Katie on Chris
What were you hoping for?
To meet someone who didn’t make me want to leave in the first four minutes.
First impressions?
His beard impressively connected to itself in the areas that are notoriously problematic.
What did you talk about?
The Amish. Transport by coach. Beard oil. Sweaty crumble. The Holocaust.
Any awkward moments?
I compared his mushroom ketchup to stool samples.
Good table manners?
Yes.
Best thing about Chris?
His supply of emergency Rennie.
Would you introduce him to your friends?
They’d all fancy him.
Describe him in three words.
Impressive wine consumption.
What do you think he made of you?
Psycho pseudo-vegan who sings love songs to her bike.
Did you go on somewhere?
He tried to take me to Stringfellows.
And… did you kiss?
Um…
If you could change one thing, what would it be?
Not to have had a shift at 7am the next day.
Marks out of 10?
8.8.
Would you meet again?
Probably.
Chris on Katie
What were you hoping for?
Good food and wine with someone I fancied.
First impressions?
Pretty. The vegan thing freaked me out a bit but I got over it once I’d ordered my steak.
What did you talk about?
Drinking Lambrini as a teenager, and that time I got deported from Israel.
Any awkward moments?
Nope.
Good table manners?
She didn’t dribble once.
Best thing about Katie?
She’s a talker. There were no awkward silences.
Would you introduce her to your friends?
Maybe.
Describe her in three words?
Fit, feisty and fun.
What do you think she made of you?
That I could hold my drink quite well.
Did you go on somewhere?
Yeah, we went to a pub.
And… did you kiss?
There was some.
If you could change one thing what would it be?
Not doing it on a Tuesday.
Marks out of 10?
7.
Would you meet again?
Yes.
• Katie and Chris ate at Tredwell’s, London WC2, tredwells.com.
• Blind date’s first baby, a boy called Buddy, was born on 17 October to Stef and Graham. Read about their blind date in 2009 here.
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