ITV star eyes up Blind Date presenter role as Disney+ reboot confirmed after six years

Former The Only Way Is Essex star Bobby Norris has put himself forward to host the reboot of Blind Date.

It has been confirmed that Disney+ is bringing back the iconic matchmaking show reimagined for a contemporary audience.

The new series will begin in a secret location where contestants must choose between three potential suitors hidden from view behind the legendary Blind Date wall, the only thing standing between them and their potential true love just metres away.

With a host of unique, innovative and head-turning format twists, daters will see if forever love can truly grow as they spend the summer living together but potential new partners are always lurking behind the wall.

The 10-part series will start production later this year and reality TV regular Bobby, who appeared in TOWIE from 2012 until 2021, is up for fronting the show.

Speaking in an exclusive chat during a shoot with WhichBingo, presenter Bobby said: "Bobby's Blind Date.

"Paul O'Grady and Cilla Black were legends so they're big shoes to fill but I think we could do it."

Blind Date originally ran with Cilla as host on Saturday nights from November 30 1985 to May 31 2003 on ITV.

The show returned in 2017 on Channel 5 with Paul presenting the revived programme until it ended in 2019.

Melanie Sykes became the new voice of the show, taking over the role most famously held by Graham Skidmore in the original series.

The show had a format similar to the series known in Australia as Perfect Match or in the US as The Dating Game.

Three singles of the same sex were introduced to the audience and were then asked a question by a single individual of the opposite sex, who could hear but not see them, to choose with whom to go on a date.

The couple then picked an envelope naming their destination and the following episode showed the couple on their date, as well as interviews with them about the date and each other.

Locations ranged from Bognor Regis or a date in an ice cream factory, to Anguilla or the Maldives.

Production will begin on Blind Date later this year