Celebrity First Dates: Gogglebox’s Scarlett Moffatt, TOWIE’s Jess Wright and Esther Rantzen lined up for celeb specials

Four celebrity editions of the blind date reality show are in the works
Crossing over: Gogglebox's Scarlett Moffatt is headed for First Dates in a celebrity special
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Ben Travis15 June 2016

Channel 4 has hit the reality TV jackpot in recent years with Gogglebox and First Dates.

As it turns out, watching people watch TV, and seeing people go on blind dates makes for surprisingly great telly – and now the two worlds are going to collide.

With a new series of First Dates confirmed, there’s also news of four celebrity special editions which will be coming in the near future.

One famous face signed up to take part is Gogglebox’s Scarlett Moffatt, who recently released her own book Scarlett Says.

She’ll be joined by the likes of TOWIE’s Jess Wright, Esther Rantzen, and paralympian Will Bayley, hoping to find a spark – or at least get a decent steak – at the Paternoster Chop House.

"We're hugely excited about the new series of Celebrity First Dates," said executive producer Nicola Lloyd.

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"It never seems to matter who walks through the doors of the First Dates restaurant, regardless of status we're all vulnerable human beings and our celebrity series confirms this.

"We're proud to be able to maintain the emotional integrity of the series through these four unique celebrity episodes. Be prepared for some romantic matches alongside a few awkward encounters."

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