Fred Sirieix revealed two girls went on ‘First Dates Hotel’ looking for men but ended up "fancying" each other instead.
The programme – which is a spin-off from ‘First Dates’ – sees singletons staying in an Italian hotel as they look for love, and ahead its return to Channel 4 at 9pm on Friday (01.05.20), the 48-year-old maître d’hôtel revealed everyone will be in for a surprise for season five.
Speaking to RadioTimes.com, he said: "The first episode is bonkers – the first two actually. I’ll give you a little bit from the first episode. There’s two girls – beautiful girls actually – and they suddenly realise they know each other!
"They don’t really know each other because they’ve never met but they know each other from social and other people. One of them says to the other – because they’ve both seen girls before but they’re looking for men – one says, ‘Do you know what, I actually quite fancy you…’
"They go on their respective dates and they realise they would like to be dating together! What is going on here?! I’m not going to tell you more, but expect the unexpected that’s all I can say. That could only happen in the ‘First Dates Hotel.’ "
The 48-year-old star explained the big difference between the spin-off and the original is the opportunity to explore their relationships in different settings.
He added "On ‘First Dates’, they are only going on dates, but in the hotel, they can meet near the pool or the bar, situations can take place."
But Fred insisted despite having "fun" with staff while filming, running a hotel is a "24-hour operation" so "work" is always the priority.
Referring to his staff who he always has "a lot of fun" with, he said: "There’s bits you see on camera and bits you don’t see on camera…
"[But] when you run a hotel, it’s an operation and even at night you need staff – it’s a 24 hour operation."
Fred Sirieix reveals biggest First Dates Hotel surprise
