What's your name and where d'you come from? Ah, one of many iconic lines often heard from Cilla Black in the ultimate dating show Blind Date between 1985 and 2003. Cilla may sadly no longer be with us, but we're still excited about the , and we couldn't help but remember its many hilarious and awkward or hilariously awkward moments of old. If the new version can capture just a smidge of this kind of TV gold, we're on for a winner. Of all the Blind Date folks who would go on to become celebrities, the greatest surely has to be Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda. Aged just 19 at the time in 1991, Amanda was amazingly given the red buzzer treatment by her potential suitor, much to the later delight of Les Dennis. A big Blind Date wedding There were three occasions where couples who met on the show ended up getting married, with each getting their own TV special, and cupid Cilla appearing as the guest of honour. Sue Middleton and Alex Tatham married three years after meeting on the show in 1988, and celebrated 25 years together in 2013, which is quite incredible. Lillian Morris and David Fenson married in 1994, after being paired up in the very same year, while Anna Azonwanna and Paul Pratt tied the knot five years after their appearance in 1998. We're still waiting for the Take Me Out wedding special with Paddy McGuinness officiating. Cilla exposes a secret journalist © ITV Nicola Gill was handed the task of going undercover as a Blind Date contestant while working for Cosmopolitan. Pretending to be a secretary, she made it through to the show and chose poor old Paul Mankelow for a date. However, when the couple came back following their little break, Cilla didn't let her get away with it. And it was TV gold. You don't work as a temporary secretary. You work for Cosmopolitan magazine. All the awkward post-date rows A staple of any great dating show has to be the moment when the couples realise they bloody hate each other. And the audience laughed like it was totally fine. If he had said that in today's Twitter generation, he'd have been stoned to death within an hour. A poor soul gets stood up Spare a thought for David Smith, who bagged himself a date in a show in 1997, only for his date to stand him up at the airport. Dave was waiting for his date to fly to Nepal, and he ended up having to have the whole trip on his own, complete with elephant rides and everything. However, not only was he handed another date later on, but he finally found love when marrying his long-term partner Sarah 10 years later. A bloke turned up with a puppet and won © ITV Geoff Carter thought it would be a brilliant idea if he showed up wearing patchwork trousers and a Sooty puppet. Incredibly, Cheryl let's be honest, her outfit isn't exactly stellar dug him enough to choose him as her date. And 28 years later, Geoff reappeared to celebrate the career of Cilla Black in a show hosted by Paul O'Grady. The only guy to win TWO dates © ITV Cheeky Jon Wiltshire turned up in 1996 with a rather impressive leather hat, winning a date in the process. He was invited back for a celebration show in 2013, and managed to become the only contestant to win two dates. He's now a children's author, artist and lecturer, and he's since appeared on Come Dine with Me and has his own YouTube channel. Want up-to-the-minute entertainment and tech news? Just hit 'Like' on our and 'Follow' on our and you're all set.
