#blind-date

#blind-date

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.

What were you hoping for? To have a new experience my first blind date! And I wouldn't have minded meeting the love of my life. First impressions? Very cool jacket. She seemed chatty, which was great because I am also. What did you talk about? Career changes. Living in other countries. Language learning. Reading. Travelling. The fact that Good table manners? is a silly question. Most awkward moment? When I accidentally poured wine on to the table rather than into a glass.

I'd clocked him as I walked up to the restaurant. Well dressed, not Irish. Nice tattoos. What did you talk about? Having quickly established that we are both from the same part of London, we ascertained that we'd had the same driving instructor as teenagers (shoutout to Ollie). We also talked about recent plays we've seen, our tattoos and their meanings, trainspotting (the actual activity) and the fact I've been reading this column religiously since I was seven.