Blind wait

Contestant jilts date for first time in 20yrs

A BLIND Date contestant has told how he was stood up on the show – the first time that has happened in 20 years. Conor Ellison, 25, was delighted to be the man chosen by Rosie Allen, 27. All seemed well as Conor said Rosie was “absolutely beautiful” and she described him as “very cute” on first sight. But Rosie looked horrified as host Paul O'Grady revealed their date was a mountain-biking trip to Wales. She put her head in her hands and said: “Are you serious? Can we get another envelope, please?” Conor added: “I’ve been stitched up here.” Rosie, of Beckenham, Kent, later pulled out of the date for "personal reasons", leaving host Paul to step in “to lend a helping hand”.

Conor, of Preston, Lancs, says on the Channel 5 show: “Truthfully, Wales was s***. The weather was horrendous.”

Of his date’s no show, he adds: “There’s no hard feelings. If she couldn’t make it, she couldn’t make it.” He hinted he had met another girl and has now got a girlfriend.

The last time a Blind Date contestant was jilted was in 1997, when David Smith went on a trip to Nepal with the film crew after Charlotte Harrison failed to show. He said Cilla Black was “lovely” to him.

Blind Date, C5, Saturday at 8pm.