 2015. 701 00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:01,559 A decade! 702 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:02,840 That is... Oh! 703 00:31:04,200 --> 00:31:07,079 How would your friends and family describe you? 704 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:10,079 They'd probably say that I'm like a cheerleader. 705 00:31:10,080 --> 00:31:14,240 I go hard for my people. I believe in them. 706 00:31:16,520 --> 00:31:18,999 How are you? I'm good. Hello, Fred. 707 00:31:19,000 --> 00:31:21,159 Have you been doing much dating or... 708 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:22,759 I've been trying. 709 00:31:22,760 --> 00:31:25,039 Did not work? It's not fun. No. Yeah. 710 00:31:25,040 --> 00:31:28,559 In June I will turn 38. 711 00:31:28,560 --> 00:31:30,599 Shall I take your coat, maybe? Yeah. 712 00:31:30,600 --> 00:31:36,919 It would be nice if I could be in a relationship before I turn 40. 713 00:31:36,920 --> 00:31:39,319 I've been dating for long enough. 714 00:31:39,320 --> 00:31:41,759 Clearly, I'm doing something wrong. 715 00:31:41,760 --> 00:31:45,759 Jump up, jump up. I literally have to jump up. I know. 716 00:31:45,760 --> 00:31:50,799 What can I get you? I want your sweetest, most ridiculous cocktail. 717 00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:53,199 Oh, yeah, we've got one on the menu that fits that. Yeah. 718 00:31:53,200 --> 00:31:55,519 I can't wait. Lovely. And what do you do? 719 00:31:55,520 --> 00:31:57,079 I teach spin. Oh, wow! 720 00:31:57,080 --> 00:31:59,079 So you're super fit yourself, then? No. 721 00:31:59,080 --> 00:32:00,479 Oh. THEY LAUGH 722 00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:02,640 You're not supposed to say that. No, not at all. 723 00:32:03,960 --> 00:32:06,959 Oh! There you go. She's beautiful. 724 00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:08,279 What do you want from a man? 725 00:32:08,280 --> 00:32:12,839 A really big man that makes me feel dainty and safe. Oh, nice. 726 00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:17,639 My ideal man, he'll just be a really gentle soul. 727 00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:18,839 Oh, yeah. 728 00:32:18,840 --> 00:32:21,840 Who looks after me like a big bear. 729 00:32:23,680 --> 00:32:24,680 Hello. 730 00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:31,959 On the hunt for his perfect match is PE teacher, Matt. 731 00:32:31,960 --> 00:32:35,599 From the outside, women would think, "Oh, he's just a really nice guy," 732 00:32:35,600 --> 00:32:37,759 and then immediately friendzone me. 733 00:32:37,760 --> 00:32:39,319 Hello. 734 00:32:39,320 --> 00:32:41,319 I'm attracted to women that are out of my league. 735 00:32:41,320 --> 00:32:45,159 And then I became aware of the phenomenon of the big gay bear. 736 00:32:45,160 --> 00:32:48,159 It's really lovely to be told you're someone's type. 737 00:32:48,160 --> 00:32:51,959 That's helping me kind of realise, "Oh, I do have stuff to offer." 738 00:32:51,960 --> 00:32:53,079 Hello. How are you, Matt? 739 00:32:53,080 --> 00:32:54,839 Yeah, I'm good. How are you, mate? Are you all right? You OK? 740 00:32:54,840 --> 00:32:56,439 Yeah, yeah, yeah. Nice to meet you. Good to see you. 741 00:32:56,440 --> 00:32:59,679 Lovely flowers. Well, thought I'd make a tiny bit of an effort. 742 00:32:59,680 --> 00:33:00,839 What do you want from this date? 743 00:33:00,840 --> 00:33:02,799 I have no, like, pre-ideas. 744 00:33:02,800 --> 00:33:05,679 I'm just happy to go with whatever happens. With the flow. Yeah. 745 00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:08,239 It's just one person that I'm actually looking for. 746 00:33:08,240 --> 00:33:10,839 When I find her, I'm open enough now to recognise her and go, 747 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:12,240 "There you are. I've been looking for you." 748 00:33:14,280 --> 00:33:16,799 Hello. I've brought you flowers. 749 00:33:16,800 --> 00:33:19,519 Oh, my God, thank you. 750 00:33:19,520 --> 00:33:21,160 I'm Matt, by the way. Hello, oh... 751 00:33:22,480 --> 00:33:24,759 Hello, Matt. Need a hand? 752 00:33:24,760 --> 00:33:26,879 How lovely to meet you. Lovely to meet you. 753 00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:29,879 Sorry, my hand's freezing cold as well from outside. 754 00:33:29,880 --> 00:33:32,399 That's no good. That is fine. 755 00:33:32,400 --> 00:33:34,079 Maybe there's a need. Hello, sir. Thank you. 756 00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:36,479 Can I get you a drink? Yeah, please. What do you feel like? 757 00:33:36,480 --> 00:33:39,799 I mean, I don't want to put your impressive skills to waste, 758 00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:42,399 but I do just fancy a pint. That's all right. I'll get you a pint. 759 00:33:42,400 --> 00:33:43,439 Yeah, thanks. 760 00:33:43,440 --> 00:33:45,679 These are lovely, thank you. Sorry, remind me of your name. 761 00:33:45,680 --> 00:33:47,599 Rae. Rae. Remind me of yours? 762 00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:51,279 Matt. Is Matt short for anything, or is it straight Matt? Matthew. 763 00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:53,640 Oh, it's Matthew. It's not Mattifer or anything like... 764 00:33:54,840 --> 00:33:56,199 Thank you ever so much. 765 00:33:56,200 --> 00:33:58,599 Oh, it makes my hands look big because it's a tiny little glass. 766 00:33:58,600 --> 00:34:00,559 It does make your hands look big. 767 00:34:00,560 --> 00:34:03,439 And... What do you do? I'm the head of PE 768 00:34:03,440 --> 00:34:06,359 at a school for children with additional learning needs, 769 00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:07,639 and my job on the side 770 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:10,319 is I deliver mental health first-aid courses. 771 00:34:10,320 --> 00:34:12,919 Oh, really? Yeah. 772 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:14,919 You wanna try to avoid a catastrophe. 773 00:34:14,920 --> 00:34:17,439 Yeah. Then it's not about putting people back together. 774 00:34:17,440 --> 00:34:19,199 You all right? Sorry, Fred. Yeah, good. We're chatting away. 775 00:34:19,200 --> 00:34:21,799 He's nice, isn't he? He's lovely. Ha-ha, you're too kind. 776 00:34:21,800 --> 00:34:23,800 I'm happy to keep it there, like, that's a win. 777 00:34:27,000 --> 00:34:31,159 All right, all right. Oh, wow. Oh, that looks incredible. 778 00:34:31,160 --> 00:34:34,439 Thank you. Oh, that does look good, in fairness. Mm. 779 00:34:34,440 --> 00:34:35,440 Cheers, mate. 780 00:34:36,440 --> 00:34:38,919 So how is your dating history, then? 781 00:34:38,920 --> 00:34:41,879 So I was married for 13 years, 782 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:44,199 and then she fell in love with somebody else, 783 00:34:44,200 --> 00:34:45,519 which I completely get. 784 00:34:45,520 --> 00:34:49,359 On my own for a long time. Not gone out, not looked. 785 00:34:49,360 --> 00:34:50,999 And your story? Well, 786 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:53,719 I've just come back from Australia with my ex-husband, 787 00:34:53,720 --> 00:34:55,719 which might make some people go, "What?" 788 00:34:55,720 --> 00:34:57,439 But we're the best of friends, 789 00:34:57,440 --> 00:34:59,439 and I understand that could be a red flag for people. 790 00:34:59,440 --> 00:35:01,959 I mean, don't get me wrong, I've got a lot of friends 791 00:35:01,960 --> 00:35:04,079 and people kind of say, you know, like, people say, 792 00:35:04,080 --> 00:35:05,599 "Oh, you light up the room," and all that, 793 00:35:05,600 --> 00:35:07,759 but a lot of it's a bit of a mask. 794 00:35:07,760 --> 00:35:09,119 So when the kids left home, 795 00:35:09,120 --> 00:35:12,759 I did not appreciate how that was gonna make me feel. 796 00:35:12,760 --> 00:35:15,799 That first Christmas of going to bed on Christmas Eve 797 00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:18,839 and it was just me was hideous. 798 00:35:18,840 --> 00:35:21,159 They weren't running into my bedroom with their stockings. 799 00:35:21,160 --> 00:35:23,960 So yeah, that was a lot. 800 00:35:26,080 --> 00:35:28,239 At the end of the day when you've had a bit of a rubbish day 801 00:35:28,240 --> 00:35:29,839 and you go home and you turn the key 802 00:35:29,840 --> 00:35:32,239 and it's like there's no-one to tell. 803 00:35:32,240 --> 00:35:33,999 That's what I miss. Yeah. 804 00:35:34,000 --> 00:35:36,719 Just that someone to say, "I've got you." 805 00:35:36,720 --> 00:35:38,199 You know? 806 00:35:38,200 --> 00:35:40,359 I just lost my identity. 807 00:35:40,360 --> 00:35:43,679 It was really, really hard to kind of think, 808 00:35:43,680 --> 00:35:45,519 "Well, I go to work and I come home 809 00:35:45,520 --> 00:35:48,559 "and I'm not too sure what else I do." 810 00:35:48,560 --> 00:35:50,319 Yeah. 55, you get to the point you think, 811 00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:52,879 "Actually, I don't wanna be on my own." Mm. Yeah. 812 00:35:52,880 --> 00:35:54,839 It's quite hard. Yeah, it is, isn't it? 813 00:35:54,840 --> 00:35:56,439 I'm boring and tiring. It's like the wedding invites 814 00:35:56,440 --> 00:35:59,279 and you're, like, you haven't got a plus one or... Yeah. 815 00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:01,839 That was just a really low point in my life. 816 00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:04,399 It made me just realise, "OK, now it's for me. 817 00:36:04,400 --> 00:36:06,119 "Now life is for me." 818 00:36:06,120 --> 00:36:07,959 I still believe in love. 819 00:36:07,960 --> 00:36:10,319 I'll still keep hanging on in there. 820 00:36:10,320 --> 00:36:12,239 I'll be 90 still going through, 821 00:36:12,240 --> 00:36:14,120 "There's gotta be someone here somewhere." 822 00:36:15,520 --> 00:36:18,519 And I'm gonna be a granny, I am. Yeah. Thank you very much. 823 00:36:18,520 --> 00:36:20,239 No problem. Very nice Welsh accent there. 824 00:36:20,240 --> 00:36:23,079 I'm quite good at accents, actually. Tidy. 825 00:36:23,080 --> 00:36:25,599 Oh, I won't lie. I'm quite good at it. 826 00:36:25,600 --> 00:36:26,999 That's very good. See? 827 00:36:27,000 --> 00:36:28,999 And I'd have to go, obviously, Uncle Bryn. 828 00:36:29,000 --> 00:36:30,159 Oh, love him. 829 00:36:30,160 --> 00:36:33,279 I'll be honest with you. I'm having such a lovely time. 830 00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:36,359 I mean, that steak, it's as tender as the day 831 00:36:36,360 --> 00:36:40,719 and the red wine, oh, I could drink another glass. 832 00:36:40,720 --> 00:36:41,840 You sound like him. 833 00:36:43,040 --> 00:36:45,519 What's your favourite accent? I do love a Welsh accent. 834 00:36:45,520 --> 00:36:48,199 My dad sounds like a farmer. Come 'ere love? Come on. 835 00:36:48,200 --> 00:36:50,159 I think a rugged accent's quite sexy. 836 00:36:50,160 --> 00:36:51,160 Do you? Yeah. 837 00:36:52,240 --> 00:36:54,199 There's stuff I would definitely have, 838 00:36:54,200 --> 00:36:56,079 but not on a first date. Right? 839 00:36:56,080 --> 00:36:58,439 Who's having mac and cheese on a first date? I mean... 840 00:36:58,440 --> 00:37:00,359 But don't let me put you off. You can have a mac and cheese. 841 00:37:00,360 --> 00:37:02,119 No, I don't want a mac and cheese. If you want a mac and cheese... 842 00:37:02,120 --> 00:37:03,919 Shut up about the mac and cheese. You can have the mac and cheese. 843 00:37:03,920 --> 00:37:05,559 I'm not having the mac and cheese. You definitely want it, 844 00:37:05,560 --> 00:37:08,279 that mac and cheese. Like, if I was in my pyjamas on the sofa. 845 00:37:08,280 --> 00:37:09,280 Mac and cheese, fine. Yeah. 846 00:37:10,600 --> 00:37:13,359 I get along with most people. 847 00:37:13,360 --> 00:37:15,879 But I don't want to get along with someone. 848 00:37:15,880 --> 00:37:18,839 I want to be the most special person in one person's life, 849 00:37:18,840 --> 00:37:21,759 and for them to be the most special person in my life. 850 00:37:21,760 --> 00:37:23,399 {\an8}I feel like you want the mac and cheese. 851 00:37:23,400 --> 00:37:25,999 {\an8}We're gonna have to move beyond it, Rae. 852 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:27,759 Connection is really important to me. 853 00:37:27,760 --> 00:37:30,599 I still just haven't quite found that one that makes me feel like, 854 00:37:30,600 --> 00:37:34,559 "Yes, that's the one I need to invest in." 855 00:37:34,560 --> 00:37:37,559 I did the mental health first-aid training. No way! 856 00:37:37,560 --> 00:37:41,439 Cos I've got lived experience of mental health and well-being. OK. 857 00:37:41,440 --> 00:37:45,239 When I was trying to develop in my career, 858 00:37:45,240 --> 00:37:49,719 I was really pushing and pushing and the whole time I'd not been OK. 859 00:37:49,720 --> 00:37:53,439 I think when I started pushing at work just tipped me over the edge 860 00:37:53,440 --> 00:37:55,679 and I ended up getting signed off. 861 00:37:55,680 --> 00:37:57,399 Yeah. And it was in that moment 862 00:37:57,400 --> 00:37:59,840 where I had nothing left. 863 00:38:00,880 --> 00:38:04,399 On the outside, I would look like everything's fine, 864 00:38:04,400 --> 00:38:07,559 and so I understand the dangers of that. 865 00:38:07,560 --> 00:38:10,159 Cos I had high-functioning depression. OK. 866 00:38:10,160 --> 00:38:12,799 But I couldn't understand what was wrong. Yeah. 867 00:38:12,800 --> 00:38:14,240 So I couldn't deal with it. 868 00:38:15,400 --> 00:38:19,079 My dad had mental health issues also, 869 00:38:19,080 --> 00:38:21,599 and we didn't talk about it. 870 00:38:21,600 --> 00:38:24,319 And I feel like having gone through it myself, 871 00:38:24,320 --> 00:38:26,959 how lonely that must have been. 872 00:38:26,960 --> 00:38:29,759 I kind of just thought that I need to fix me. 873 00:38:29,760 --> 00:38:33,559 And then it just wasn't working, so I had to go to therapy. 874 00:38:33,560 --> 00:38:35,919 And then I just started talking. 875 00:38:35,920 --> 00:38:38,599 I do need someone that is willing to talk to me, 876 00:38:38,600 --> 00:38:42,839 and I want them to know that I understand 877 00:38:42,840 --> 00:38:45,319 that it's not always gonna be OK. 878 00:38:45,320 --> 00:38:47,199 You're saying all the stuff that I think and feel, 879 00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:49,519 but you say it in a way more composed, like... 880 00:38:49,520 --> 00:38:52,239 I feel like I'm waffling on at you. No! 881 00:38:52,240 --> 00:38:53,959 Keep it going. It's all good. 882 00:38:53,960 --> 00:38:59,799 It's refreshing to speak to someone that is into communicating, 883 00:38:59,800 --> 00:39:05,559 because it's hard to find people that want to be connected now. Yeah. 884 00:39:05,560 --> 00:39:06,919 That's what I'm finding. 885 00:39:06,920 --> 00:39:08,879 It's all about connection. 886 00:39:08,880 --> 00:39:10,799 You look stunning, by the way, I haven't men... 887 00:39:10,800 --> 00:39:12,439 I don't know if I mentioned it at the bar. 888 00:39:12,440 --> 00:39:15,719 Oh, thanks. SHE LAUGHS 889 00:39:15,720 --> 00:39:17,839 All right, what's occurring? All right. 890 00:39:17,840 --> 00:39:21,319 {\an8}You took the words out of my mouth. Tell me everything. 891 00:39:21,320 --> 00:39:23,360 {\an8}In an emoji. Copy the emoji in a face. 892 00:39:25,560 --> 00:39:28,039 He doesn't ask me enough questions. 893 00:39:28,040 --> 00:39:30,319 Did he say how beautiful you look? Nope. 894 00:39:30,320 --> 00:39:31,759 Hasn't complimented me. 895 00:39:31,760 --> 00:39:33,959 So, how long have you been in the UK? Eight years. 896 00:39:33,960 --> 00:39:35,879 You've got such a wonderful accent. 897 00:39:35,880 --> 00:39:38,079 I think you should sing for her. I'd like to hear it, actually. 898 00:39:38,080 --> 00:39:39,160 He's an opera singer. 899 00:39:40,280 --> 00:39:41,400 Your face! 900 00:39:42,880 --> 00:39:44,519 Toilet I'm looking for. 901 00:39:44,520 --> 00:39:46,239 Is he singing through your dinner? 902 00:39:46,240 --> 00:39:49,479 He has. Steak medium rare. 903 00:39:49,480 --> 00:39:51,720 He did have steak medium rare! 904 00:39:53,520 --> 00:39:55,399 Hell of a way for the toilet. 905 00:39:55,400 --> 00:39:57,399 If you were slightly incontinent, you'd be... 906 00:39:57,400 --> 00:39:59,320 You'd be in trouble, wouldn't you? Through there. 907 00:40:00,800 --> 00:40:02,600 {\an8}I've got a feeling that he's gonna sing. 908 00:40:04,400 --> 00:40:06,279 But I better go. Got ya. 909 00:40:06,280 --> 00:40:07,360 Bye! 910 00:40:18,560 --> 00:40:23,599 Would you rather have Pringles for fingers or Wotsits for toes? 911 00:40:23,600 --> 00:40:26,239 Wotsits for toes. Why on earth Wotsits for toes? 912 00:40:26,240 --> 00:40:28,239 Cos you can put them in shoes. 913 00:40:28,240 --> 00:40:30,759 What am I gonna do with my Pringle hands? 914 00:40:30,760 --> 00:40:32,839 I think if I always had gloves on, you'd be like... 915 00:40:32,840 --> 00:40:35,759 I'd be trying to drink like that. Do you know what I mean? 916 00:40:35,760 --> 00:40:38,799 You could scoop up this food with your big Pringle fingers. 917 00:40:38,800 --> 00:40:41,439 Then I'd be eating like that, and then you'd be like... 918 00:40:41,440 --> 00:40:44,400 I don't think that would be the worst thing about you. 919 00:40:45,800 --> 00:40:47,399 Yes. Well have you had a lovely time? 920 00:40:47,400 --> 00:40:49,559 I have. Have you. I have. Yeah. 921 00:40:49,560 --> 00:40:52,359 And I love the fact that we both stepped out. 922 00:40:52,360 --> 00:40:54,639 You've got to, haven't you? I think. Yeah. 923 00:40:54,640 --> 00:40:56,439 Here he comes. Oh, here he is. 924 00:40:56,440 --> 00:40:58,479 I'm gonna clear. OK. 925 00:40:58,480 --> 00:41:00,879 So I'm guessing you're gonna sing at some point, then? 926 00:41:00,880 --> 00:41:03,399 Should we go for something romantic? I think that would be great. 927 00:41:03,400 --> 00:41:05,399 Get him up there. You gonna come with me? Yeah. 928 00:41:05,400 --> 00:41:06,639 Come on. 929 00:41:06,640 --> 00:41:08,200 It was good fun, and he sang. 930 00:41:09,640 --> 00:41:16,439 ♪ Have I told you lately that I love you? ♪ 931 00:41:16,440 --> 00:41:19,399 I thought she was really pretty. She was bubbly. 932 00:41:19,400 --> 00:41:23,359 It, almost instantly, tick, tick, tick in many, many ways. 933 00:41:23,360 --> 00:41:30,479 ♪ Have I told you there's no-one above you? ♪ 934 00:41:30,480 --> 00:41:33,160 Hello. 935 00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:38,439 This isn't at all awkward, is it? Very. 936 00:41:38,440 --> 00:41:42,880 ♪ You ease my troubles, that's what you do. ♪ 937 00:41:43,880 --> 00:41:46,360 Thank you. Enjoy. CHEERING, APPLAUSE 938 00:41:48,960 --> 00:41:51,159 Would you like to see each other again? 939 00:41:51,160 --> 00:41:52,919 Would I like to see you again? 940 00:41:52,920 --> 00:41:55,879 I... I'm... God, this is the hardest part. 941 00:41:55,880 --> 00:41:58,919 This is the hardest part. I would say, "Yes," 942 00:41:58,920 --> 00:42:01,559 but I don't think it's romantic. Yeah. Thank God. 943 00:42:01,560 --> 00:42:03,359 Yeah. Yeah. Neither. 944 00:42:03,360 --> 00:42:06,959 Yeah. What? Bloody hell. Hang on a minute, love. 945 00:42:06,960 --> 00:42:09,240 I'm gonna go round with a hat now to pay for my food. 946 00:42:10,680 --> 00:42:14,079 Absolutely zero romantic spark. But we had... Zero? 947 00:42:14,080 --> 00:42:16,639 Well, for me. I didn't think zero. Well, I thought... 948 00:42:16,640 --> 00:42:19,759 You can sing at the wedding. Oh! Deal. 949 00:42:19,760 --> 00:42:23,199 I felt like you should have been on a date with Gerald, not me. 950 00:42:23,200 --> 00:42:26,199 You loved him. He's sensational, isn't he? 951 00:42:26,200 --> 00:42:27,999 I actually think I need to get a bit camper. 952 00:42:28,000 --> 00:42:29,519 You need to get camper? 953 00:42:29,520 --> 00:42:31,679 What you think I'm quite camp anyway. Yeah, very. 954 00:42:31,680 --> 00:42:32,799 {\an8}Do you think? Yeah. 955 00:42:32,800 --> 00:42:35,160 {\an8}You're in touch with your feminine side, definitely. 956 00:42:36,360 --> 00:42:38,199 Come here, you. Thank you. 957 00:42:38,200 --> 00:42:41,239 Aw. Thank you. You're a bobby-dazzler. 958 00:42:41,240 --> 00:42:43,360 You're a right bobby-dazzler, you are. 959 00:42:44,520 --> 00:42:46,720 LAUGHTER 960 00:42:51,120 --> 00:42:52,999 Because I didn't know that they were gonna match me 961 00:42:53,000 --> 00:42:55,079 with someone that is as cool as you. 962 00:42:55,080 --> 00:42:57,399 And so I got these, 963 00:42:57,400 --> 00:42:59,919 just in case you were a bit dry, but you're not dry. 964 00:42:59,920 --> 00:43:02,119 Let's get into it. Give me the conversation starters, 965 00:43:02,120 --> 00:43:03,919 because we're clearly struggling. We're definitely doing it. 966 00:43:03,920 --> 00:43:05,880 We'll go with whatever this one is. OK. 967 00:43:06,960 --> 00:43:11,279 How are you able to love someone you don't agree with? 968 00:43:11,280 --> 00:43:12,679 My answer to that is respect. 969 00:43:12,680 --> 00:43:14,999 You can disagree with the person that you love 970 00:43:15,000 --> 00:43:16,839 as long as you respect them. 971 00:43:16,840 --> 00:43:18,719 I actually think that's healthier 972 00:43:18,720 --> 00:43:21,879 than just agreeing with people all the time. 973 00:43:21,880 --> 00:43:24,720 And that's how you can love someone you don't agree with. 974 00:43:25,840 --> 00:43:29,079 Oh, I liked that he could hold a conversation 975 00:43:29,080 --> 00:43:31,599 and there weren't the awkward silences. 976 00:43:31,600 --> 00:43:33,639 Thank you so much. Thank you. Thanks. 977 00:43:33,640 --> 00:43:35,000 Are you all right to get that? 978 00:43:37,920 --> 00:43:39,119 Thank you. 979 00:43:39,120 --> 00:43:43,399 He was interested in me as a human being. 980 00:43:43,400 --> 00:43:45,199 It's a fortune cookie. 981 00:43:45,200 --> 00:43:47,439 This is incredible. 982 00:43:47,440 --> 00:43:49,880 What's it say? Rae is gonna give you her number. 983 00:43:52,600 --> 00:43:54,839 I don't often feel the level of connection 984 00:43:54,840 --> 00:43:56,879 that I felt with Rae today. 985 00:43:56,880 --> 00:44:00,400 And mine says 079... 986 00:44:02,160 --> 00:44:03,559 I don't know if Rae fancies me, 987 00:44:03,560 --> 00:44:05,639 I'm really bad at picking up on the signals. 988 00:44:05,640 --> 00:44:08,359 I wouldn't be surprised if she's, like, too cool for me, 989 00:44:08,360 --> 00:44:10,399 but I really liked her, yeah. 990 00:44:10,400 --> 00:44:13,559 Er, mine actually says a love story is about to begin. 991 00:44:13,560 --> 00:44:15,239 Does it? 992 00:44:15,240 --> 00:44:17,719 Hello. Hello. How are you doing? 993 00:44:17,720 --> 00:44:20,159 I'm good. How are you? Yeah, good. 994 00:44:20,160 --> 00:44:22,239 We covered that bit already. 995 00:44:22,240 --> 00:44:24,359 Gonna have to... I need space to hop. 996 00:44:24,360 --> 00:44:27,120 Oh, thank you. I got you. I appreciate you. 997 00:44:28,480 --> 00:44:30,599 Would you like to see each other again? 998 00:44:30,600 --> 00:44:31,600 Oh. 999 00:44:32,840 --> 00:44:34,919 Go on, I feel like you need to go first. 1000 00:44:34,920 --> 00:44:38,399 Why me? I mean, I'll go if you want me to? I think you go first. 1001 00:44:38,400 --> 00:44:40,599 OK. Yeah, I would. Um... 1002 00:44:40,600 --> 00:44:44,559 I don't know how it works with the reality of... of... of that, 1003 00:44:44,560 --> 00:44:45,960 but, uh, yeah, I would. 1004 00:44:47,280 --> 00:44:49,560 I would too. 1005 00:44:50,720 --> 00:44:53,199 Thank you so much, guys. My pleasure. Thank you. 1006 00:44:53,200 --> 00:44:55,359 Maybe everyone finds it easy to connect with you, 1007 00:44:55,360 --> 00:44:57,719 but I found it easy to connect with you and easy to talk to you, 1008 00:44:57,720 --> 00:44:59,759 which is very important for me. 1009 00:44:59,760 --> 00:45:03,239 I'm on the wrong side of you. He's a gentleman. 1010 00:45:03,240 --> 00:45:06,799 You're going first on the where's the second date gonna be? 1011 00:45:06,800 --> 00:45:08,279 That's up to you. Yeah. 1012 00:45:08,280 --> 00:45:11,159 I think it should be here. That is a good shout. 1013 00:45:11,160 --> 00:45:13,519 Then you could show me round. You said you liked gin. 1014 00:45:13,520 --> 00:45:17,599 Yeah. There's a gin bar. With colourful cocktails? 1015 00:45:17,600 --> 00:45:19,519 We can probably find a colourful cocktail. 1016 00:45:19,520 --> 00:45:21,160 Oh, then we can go there then. OK. 1017 00:45:23,320 --> 00:45:24,640 I could still win her over. 1018 00:45:25,680 --> 00:45:28,360 I don't doubt it, actually. 1019 00:45:40,360 --> 00:45:42,080 Have to rain check for another day. Yeah. Yeah. 1020 00:45:43,240 --> 00:45:45,879 Are you gonna pretend a train to get? 1021 00:45:45,880 --> 00:45:47,360 She doesn't believe you. 1022 00:45:54,960 --> 00:45:58,039 The conversation was so lovely, 1023 00:45:58,040 --> 00:46:00,640 I didn't eat any of the food. 1024 00:46:10,360 --> 00:46:12,360 Subtitles by Red Bee Media