A Dundee man has been paired on a date with an unsuspecting one night stand he met on holiday six months ago in a new reality show.
Dillion Mcguinness, 23, is set to feature in the latest dating series One Night Stand on E4.
The student nurse from Lochee decided to give love another go after he was contacted by producers of the show through social media.
The show, filmed in Bristol, features a number of willing singles prepared to go on a date with a former one night stand.
The first episode airs on Thursday at 10pm.
Dillion was contacted on Instagram with the offer to appear and, after agreeing with some hesitation, then offered up names for the producers to track down.
‘You only live once’
He said: “I did think about it at first because I thought ‘that’s going to be on national TV’.
“And it’s not as if it’s just a first date, you’re talking about what happened that night you met. It could be quite detailed but I thought ‘you only live once so why not?’
“One person on the date doesn’t know who’s going to walk through the door so when they contacted me I gave them a few options and I think they picked whoever got back.
“You don’t know what their reaction is going to be, they might get up and leave or they might be happy to see you. You don’t really know what’s going to happen.
“I’m assuming they’ve just messaged him on Instagram saying that someone’s kind of nominated them. If it was me I’d be like ‘I have to go on this because I have to see who it is’.
Throughout the dates, the singletons get intimate with details about how they met and what happened during their one night stand until ultimately, the pair have to choose whether to stay in touch and meet up again or go their separate ways.
The E4 reality show aired its pilot back in August and Dillion is part of the new first series off the back of that episode’s success.
How did his date go on One Night Stand?
Dillion was willing to disclose some juicy details about his date and experience on the show.
“Without giving too much away, the date went well and the guy was happy to see me,” Dillion said.
“It was someone I’d met on holiday, he’s from Ireland.
“It was a good laugh, there’s some drama in it as well. I think one of the guys from Love Island series six was on it as well so it should be quite popular.
“I’d definitely do it again, the experience was good and everything was put in place for you with planes and trains – they pay for everything, even your drinks so that was quite good.
“I was absolutely steaming – I can’t even remember half the things I said on the date so I hope I’ve not well and truly embarrassed myself.
“At the beginning of the show you’re sitting doing your interview in a bed in Malmaison in loungewear so it was good fun.”
‘My mum thinks I’m a looney’
Dillion said his friends and family are excited to see his first appearance on reality TV but his mum had some different opinions.
He said: “My mum thinks I’m an absolute looney but she thinks I’m made for that sort of stuff because I don’t really care what anyone thinks.
“People are going to have their opinions but when it comes out properly you’re maybe going to get a bit of hate but it’s just for a laugh, it’s just banter.”
Each series features four episodes with a new set of bachelors and bachelorettes with the first episode airing on Thursday night.
Dillion said: “It starts this Thursday at 10pm and I think there’s two or three episodes after that but none of the cast know when they’re going to be on so it’ll be a surprise for us as well.”
