"It is 40 years since TV juggernaut Blind Date first aired, and Sue and Alex Tatham were the first couple who met on the show to get married, in a ceremony broadcast to around 17 million people. They both said they didn't go on the show looking for love, but love was what they found, and they have now been married for 34 years."
"When Sue appeared on Blind Date, finding a boyfriend was not her priority. "It was because it was all so new - the birth of reality TV," she said. "It was exciting and that's why I really wanted to go, to see how it all was. Was it as glamorous as it looked? No!" Alex said Blind Date was "a very hot TV show at the time. So it'd be a bit like now, if someone's saying, who wants to be on Love Island?""
Blind Date first aired in 1985, hosted by Cilla Black and adapted from the US concept The Dating Game. The format featured one chooser selecting from three hidden suitors and dominated Saturday-night television with millions of viewers. Sue and Alex Tatham met on the programme, married in a ceremony watched by around 17 million people, and have remained married for 34 years. Applicants attended auditions months after applying and answered playful personality questions. Blind Date spawned later dating shows such as Love is Blind, First Dates and Love Island. A reimagined Blind Date is slated to relaunch on Disney+.
Read at www.bbc.com
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