On last night’s telly

First Dates: Celebrity Special ★★★★★

The best thing about this dating show is that look on a celebrity’s face as they try to hide their dismay at not being recognised by their civilian date.

Last night there was a twist. Given that he used to photograph her, Melinda Messenger’s date Chris hoped she’d recognise him.

The signs were good. Melinda jumped from her bar stool and gave him a knowing “Hi-yeee.”

“Do you recognise me?” Chris said. Melinda’s apologetic smile suggested maybe not. Her flat “No” confirmed it.

Despite Melinda being “way out of my league”, Chris managed to charm her. They’ve now been dating for three months.

Sandra Martin from Gogglebox came to her ill-fated date with John after a celebrity encounter of her own. “I chatted Ross Kemp up the other day,” she revealed. “I liked him. He liked me. But he’s married.”(I have a feeling what she really meant was “I met Ross Kemp the other day.”)

Joey Essex also crashed and burned, although given his date Lydia prefaced their encounter by pointing out “I don’t like complete tools”, some viewers may have spotted that outcome a mile off.

It could be worth watching Lady Colin Campbell, below, and Matthew though. After having him round for tea at her castle she purred, “You can come back and see more of the architecture you can even bring your camera.” The way she raised her eyebrows suggested she may have been speaking in code.