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Davina's dating game
DAVINA McCall is a die-hard romantic. Throughout each series of Big Brother the presenter spends the entire time willing the housemates’ flirting to turn into romance, while the rest of us just wonder if they’re going to have sex on national television.
In her new show, however, she’ll get the chance to grab Cupid’s arrow and fire it herself, as she steps into Cilla’s shoes to front ITV’s Blind Date replace-ment, Love On A Saturday Night.
She describes the show as "a very loose format" where she and co-presenter Jonathan Wilkes try various methods to find dates for four or five lovelorn contestants.
"Jonathan will broadcast from somewhere round the country where he’ll be doing makeovers," says McCall. "And I’ll be surprising audience members and helping kids choose partners for their mum or dad who’s hopeless at dating. There’s also a ‘second chance at love’ bit where somebody gets to meet up with three of their exs, who all want to get back with them and they can choose which one they want to go out for dinner with."
McCall is in her element in this show. It’s a job which gives her free reign to do with complete strangers what she already does with abandon with her mates - sort out their love lives.
"I am chronic when it comes to matchmaking," she laughs. "It’s got to the point now where I’m just really annoying. But I’ve got one on the go at the moment which is quite nice. My friend got so used to me trying to matchmake him that he just gave in and took a girl’s number off me and they’re going out next week."
Davina's dating game
DAVINA McCall is a die-hard romantic. Throughout each series of Big Brother the presenter spends the entire time willing the housemates’ flirting to turn into romance, while the rest of us just wonder if they’re going to have sex on national television.
In her new show, however, she’ll get the chance to grab Cupid’s arrow and fire it herself, as she steps into Cilla’s shoes to front ITV’s Blind Date replace-ment, Love On A Saturday Night.
She describes the show as "a very loose format" where she and co-presenter Jonathan Wilkes try various methods to find dates for four or five lovelorn contestants.
"Jonathan will broadcast from somewhere round the country where he’ll be doing makeovers," says McCall. "And I’ll be surprising audience members and helping kids choose partners for their mum or dad who’s hopeless at dating. There’s also a ‘second chance at love’ bit where somebody gets to meet up with three of their exs, who all want to get back with them and they can choose which one they want to go out for dinner with."
McCall is in her element in this show. It’s a job which gives her free reign to do with complete strangers what she already does with abandon with her mates - sort out their love lives.
"I am chronic when it comes to matchmaking," she laughs. "It’s got to the point now where I’m just really annoying. But I’ve got one on the go at the moment which is quite nice. My friend got so used to me trying to matchmake him that he just gave in and took a girl’s number off me and they’re going out next week."
