Celebrity First Dates: Alexandra Burke gets nervous before her date in Stand Up To Cancer special

The singer claims she’s looking for love after seven years of solid work
Looking for love: Alexandra Burke appears on First Dates
Channel 4
Ben Travis13 October 2015

When you go on Channel 4’s First Dates, by the nature of the show’s concept you don’t know exactly who you’ll be paired up with.

But in a special episode, in aid of Stand Up To Cancer, some diners are going to get a huge shock as they’re paired up with eligible celebrities, including X Factor winner Alexandra Burke and Made In Chelsea star Jamie Laing.

Now a sneak preview of Alexandra Burke’s date has been revealed, with the show-stopping singer admitting to being nervous before meeting her man.

“I auditioned for [The X Factor] at 19, won at 20, I’m 27 now and I haven’t stopped,” Burke said, explaining her reasons for going on First Dates. “I would definitely say my love life has suffered because of it – I can never make time for anything.

“I’ve been blessed enough to travel and see the world, but it’s also nice to share it with your significant other – that’s the reason why now is the right time.”

Burke is paired with 28 year-old model Louis, who is understandably shocked to have been lined up to date the star.

“Now I’m even more nervous, this is mad!” he laughs at the bar. “That is crazy! Oh my god, that is brilliant.”

It seems like the pair will get along – Louis admits in his pre-date interview that, “If a woman can sing, that’s it”, while the pair bond over their star signs and Alexandra’s “naturally husky” voice.

With Burke describing her ideal man as The Rock, or Prison Break star Wentworth Miller, will the pair hit it off for the rest of their date? Tune in to the Stand Up To Cancer special to find out.

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