Slightly edited version of what I posted in a private group on Facebook:
They were two hours late arriving (the producers), so we had to rush things a bit. We did about 30 mins or so of shooting of me with my camera, setting up fake landscape shots and taking photos of flowers in my garden (they were going to come to the wedding I'm doing on Friday but the couple didn't feel comfortable with it). They will only use a bit of these shots but I have no doubt they'll look crap, especially as the sky was white and it was foggy!!
I then got on with cooking, which was really bloody difficult as I had to keep doing things over and over again so they could get different shots, which then messed up all the timing, and because I was stressed I just kind of made things up as I went along. To cut a long story short, the food was all good, it all tasted very nice, but naturally having cooked it all I struggled to finish my starter and main, I just wasn't very hungry.
The girl!!! Well, she was called Nichola (People call her Nic apparently...awkward! (OcUK note, I'm called Nick!)), she was 30!!!!! (Another OcUK note, I'm 25) But she looked maybe 28 tops. I wasn't sure at first, probably because I was worrying about food and what I was saying on camera, but she was actually pretty hot, she was really well dressed and by the end of the night (and after a fair amount of wine (turns out I like wine)) I was definitely keen on her.
It was ridiculously awkward trying to make conversation whilst being filmed, I really hope that doesn't come across on the show. As time went on it was fine, and I was surprised at how long they left us alone (although the camera was rolling) to just chat. She seemed really cool, we had a very similar outlook on many things and she was just quite easy going. I didn't get the impression she was massively interested in me, she seemed to enjoy the food and she said she had a good night, but I don't know whether I made that much of an impression. It was so hard to be myself, I think I just came across as a nice person, that's it, nothing special, Which is annoying! But I couldn't exactly start cracking jokes about Nazis, paedophiles, and pasty smashing, which of course is what I would have like to have done!!
I hope I don't come across as a schlong on TV, they made me say some stuff I didn't feel massively comfortable with, but hopefully it's ok.
So yeah, all done, she will now make her choice, they're back today filming at 9am (they're late again) for an hour which will be me getting ready for my potential last date, then I'll either receive a microwave meal or she'll be there to take me out in the evening I think, not entirely sure what is happening!
I am so relieved it's all over, but naturally dreading seeing it all on TV!!
Even if they want to do something, they worry how it might look etc.
