A RECENT episode of First Dates saw one half of a set-up couple left gobsmacked after finding out a harrowing life detail about his date.
The first dater of the Thursday, August 11 episode was horse groomer Fabia, from Warwick.
Fabia was on the hunt for love
George and Fabia got on well during the date
She came onto the Channel 4 dating show looking for love, after being single for five years.
The 26-year-old admitted that she couldn’t date a man who lived in a city, and needed someone who understood her slow, countryside life.
Fabia also explained that she’s from a small, rural area, where everyone knows each other, and eligible single men were in very slim pickings.
Enter George, a 37-year-old fellow countryside dweller, who loves clay pigeon shooting.
Hailing from Leicester, George had also explained he wanted someone who was equally in love with the countryside.
The pair instantly hit it off and bonded over their love of animals, as they both were proud dog parents to black labradors.
Once they were settled down and getting on well, the conversation turned to family.
George asked Fabia if she had any siblings, to which she promptly replied: “Ah, mood killer!”
She then explained to a slightly confused George that she did have a sister, but she passed away nine years ago due to skin cancer.
Speaking to the cameras seperately, Fabia said: “Losing my sister had a massive impact on me.
“I didn’t know where I was going, what I was doing.”
The dating hopeful then explained this to George: “After I lost my sister, I went off the rails a little bit.
“I didn’t do drugs or anything like that but if someone paid me the slightest bit of attention, especially at the Young Farmers Party, s**t happened.
“It gets around, and you’re then a sl*t.”
Although he was slightly taken aback at first, George seemed to understand where Fabia was coming from.
She told the cameras separately: All of my first experiences were around that time with boys.
I was trying to find someone to replace her but you’re not going to find that in – A – a bottle of alcohol or – B – in a bed.
“I just lost the closest person to me and I needed something to let off steam and feel needed.”
Whilst Fabia claimed she had “killed the mood”, she and George got on like a house on fire on the date.
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However, when asked if they’d see one another again, George admitted there wasn’t a spark, but he would see her again in a friendly way.
First Dates airs on Thursdays at 10pm on Channel 4
George looked a bit stunned at the overshare
She explained what happened when she was younger
