Meeting Your Teenage Heartthrob on a Blind Date | First Dates

Veteran raver Sarah ends up on a date with the lead singer of her favourite boy band Curiosity Killed the Cat. How would you react if you ended up on a a date with your pop idol?
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[@PoissonVisageStudios]

Takes a brave man to risk wearing a hat like that on a first date

[@Caitlin11ify]

That's before you even get to the footwear situation!

[@krisandrastephens4180]

Lol

[@tonayferguson7178]

Legend

[@seankhalif850]

Lmfao.👏

[@DeborahP45]

Matt Vivian hahaha I agree😂

[@RUFU58]

Hats off to this guy...

[@MrPompey666]

😂😂

[@nihalchinthake]

Pun intended! 😂😂😂😂

[@ceejayxo1735]

💀💀💀

[@servyuh1067]

😂

[@bubblygirlduddett3]

🤣🤣🤣

[@shadowmoses6084]

Didn’t want to be recognised but wears the same hat he did in the “80s” 😂

[@halovideos2101]

Girl : you look different Ahaah

[@leeshaw7523]

And wearing his own brand sweatshirt

[@mattempson111]

He definitely still low-key wants to be recognised

[@terrra_2024]

That will be the production crew, or whoever, that suggested that he wear the hat.

[@haunter4708]

@@terrra_2024 and who also told her to say that her fav band was cool for cats or whatever tf it was.

[@reborne5118]

Wants to be anonymous so he goes on a national TV Show ....

[@bethanyjane433]

Wants to be anonymous so wears a beret

[@reborne5118]

Beth Jane like the one he wore in the Time Out magazine

[@leenolan1469]

Re Borne Someone else set up the date so they don't know each other... Hence anonymous

[@reborne5118]

Lee Nolan he said he wants to remain anonymous and not be known as a singer from the band. By going on the show and admitting it, he ruined his anonymity.

[@annmitchell4663]

He used to be so cute..now he just looks really ill,the hat is way to big it just makes him look like death..seems like a nice guy though.

[@tizwardo]

Could see her thinking I used to fancy you but I don’t now 😂

[@karenlnsy]

Aww sad for him though.

[@annmariemitchell9309]

Aw. I recognised him straight away! Same face - just a bit older!!

[@tizwardo]

Everyone deserves happiness

[@irlandaise5631]

I could always be open again to someone I used to fancy if they were unavailable /unreachable at the time.

[@TC_83]

Curiosity killed the hat

[@clairedeluna2116]

Phahaha :))))

[@Maria-il1nn]

By the hat

[@onazram1]

lol

[@blackybaboon7479]

Looks like the hat who killed the curiosity here

[@melaniepage6933]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bethanys.5111]

does the hat get bigger every year? thought he was gonna pull the rest of the band out of it

[@ThePrude1]

Hahaha like a clown car

[@meelazababa3645]

😂😂

[@phiphi01]

🤣🤣🤣😂

[@biglew1394]

od bethany 😂😂😂😂 hilarious

[@jaspurr77]

Beth yer a right character darling.. Do you read the viz?

[@Caitlin11ify]

She didn't look as taken aback as I expected when he did the big reveal!

[@andyrish2361]

thats cos she already knew and it was staged.....

[@raykangoo4674]

she could have just been in shock from the site of his teeth :-p

[@kpjlflsknflksnflknsa]

His teeth are offensive

[@paulmcbride8132]

+S Tillman . your comments are offensive...he was a good front man in his day..

[@maireadnic8280]

Even from the thumbnail I guessed who it was from the cap. He’s enormously tall, so I would be “Aren’t you Ben Velodrome-Pierrot-doll?” He was so handsome back in the day.

[@geoffjones8725]

He can’t go 30 seconds without mentioning “the eighties”

[@terinasargeant138]

He stuck there. That's why he on the dating show. Lol I can talk, my picture is of Go West Richard Drummie I met in Bilston. Great to see them again live. 💖

[@SmartRobot-wc2fb]

@@terinasargeant138 So, if there's only "low lives" on this show, why do you watch it?

[@JustCalMeBozeman]

I'll say when the 80s are over, you don't just turn off the 80s!!!

[@AirFire18]

Geoff Jones i mean, it was a good year for music and I’m sure she is old enough to remember the music. I grew up with 80 music, i don’t blame them !

[@issavirgo4838]

He peaked in the 80s

[@Deliriation]

"This is Ben. He's ready to throw his hat into the dating game ring." Probably better to throw it in the garbage.

[@elephantshoes]

😂😂😂😂

[@Sid0419]

When I first saw that hat I thought he had dreadlocks hidden in there. Boy was I wrong.

[@thandi7850]

Sid Bakshi 😂😂😂😂😂💀

[@louieamsterdam5152]

Sid Bakshi AHAHAHAHAHHAA

[@misterss8778]

Nah the dreadlocks are hidden behind his zipper 😂

[@lucyhartnett7330]

Lol same

[@cheriidropzz93]

LOOOOOOOL

[@tonyneillaw]

He's still recognisable, just nearly 30 years older than when he was famous. Who looks the same?

[@senorpasso8670]

But he's had his vices me thinks which hach taken a toll on his looks.

[@annmariemitchell9309]

True fans always recognise their idols whether it has been 20 or 30 years later!!

[@curtisgorner3072]

I didn't like the spotlight, nah that hat says otherwise.

[@XTRAIT-em4rx]

There's always one out there

[@OO-17AU]

oh he fkn loves it. the only thing he hates about being recognised is that is doesn't happen more often.

[@rungeon83]

100000%

[@robintaylor8450]

Spot on 💯%

[@davidberger8420]

0%

[@Gillian_1989]

Don’t think so. He seemed genuine.

[@RaccoonNation]

@@Gillian_1989 anyone wearing a hat like he wore absolutely craves the spotlight. But that doesn’t make him any less genuine ❤🦝

[@Dan_TheMedic]

He didn't want to be recognised and seen for his true character... so he turns up to a blind date wearing his iconic hat. "H, I'm ben, would you like my autograph?"

[@aviewer2871]

Curiosity Killed the Cat was and IS a very good band. Ben should be proud.

[@terri1972]

Agreed. One of their songs still comes up in my mind to this day

[@bonesf200]

Fookin love Ben. I used to wear a beret like his in the 80s because I thought I looked like him. I looked more like Frank Spencer.

[@cottiechauncey]

Well, he may not have dated much, but back then, when he was at the height of his fame, he chatted me up in a club off the Kings Road in London, called Crazy Larry's. He was with his 'date' the infamous Mandy Smith (barely out of her teens even then, who went on to marry and divorce Bill Wyman from The Rolling Stones). He flirted with me all night while Mandy stood by, rolling her eyes with boredom. Maybe not a 'dater' our Ben, but an accomplished 'flirter' for sure!😂

[@terri1972]

I remember Ben was seeing Mandy!

[@FerrariCarr]

Curiosity Killed the Cat is one of my favorite bands, and I’m 28. I was able to recognize him instantly, mostly cause of the hat....it was a big trend in the late 80’s to wear that sort of hat. He also looks like if Johnny Sins went down the wrong path.

[@kateg7298]

This is priceless. If he didn't wear the hat, he would never get recognized. It's like Flavor Flav for god's sake. He looks like he's gotten an afternoon out of a group home. Bless his heart.

[@saCa7711]

he was such a cool, good looking and talented man! It's a crime that he never dated, he's lovely!

[@MCDDC10]

Ben is definitely down to earth and some would even say a bit of a misfit. When that woman decided she’d go on a date with a random person it was no ordinary day when it turned out to be Ben himself! I hope she got his name and number but even if things don’t work out she can hang on in there, baby!

[@housinauthority5258]

Very good sir 😂

[@aviewer2871]

This man can sing. He should be PROUD of his back catalog.

[@MrPeGGaming]

Jesus he looks like he is itching to get to the bathroom for a cheeky sniff to calm him self down 😂

[@crispyduck1706]

They were a great band - hope he finds his happiness

[@peterfriel5129]

For all the young people watching this. If Curiosity Killed the Cat was around today they would be one of the biggest bands in the world !! loved these guys back in the day .

[@mjh5437]

Nah,they were the proverbial One Hit Wonders!!

[@RighteousBrother]

They had a couple of hits then all but disappeared leaving a zero cultural footprint

[@desertrose1226]

I think they were great for a posh British band, unfortunately they did not last long.

[@jimmer1976]

When they first met “Hey, How you doin’?” 😂

[@Girlsplaybass]

Innit😂

[@tomgokcen]

If you were a massive fan, wouldn’t you recognise him straight away?

[@finlomacdonald7739]

nah cause he hasn’t aged well at all tbh n you can love a bands music but not know the members well

[@tattskink9589]

I could see it was him straight away

[@katieg905]

i agree I looked him up and thought back in the day he looked very hot but wouldn't recongise him from this but if she's a bit fan she should be able to sing few songs or summit otherwise this looks very staged

[@snj6669]

tom M Shes a plonker... and im not a fan either...

[@mctear2869]

I thought your profile pic was a little hair on my screen...ha

[@Flyingjos]

Curiosity Killed The Cat were the Jamiroquai of the 80s and early 90s. Great music and unparallel talent.

[@RighteousBrother]

I thought Jamiroquai were the Jamiroquai of the 90s

[@jdee8267]

Jamiroquai first single 1992

[@Dathom1986]

The cats were a bit better ..and jamiroquai where just copying them 👎

[@jigsaw3334]

I like the part where he wore that hat.

[@wildrosesfortheexit]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Probity100]

The hat is a way of hiding from then world, it gives him a sense of security & comfort. Ben wears the hat on days when he feels low and just want to feel ‘invisible’..

[@junosaxon4370]

Very insightful.

[@astridedh]

He's so nervous! He seems so fine and his big blue eyes! Hope the best for him. I remember the band!

[@levieenrose7646]

I love Ben! He's so sweet and down to earth. He looks very nervous! Curiosity were such a talented band and so underrated as a 'pop' band although they were so much more than that. I saw them play The Town and Country club in Camden in the 80's and they were amazing!

[@bustamango863]

He’s straight back down to earth. 👀

[@aquariumaddickuk]

I like the pun

[@mazooka]

They were class

[@ladyt3579]

"OMG! You look really different!". Your biggest fan just chucked her posters in the bin! 😳

[@theirishromeo8719]

This guys music was ace...Curiosity killed the Cat...Legends of the 80's and indeed 90s

[@lisagoff2033]

He actually seems like a nice bloke.

[@alannanolan8622]

The way he looked at her when she walked in 💕

[@RAZORREVOLUTION1]

Poor Ben. It looks like he's done some drugs in the past - his teeth look like tombstones. There's no way someone wouldn't recognise the guy. Even though he looks like he crawled out of a grave, he's still familiar, especially so if you had him on your bedroom wall. He's still wearing that hat and his name was Ben! You know, like the guy you had up on your bedroom wall? And you still don't recognise him? It's Ben... Ben from Curiosity!

[@majorleaguinfidel]

🤣 hahahaha 👌

[@SmartRobot-wc2fb]

RAZORREVOLUTION1: Partying, drinking, smoking heavily produce the same outcome...

[@michawill6599]

Yeah didn't ring true

[@fadumaali7687]

Crawled out of a grave dead 💀🤣🤣🤣

[@knockoutgymbradford]

u recognised him and was barely 10yrs old bck den, shes putting it on

[@melk.3485]

I wish they would include the episode info for these clips - I want to see what happens next!

[@waynecrothers9441]

Same here!

[@charlieparkeris]

You don't see it in this clip, but he was wearing shoes that had blue flashing lights across the sides of the soles. The lights flashed when he walked. You know, like the shoes a 6-year-old boy might want.

[@kieranmcnally591]

I think this chap is a 40 a day smoker and a sniff fiend by night. Nice chap though.

[@hannahmccallum3016]

Kieran Mcnally Haha I thought the same

[@Junuu]

Kieran Mcnally how can you tell?

[@kieranmcnally591]

heehee

[@kieranmcnally591]

the way he wears his hat..

[@dillonfinn3764]

and those teeth

[@ted1990]

Wow people are so harsh and judgmental in the comments. Will you be able to look back when your his age and say you achieved something like that?

[@ahoradesdeberlin]

My God i want to see the full clip!!!! Were can i watch it ??? I´ve already subscribed...but nothing...i´m in Germany, cheers.

[@hawsrulebegin7768]

Met Ben a few times in the early 2000s was very nice actually and didn’t want to talk about his ex band. Liked to party though. Guess we all have aged. But she should have known it was him. She’s a bit fake.

[@nonni139]

Hawsrule Begin She is too Posh for him.

[@seamusburke9101]

Id say shes a good goer though!

[@Kloppsserialbottlers]

@@seamusburke9101 She'd laugh at yer best haha

[@mjh5437]

@@nonni139 He`s a posh boy himself.private schoolboy

[@srxt6758]

​@@mjh5437 hanging around all the rich pretentious kids during teens I suppose he never rly had a real friend and you can tell. All the rest of band members moved on married and had kids and here he is on a dating show saying he never asked a girl on a date. Seems like he went through a hard period in life. Hope he finds his peace. I saw a interview of him on the radio where he mentioned the band drifted appart and he rarely sees his band m8s. He sounded kinda sad saying it like he felt they forgot him. Hes stuck in his band member life all these years and its haunting him while the rest of the band members moved on. He secretly wishes they were still together making music and being well known but acts like it doesnt bother him. They could have been like Duran Duran who are still together after all these years even tho they broke appart several times and changed members but I guess the rest of the boys didnt wanted it enough and wanted out of spotlight. He needs a true friend you can tell hes lonely and depressed.

[@FreeSpirit47]

Sarah kept her cool really well when she realized who Ben was. Celebrities are quite often very different in real life. In High School, I dated a guy whose cousin was the drummer in a very popular band, making millions! His cousin & the band played at my dates family reunion. I didn't recognize the band members, they looked nothing like their photos & videos.

[@SurahOnline]

This guy isn’t a celebrity tho…well he’s not exactly famous.

[@FreeSpirit47]

@@SurahOnline To Sarah, he was.

[@SurahOnline]

@@FreeSpirit47 - I guess 🤷‍♀️

[@RighteousBrother]

Really? I read it as, she can barely contain her shock and disappointment at how different he looks

[@lifeisgood8905]

She looks absolutely stunning for a woman in her 40's. She could have passed for being in her 20's.

[@hungrymakesmecranky]

true!!! she can just say she's 28 i guess, considering i dont see any wrinkles on her eyes while smiling..

[@JudeMarchisio]

@fyoukim12 I'd still hit it though

[@kiela17]

@@donalkinsella4380 Typo, I meant to say not in her 40's in the second comment, lol. I think I'll delete it it's misleading

[@jamesbagguley3448]

Should have gone to Specsavers

[@ZyXxOmAn]

More like 30's

[@roachelgreen748]

Anyone else think the bartender is super attractive??? He’s so handsome!

[@spuitpoesje6244]

Hi merlin

[@mikew3012]

Curiosity killed the cat & Ben hid it in his hat🤣

[@wildrosesfortheexit]

😂😂😂

[@JasmineSurrealVideos]

Ben seems very Down to Earth, but a bit of a Misfit at the same time, but if you leave your Name and Number, hell get back to you. Seriously great band, very jazz influenced and very lyrical, funky and intelligent, Misfit has some very thought provoking lyrics. I was surprised he still wore his back to front but sort of sideways beret that he had in the 80s, but a bigger version. Perhaps when he's 80 hell have a version the size of the restaurant lol.

[@brooke_shields17]

Ben kind of seemed sad/ disappointed that she didn’t recognise him but “ he didn’t like the spotlight “ apparently but I also feel bad for him he looks like he’s been through a lot but u never know x

[@Larettadude]

I love Curiosity killed the cat! I love their songs and his voice so much!

[@andybud1983]

Wanted to be anonymous. That's why you went on TV and walked down the street with that hat on. 🤣 People are walking contradictions.

[@lesleyrhind629]

He was stunning ! Brilliant band too .

[@SunshineMix101]

'Seems like a nice guy. He has a great tone to his voice.

[@BarriosGroupie]

I find this really haunting to watch: Ben clinging onto his 20s in his 50s, forgetting not to show his teeth :(

[@chimakalu41]

3:01 They really set this guy up she knows his band

[@linzirainbow6577]

He hasnt aged well at all.Drugs and booze will have that effect. Saw the end of the date and hes certainly aged physically but doesnt appear to have aged much past a teenager mentally. His ridiculous comment about bill paying was offensive and insulting and I bet she couldnt wait to get away from him. Thought she did well to stick the date out

[@flowerpower2906]

Linzi Rainbow i agree 100% !! his childish attitude was biggest turn off

[@kpjlflsknflksnflknsa]

He looks like a crackhead

[@msmiami212]

He must be skint these days. Why go on a date if you can’t afford to pay for the lady?!

[@r_EVOL_utionRENEGADE]

@Linzi Rainbow where's the full clip?

[@kiara.b4988]

Hi, tell me more about his bill paying's comment, please please, please

[@Shew28]

He’s worried that someone might remember him and wears the hat from the band days!! Haha 😆

[@dianecarman1979]

He's good looking...has that going for him :)

[@ichigomgx]

He seems like a nice gentleman tbh. But this is heavily scripted.

[@TRedng1234]

Are there any full episodes online? We live elsewhere and cant watch it. Seems like only short bits of show are here...Help. Thx. What happened after date?

[@daynerpotter9514]

Straight back down to earth, what a tune!! ❤️

[@BoudicaJ]

SO disappointed they didn’t say sorry you couldn’t get through when they said hi how you doing

[@chloedavis2839]

You see we All get old. He was lovely when he was younger. She has aged aswell. Beauty fades on everyone. Beauty goes.

[@randomthings7997]

Exactly.

[@nawaal4452]

Facts

[@desertrose1226]

She hardly looks like an old woman. She’s young and pretty.

[@mos825]

He was a musician but never went out with a girl. Too scripted.

[@flowerpower2906]

but he isnt good looking n a bit childish, so im not surprised

[@hurryupnow1]

He doesn’t look the type to easily bed a woman either

[@ted1990]

Soniya he was very good looking when he was younger

[@itsZukka]

You don’t have to date women when your famous lol groupies all day

[@TheNibYeah]

They were her fave band, she works in and loves music but she didn't recognise him? What?!

[@Greeklady58]

Series 10 episode 5 for those looking for the whole episode

[@davidparkinson6372]

He was lovely so down to earth

[@sykophunk]

Please tell me that wasn't a pun... :)

[@randomthings7997]

Pity she didn't leave him her Name and Number...

[@desertrose1226]

Bit of a misfit though!

[@007therealjamesbond]

What a great bloke! Cheers for a super song, Ben 👍🏻

[@jamesdoyle3885]

Down to earth was a cool track, good on him

[@nawaal4452]

Johnny sins, after smoking 2 packs a day for years

[@frankraucci9110]

Gotta agree for a guy that wants to be anonymous he brings up his past and wears a hat that says notice me I used to be famous.

[@6779stavros]

Curiosity killed his teeth

[@Neha-ue3uk]

Is it bad that I laughed at that?

[@JCKay]

Featured in "The British Book of Smiles"!

[@affectionatepunch]

@@JCKay gob like a burnt out fuse box

[@richardprice2255]

😂😂😂

[@ladyt3579]

I just spat my tea out!! What's wrong with you, you nearly choked me with that joke!! 😳 🤣

[@naimorgs]

Doesn’t want to be recognised ..... “I’ll wear the same hat”!!!!!

[@JustCalMeBozeman]

I knew the comments would all be about his hat. I was not disappointed.

[@Juaan93]

Are we just going to ignore the fact that he was in the top 10 singles in the 90's?!

[@jasonwood3377]

Next week, Kevin from Colchester and Hazell Dean.

[@soorajrai8734]

You are still young to love someone.. Age doesn't matters ❤❤❤❤

[@headfullofmusic422]

i wanna have him and im 27! his eyes are sooo lovely

[@veronicacorningstone8059]

4:28 her youth fantasy shattering to pieces 😂

[@italbook]

Run, girl (or hide all your cards)!!!

[@H--B]

Guy literally made an answering machine song

[@lukeellard9632]

They never taken me seriously.. Its the hats brooo!

[@dannytracey9044]

So many people don’t like the hat, I think it’s class.

[@hc2159]

That bartender needed to do him a favour and tell him to ditch that hat lol

[@RandomVidReece]

why are so many people being so horrible about his teeth? All you keyboard warriors act like you dont have any imperfections!!

[@GirlyEnglishGamer]

RandomVidReece It's mostly the hat they don't like. Hahah calm down. The comments are HILARIOUS 😂😂😂😂

[@RandomVidReece]

read them its mostly about his teeth people are cunts online and its not hilarious at all tbh its immature

[@taylorwright7711]

Shouldn't be complaining about his teeth because it's a British show. I mean, what do you expect

[@TheStarviking]

He's 52!! Looks much younger

[@SmartRobot-wc2fb]

@@taylorwright7711 True! British lifestyle. Partying, drinking, smoking to death status!

[@crazy.diamond9102]

He looks like Tiny Tim from A Christmas Carol with that hat on

[@gunsandzen8575]

"I wanted to be not recognised" So I wore this signature hat.

[@adrianofonseca6579]

Ben: "I've never asked a girl "Can I have your phone number?".

[@pureenlightmen]

This man is a legend

[@mjh5437]

In his own lunchtime,...literally in this case.

[@t800rja4]

Omg he thought that hat looked good. WROONNGGGG!!. Plus I will never forget that saturday morning phone call 😂😂😂

[@gumusluk05]

How did she not recognise him ??

[@berryboo5390]

He was so handsome no ones looks last forever we just have to make the best of we have

[@terinasargeant138]

Omg I'd love to go on a date with John Taylor from Duran Duran. I'd be wrapped. 💓💓💓💓

[@mjh5437]

Now we`re talking!!

[@EddieG1888]

That's bonkers! What happened at the conclusion of this?

[@wrathpsp]

The hat that ate the cat.

[@Subguy686]

Everyone else is making comments about the guy. I can’t get over how attractive the woman is.

[@ted1990]

Checked them out. What a cool band! And I even knew some of their songs.

[@PMPblue07]

I screamed when he told her he was the lead singer

[@azza1793]

He hasnt aged well and there’s her thinking ohh I USED to fancy him