EXCLUSIVE: A former Blind Date contestant who competed on the iconic dating show back in the early 2000s has spoken to Daily Star about what went down on set
A Blind Date star has revealed that a Cilla Black body double was used while filming. Katy Moore appeared on Christmas Celebrity Blind Date in 2002 looking for love on national television.
Katy spoke on behalf of Zingo Bingo and when asked what Cilla Black was like behind-the-scenes, she replied: “We weren’t allowed to speak to her unless she addressed us. She didn’t come until the actual recording in the night time, so during the rehearsals there was a double. I was quite nervous meeting her!”
Katy went on the iconic UK dating show in hopes of finding love back in 2002 and was left seriously surprised by one element of production.
She explained: “The singing was awful. We had to sing the song White Christmas and that was his 3rd question, so obviously I didn’t get to do that because I was dumped, which is great.”
“I remember the girls being so nervous but afterwards they treated us so well and they took us out for food.”
“Also, you got to practise your questions beforehand and then they helped you with your answers, so you weren’t exactly put on the spot. The audience had a warm up act to get them ready for the show.”
Blind Date originally ran on Saturday evenings from 30 November 1985 to 31 May 2003, shown on ITV and hosted by the late Cilla Black.
Paul O’Grady eventually took over as the show’s presenter.
On 30 June 2025, it was confirmed that the series will be rebooted yet again, this time for Disney+.
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