0:00:02 > 0:00:06Beauty queens. They've been crowned the most beautiful women in the country.
0:00:06 > 0:00:10I am obsessed with beauty pageants.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Self-confessed super fan of beauty pageants.
0:00:13 > 0:00:15I'd like to be treated like a princess,
0:00:15 > 0:00:19and I don't mean that in a diva way, but if the crown fits...
0:00:19 > 0:00:23If I was going to a big Saturday night out,
0:00:23 > 0:00:26I would start getting ready during the week.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29I think every girl should be high maintenance, and I am very much
0:00:29 > 0:00:31high maintenance, and I like the fact that I am.
0:00:31 > 0:00:34I like to look nice.
0:00:34 > 0:00:35I wouldn't say I'm high maintenance,
0:00:35 > 0:00:37I would rather use the word "particular".
0:00:37 > 0:00:41I think it's a very intelligent thing
0:00:41 > 0:00:45for a woman to know what she has and use it to her advantage.
0:00:45 > 0:00:48You know...I don't see why not.
0:00:48 > 0:00:51But they all share one thing in common.
0:00:51 > 0:00:54- I'm single.- Single. - Single.- Very much single.
0:00:54 > 0:00:55- Single.- I'm completely single.
0:00:55 > 0:00:58Because it's hard to find love when you're a beauty queen.
0:00:58 > 0:00:59My love life is just disastrous.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02He'd a photo of me on his Snapchat to get his ex-girlfriend back.
0:01:02 > 0:01:06- You're putting yourself up there for every type of judgment.- Yeah.
0:01:06 > 0:01:09But what would happen if we stripped their beauty queen image away?
0:01:09 > 0:01:11You're expected to look a certain way.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13I do see my make-up as like a mask.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15You do hide behind it, I think.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18Each episode, one of our beauty queens will go undercover
0:01:18 > 0:01:20in a unique dating experiment.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24Five dates, five different guys, and no make-up.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27Each guy has been specially matched to her.
0:01:27 > 0:01:28Before you get excited, I don't have any land.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30But she can only take one to dinner.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32So that's what a relationship is to you, a life sentence?
0:01:32 > 0:01:35Will stripping away the mask help her find the man of her dreams?
0:01:35 > 0:01:37- See you again.- Oh!
0:01:37 > 0:01:39I knew it! I knew it!
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Or is she destined to remain...
0:01:50 > 0:01:54My name is Simon. I'm a hair stylist in Belfast.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Going to your hairdresser and having a rant can sometimes be
0:01:57 > 0:02:00the most therapeutic thing you can do in a day.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02I just come here and do the hair.
0:02:04 > 0:02:05Morning, ladies.
0:02:05 > 0:02:06How are you doing?
0:02:06 > 0:02:09My name's Gemma Garrett,
0:02:09 > 0:02:11I'm 34 years old,
0:02:11 > 0:02:13and I was Miss Great Britain in 2008.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15My love life is just disastrous at the minute.
0:02:15 > 0:02:20I always seem to fall for the wrong kind of guy,
0:02:20 > 0:02:23and recently I have...
0:02:23 > 0:02:25been attracting guys who would be
0:02:25 > 0:02:27kind of impressed with the beauty queen status.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30As soon as people find out you're a former Miss Great Britain
0:02:30 > 0:02:33or whatever, everyone has an opinion on that and everyone is judging you.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37- You're putting yourself up there for every type of judgment.- Yeah.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40And it's not only the guy, then they have to think of their family,
0:02:40 > 0:02:43how they're going to judge that person who they're going out with.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47I think it's just a certain kind of guy who would be impressed by that.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51I started dating a guy a few years ago and he got in contact with me
0:02:51 > 0:02:55via social media, so it was all my pictures, all my modelling stuff.
0:02:55 > 0:02:56When we got into a relationship,
0:02:56 > 0:02:59he started to really resent me still doing that,
0:02:59 > 0:03:04and I said, "But you knew what you were getting involved in."
0:03:04 > 0:03:05That's what broke us up in the end.
0:03:05 > 0:03:08I don't think you should dull your sparkle just because someone else
0:03:08 > 0:03:10can't handle the shine. I'm just saying.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12Yeah, went on a first date recently.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Now, he picked me up at the house, all was good, he was dressed well.
0:03:15 > 0:03:17He then didn't speak to me once we got into the cinema.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20He took a photo of me and I was like, "What are you doing?"
0:03:20 > 0:03:22He had a photo of me on his Snapchat to get his ex-girlfriend back.
0:03:22 > 0:03:26It was like, "I have just been on a date with former Miss Northern Ireland."
0:03:26 > 0:03:29I'd never tolerate a man like that. I would just tell him where to go.
0:03:29 > 0:03:31We all sound so bitter and damaged!
0:03:31 > 0:03:32THEY LAUGH
0:03:32 > 0:03:35I'm quite happy with being single and I don't want to portray that
0:03:35 > 0:03:38I want to be single, but I'm quite happy in my life
0:03:38 > 0:03:41and I think that's a good place to start.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43The guy is going to have to be pretty special
0:03:43 > 0:03:45to come in and change that for me.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48He has to be funny, he can't take himself too serious,
0:03:48 > 0:03:52he can't take life too serious, and yeah,
0:03:52 > 0:03:54a guy like that would be perfect.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56I'm going to be going on a few dates.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00If I was going on a date normally, I would definitely have make-up on.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03The only difference is, I'm not going as a former Miss Great Britain,
0:04:03 > 0:04:06- I'm going to be stripped back... - You versus the world?
0:04:06 > 0:04:07- Yeah.- Exciting.
0:04:07 > 0:04:11Five dates, five different guys, and no make-up.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14So, exciting, but very scary.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16- Are you ready?- I think so.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Let's do it.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20- Come on. - THEY CHEER
0:04:20 > 0:04:23If I had been going on a date five years ago and someone said,
0:04:23 > 0:04:26"You can't wear any make-up," I mean, I would have had a meltdown.
0:04:26 > 0:04:27In there, please.
0:04:33 > 0:04:35She's a strong, confident woman,
0:04:35 > 0:04:38and this is part of the process to, you know,
0:04:38 > 0:04:41re-establish herself away from the title of
0:04:41 > 0:04:45Miss Great Britain and solely as Gemma Garrett.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50- Ready?- No.
0:04:50 > 0:04:51THEY LAUGH
0:05:01 > 0:05:04I've been wearing make-up for so long, like,
0:05:04 > 0:05:07I started modelling when I was 17, which was...
0:05:07 > 0:05:11a really long time ago, so I'm just used to it.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14It's horrendous when you see you how mu...
0:05:14 > 0:05:16how much you put on.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19You know, sometimes I would be out, you know...
0:05:19 > 0:05:21My mum would say, "Oh, you know,"
0:05:21 > 0:05:23and she would mention the Miss Great Britain years,
0:05:23 > 0:05:27and if I don't have my make-up on, I'm, like, traumatised.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31I'm like, "Mum, don't do that when I'm not actually in...
0:05:31 > 0:05:33"Miss Great Britain mode."
0:05:37 > 0:05:40The only saving grace is that he's not expecting a beauty queen.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41Mm-hm.
0:05:45 > 0:05:46Traumatised.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51You know, I just feel like my eyes are lost now, completely lost.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Spots, everything.
0:05:59 > 0:06:00So...
0:06:00 > 0:06:04Sitting next to someone, having dinner, on a date,
0:06:04 > 0:06:08or even having a drink, I mean... I hope this place is dark.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10I hope it's dark!
0:06:11 > 0:06:14- I think you look beautiful. - Oh, thank you, Simon.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16I don't, but thanks.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18THEY LAUGH
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- Thank you.- Here you are, my dear. Come through here.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36I'm ready.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44Are you ready, girls? Here she is.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50- Oh, wow, look at you. You look gorgeous.- Amazing.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54So fresh.
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- Thank you.- So, that's it, ready to go?
0:06:57 > 0:06:59- Thank you so much, Simon. - You're welcome.
0:06:59 > 0:07:01Thanks for everything. Wish me luck.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- Bye.- Bye.- Have a good time. - See you later.
0:07:06 > 0:07:07Oh, she looks beautiful.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09- So, what do you think?- Yeah.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12She's stunning without make-up, like, her face, her skin's gorgeous.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15Do you think you guys would be as keen to do it if it was your turn?
0:07:15 > 0:07:19I would be...very self-conscious, I think I would actually cry.
0:07:22 > 0:07:24'If they see you at your worst, you know,
0:07:24 > 0:07:26'they will absolutely adore you at your best.'
0:07:34 > 0:07:37I'm actually getting sweaty palms thinking about it.
0:07:40 > 0:07:41Oh, no.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44I think he looks like a really nice person.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47- I don't know. How do you look like a nice person?- He's got a bit of a smile.- Oh, that swagger, though.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50- That's what I said.- He's just walking in like he owns the joint,
0:07:50 > 0:07:52I feel he's going to throw his blazer over his shoulder,
0:07:52 > 0:07:54do a little catwalk or something for us. What's he doing?
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- Hi.- Hi, how do you do? - Hi, I'm Gemma. Nice to meet you.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04- Mark.- Nice to meet you, Mark. - And you.- How are you?
0:08:04 > 0:08:07- I'm all right. A bit numb, a bit numb.- A bit numb?
0:08:07 > 0:08:11- Oh, but numb's good. Numb's good. - Comfortably numb, as they say.
0:08:11 > 0:08:13I just finished a triathlon, so I'm a bit sweaty.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15- Really?- Aye.
0:08:15 > 0:08:16Good time, I done a good time.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18"I just finished a triathlon."
0:08:18 > 0:08:21You wouldn't tell someone you're sweating the first time you've met
0:08:21 > 0:08:24- them, like.- That's too far. - Anyway, I think we'll give him a bit more of a chance.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27SHE LAUGHS
0:08:27 > 0:08:28- Oh, dear God.- The wee matching...
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Oh, he's making an effort.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33See, I like that. He's trying his best, clearly, like.
0:08:33 > 0:08:34I think he looks nice.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36- I think he looks nice. - I think he does, too.
0:08:38 > 0:08:41- Hello.- Hi! How are you?- How's things?- I'm Gemma. Nice to meet you.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44- Gemma. Lloyd. Nice to meet you. - You, too.- Are you keeping well?- Yes.
0:08:44 > 0:08:45'I bet you he's really lovely,'
0:08:45 > 0:08:47that's my first impression. He seems...
0:08:47 > 0:08:50He seems kind because he's been brought up well by his mummy.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54- A wee drink just to help you relax at all, bud?- Just water'll be fine, please.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56- Do you not drink?- Actually, I'll have a red wine, I've changed my mind.
0:08:56 > 0:08:58THEY LAUGH
0:08:58 > 0:09:01- Peer pressure.- It's not that bad, is it?
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- Won't be after a drink of wine. - No.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09He looks like the sort of person I would picture Gemma with.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12He has nice eyes. I love those blue eyes.
0:09:12 > 0:09:15He's not giving much away game, is he? He looks real poker face.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Crack a smile, Justin, like, come on!
0:09:21 > 0:09:23- Hiya.- Oh, my goodness, how are you?- Gemma!
0:09:23 > 0:09:25SHE LAUGHS
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Yeah, she definitely knows him. She knows him.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29- Definitely.- She knows him.
0:09:30 > 0:09:33- How are you, Justin?- Not too bad, how are you?- Not too bad.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36I think it would be hilarious if she'd been on a date with him
0:09:36 > 0:09:38before and never text him back. It's like, "Whoa, you!"
0:09:40 > 0:09:43- What's your second name?- Garrett. - I was going to say Gemma Garrett.
0:09:43 > 0:09:47Tell me a wee bit about... What do you do? Apart from triathlons.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- That's only in my spare time. I'm a welder.- Right, OK.
0:09:50 > 0:09:52- A welder.- What is a welder?
0:09:52 > 0:09:55THEY LAUGH
0:09:56 > 0:09:57What is a welder, though?
0:09:57 > 0:10:00- I never...- I pictured, like, Flashdance.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02He's this guy and he comes in the factory...
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- Do you wear one of those...? - And he saves the world. Yeah. Like Flashdance.
0:10:05 > 0:10:08- I said Flashdance!- And I usually take my overalls off.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- Really?- Yeah, halfway.
0:10:11 > 0:10:12Only on a Friday, only on a Friday.
0:10:12 > 0:10:15Right, I'll maybe call down on a Friday, then.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18- So, yeah, you're single, hopefully? - Hopefully.- Yeah.
0:10:18 > 0:10:22- No, I am single.- Brilliant. - So tell me a wee bit about you.
0:10:22 > 0:10:24- I'm a pretty normal guy, I like to think.- Are you from Belfast?
0:10:24 > 0:10:28I'm from Omagh, I live and work in Belfast, I work on property in town,
0:10:28 > 0:10:30- so...- And you said Omagh?
0:10:30 > 0:10:32- Omagh, yeah, I'm a big culchie, yeah.- Culchie.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35That explains the checked shirt, then, doesn't it?
0:10:35 > 0:10:37- Hence the checked shirt.- Yes!
0:10:37 > 0:10:39THEY LAUGH
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Before you get excited, I don't have any land.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44- No land.- No land. - Right, this date's finished.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48- What age are you?- Come 30 in a few months' time, so...
0:10:49 > 0:10:51So a wee youngster.
0:10:51 > 0:10:52You've still got plenty of time.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54I could be your toy boy.
0:10:54 > 0:10:55THEY LAUGH
0:10:58 > 0:11:01- Aw.- He looks really old. - He reminds me of my daddy.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04He looks too old, yeah. He looks nice, but he just looks too old
0:11:04 > 0:11:07- for her, I think.- He's got style. - Yeah.- Oh, God.- Is he 60?!
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Oh, a little sugar daddy, there, I think.
0:11:11 > 0:11:13- Hello, how are you?- Hi, how are you? I'm Gemma.- I'm Paul.
0:11:13 > 0:11:16- Nice to meet you, Paul.- Are you well?- Yes, very well.- Good.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18He presents himself a lot better.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21- That's an older man...- Gentleman. - ..right there.- Gentleman.- Yeah.
0:11:21 > 0:11:24- For sure.- But he's too old for Gemma.- Well, I don't know.
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Did you have a nice weekend?
0:11:28 > 0:11:31I was actually down with my kids, down in Dublin.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33- Oh, he's a lovely accent.- Oh.
0:11:33 > 0:11:35And he put it straightforward there, "I have kids."
0:11:35 > 0:11:38- So she knows.- And what do you do?
0:11:38 > 0:11:42When somebody dies, when they want to share memories about them,
0:11:42 > 0:11:44either through the newspapers or the funeral directors,
0:11:44 > 0:11:46they put them online and then we just make sure
0:11:46 > 0:11:50people don't say bad things about them on the internet.
0:11:50 > 0:11:52I have never heard of this before in my life.
0:11:52 > 0:11:56- Yeah, yeah.- Can you manage my social media?- Yeah, that depends!
0:11:56 > 0:11:59Do people say bad things about you? That's the whole thing.
0:11:59 > 0:12:02I think if he was slightly younger, he would be perfect for Gemma.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09A large check print shirt on.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Boot cut!
0:12:11 > 0:12:13THEY LAUGH
0:12:13 > 0:12:17- What is wrong with guys?- Why do they not look in the mirror?
0:12:17 > 0:12:19- Hiya, how are you, are you OK? - Hi, how are you?
0:12:19 > 0:12:21- I'm Gemma.- I'm Andy, Gemma. Nice to meet you.
0:12:21 > 0:12:25A little kiss on the hand, how charming.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28- Is it?- No, I don't know about that, like.- No.
0:12:29 > 0:12:32- How you doing?- Have a wee seat. - Thank you.
0:12:32 > 0:12:34- I'm so sorry, what's your name again?- Sorry, my name's Andy.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37- Andy.- Andy. Yeah. - And do you live in Belfast?
0:12:37 > 0:12:41- I live in Belfast.- Oh, right, OK. - So I'm originally from Manchester.
0:12:41 > 0:12:44Also, when I was younger, I moved up to Newcastle in England.
0:12:44 > 0:12:47- Oh, I work there sometimes.- Yeah? It's probably why you like it, yeah?
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Gemma's downing that wine, like,
0:12:49 > 0:12:51"Just hurry up and get this over with."
0:12:51 > 0:12:54- There's just no spark, I don't think.- Yeah, there's nothing in this one whatsoever.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56It's just another job interview.
0:12:56 > 0:12:57What are you looking for?
0:12:57 > 0:13:00I'm at that stage in life where I'm trying to find, you know...
0:13:00 > 0:13:04- The one.- The one, yeah. But I am very, very picky, like, so...
0:13:04 > 0:13:07A lot of boxes have to be ticked.
0:13:07 > 0:13:11I had a long...relationship, I was in a relationship for 18 years.
0:13:11 > 0:13:12- Aw!- Gemma...
0:13:12 > 0:13:15THEY LAUGH
0:13:15 > 0:13:18- God, that is, that's like a life sentence.- Yeah, yeah.
0:13:18 > 0:13:20So that's what a relationship is to you, a life sentence?
0:13:20 > 0:13:24No, it's just something my dad would say, I'm turning into him, oh, God!
0:13:24 > 0:13:27You know, what I'm looking for, it's the Holy Grail.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29He's quite cocky, isn't he?
0:13:29 > 0:13:31He is a bit too, like, full of himself, like...
0:13:31 > 0:13:35- Then I'm thinking, though, does he maybe just not know to react on a date?- I think that as well.
0:13:35 > 0:13:38- He's nervous.- That's what I feel like, if I go on a date, I don't even know what to do.
0:13:38 > 0:13:42- Why are you single?- Oh, dear. These are pressing questions here.
0:13:42 > 0:13:45- I know...- Probing questions.- I seem as if I'm like interviewing you,
0:13:45 > 0:13:48- but I don't mean to.- My palms are starting to get sweaty.- I'm sorry.
0:13:48 > 0:13:52There's more chemistry between these two then there has been with any one else.
0:13:52 > 0:13:54Well, I'd like somebody to maybe mirror myself a little.
0:13:54 > 0:13:57Oh, my goodness! Is he for real?
0:13:57 > 0:14:00Someone who actually has dreams and aspirations
0:14:00 > 0:14:02and wants to run towards those.
0:14:02 > 0:14:05I'm five years divorced, now, so it's more a matter of...
0:14:05 > 0:14:08I guess I wait and see, see what comes along.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10I enjoy having a bit of craic...
0:14:10 > 0:14:13The fun stuff as opposed to the other stuff.
0:14:13 > 0:14:16SHE LAUGHS
0:14:16 > 0:14:17- Yes.- Just in case.
0:14:17 > 0:14:19- I wouldn't be into that. - Yeah, yeah, no, no.
0:14:19 > 0:14:22- Turn my nose up at that. - I didn't get that for a second.
0:14:22 > 0:14:25Yeah, now I get it, yeah.
0:14:25 > 0:14:28I'd like someone who's a bit of fun, you know, who's a bit of a laugh,
0:14:28 > 0:14:30doesn't take life too seriously.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32Oh, my God!
0:14:32 > 0:14:34Gemma doesn't take life too seriously.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36I definitely don't take life too serious.
0:14:36 > 0:14:38- Well, I don't think I do, anyway. - Yeah.
0:14:38 > 0:14:39I'm sure someone will tell you if you do!
0:14:39 > 0:14:41Yeah. How old are you, if you don't mind me asking?
0:14:41 > 0:14:44- I don't mind you asking at all. I'm 41.- 41. You don't look 41.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47- What do you use on your skin? - THEY LAUGH
0:14:47 > 0:14:49No, seriously, that's a serious question.
0:14:49 > 0:14:50It's from not having children.
0:14:50 > 0:14:55Oh! Is he going to try and say that I look ancient because I've got two kids!
0:14:55 > 0:14:59You're so right. So many of my friends who don't have children just look so young.
0:14:59 > 0:15:00Thanks, Gemma.
0:15:00 > 0:15:01Cheers.
0:15:02 > 0:15:05I'm going to tell you the truth, now, if I'm going to be honest.
0:15:05 > 0:15:09- Please tell me the truth, I like the truth.- I find the majority of girls fall into two categories.
0:15:09 > 0:15:12They either want the bad boy, or they want the sensible boy next door.
0:15:12 > 0:15:15- I think that's quite true. - I think that's quite true as well.
0:15:15 > 0:15:17I like Tom Hardy, I like the bad one.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20And I kind of fit somewhere in between them, you know.
0:15:20 > 0:15:22I'm kind of none of those things.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24I'm not one for a convention. A lot of my friends are all...
0:15:24 > 0:15:27"I'm 30, I need to get married," and that's not really my thing,
0:15:27 > 0:15:30you get married when you feel the time's right, so...
0:15:30 > 0:15:32I'm making sure I run me race, have a good time.
0:15:32 > 0:15:36- Yeah.- And when the time comes to cool the jets a bit,
0:15:36 > 0:15:37- I think I will maybe...- Yeah.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41Float your boat, do whatever you want, like, all guys do that.
0:15:41 > 0:15:42That would be my answer as well,
0:15:42 > 0:15:45I would say, "I haven't found anyone that I want to settle down with,
0:15:45 > 0:15:48"and I'll happy go on dates until I find the right person."
0:15:48 > 0:15:50There's no point rushing into it, I like this guy.
0:15:50 > 0:15:52They have to be very attractive, so...
0:15:52 > 0:15:56- I'm being very shallow there, but I do think...- There has to be a spark.
0:15:56 > 0:15:57Yeah. Absolutely, so...
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Do you know what, there's so much I want to just say about him,
0:16:00 > 0:16:02that he just needs a slap across the face.
0:16:02 > 0:16:04But I'm... I am happy enough to sort of wait,
0:16:04 > 0:16:06- and just see what happens... - See what happens, yeah.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09Justin, I knew, and he knew me,
0:16:09 > 0:16:12and he's a very, very good looking boy...
0:16:12 > 0:16:13She's beautiful.
0:16:13 > 0:16:16Any guy who wouldn't want to date Gemma would be a fool.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20..but it would just be too weird.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22He probably can tell that she is not, well, in my opinion,
0:16:22 > 0:16:24not interested whatsoever.
0:16:24 > 0:16:25She knows what he's like, it seems like that.
0:16:25 > 0:16:27And there is, like, no chemistry there.
0:16:27 > 0:16:29I didn't think there would ever be a romantic connection,
0:16:29 > 0:16:32so that would be a bit of a shock if she did pick me.
0:16:32 > 0:16:33He's very gorgeous,
0:16:33 > 0:16:35but, er, no.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Would you say you're fussy?
0:16:39 > 0:16:41- No.- No?
0:16:41 > 0:16:42No. No.
0:16:42 > 0:16:44- Erm...- That's good and bad.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47THEY LAUGH
0:16:47 > 0:16:50- That was a delayed response.- "No."
0:16:50 > 0:16:52Well, they say you usually find it when you're not looking for it.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55Everyone says that, but I haven't been looking for it
0:16:55 > 0:16:58for a long time, haven't found anyone.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01# And you still haven't found what... #
0:17:01 > 0:17:03Exactly, that could be our theme tune.
0:17:03 > 0:17:04- I like him.- I like that.
0:17:04 > 0:17:07I liked him, I think he's a little cheeky,
0:17:07 > 0:17:09a little bit of a charmer and he's trying hard,
0:17:09 > 0:17:10like, maybe trying a bit too hard.
0:17:10 > 0:17:12I do a bit of sailing.
0:17:12 > 0:17:14- Sailing?- Yeah.- So, do...
0:17:14 > 0:17:16I have a share of a boat in Lough Neagh,
0:17:16 > 0:17:18but I hardly ever get out on it at all.
0:17:18 > 0:17:20I don't know how to sail at all,
0:17:20 > 0:17:22but I like to sit on a boat and have some drinks.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- Yes, that is the attractive bit! - LAUGHTER
0:17:24 > 0:17:28No, Gemma would have fun with this guy.
0:17:28 > 0:17:29- Yeah.- Yeah, I think so.
0:17:29 > 0:17:31No, I enjoy that too, that is...
0:17:31 > 0:17:33That is very nice to be able to do that.
0:17:33 > 0:17:35I've always wanted to work in Germany.
0:17:35 > 0:17:37- Right.- For reasons I still don't know.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40He says, "Well, they're looking for welders in Germany, so..."
0:17:40 > 0:17:42- There's me...- And that was it? - And that was it.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44What would you have said if he'd have said
0:17:44 > 0:17:46they're looking for ladyboys in Bangkok?
0:17:46 > 0:17:49LAUGHTER
0:17:49 > 0:17:51She's just calling him out, isn't she?
0:17:51 > 0:17:52Do you like animals?
0:17:52 > 0:17:55I have two dogs that come with the kids every seven days.
0:17:55 > 0:17:57- And how do you feel about that? - They're... They're...
0:17:57 > 0:18:00- I'm feeling a negative vibe, there. - No, no, no.
0:18:00 > 0:18:02I do call them Shit and Shite, but...
0:18:02 > 0:18:04but that's not their real name, right.
0:18:04 > 0:18:06I'm so happy that's not their real name.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09- They're called Brandy and Bailey, so they're...- After drinks?
0:18:09 > 0:18:11- My dogs are named after drinks. - Oh, yours are what, vodka and gin?
0:18:11 > 0:18:14Well, Buddy, but he was supposed to be, like, Budweiser.
0:18:14 > 0:18:15- Budweiser, OK.- So, Buddy and Stella.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18- I like dogs actually.- You like dogs? - Yeah, yeah.- Oh, good.
0:18:18 > 0:18:21I'm really wary about anyone who doesn't like dogs.
0:18:21 > 0:18:23I did just say that because you said you've got two dogs.
0:18:23 > 0:18:25THEY LAUGH
0:18:25 > 0:18:27I do a wee bit of work for Newcastle United football club.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30Stop it! Seriously? I'm a big Toon Army fan, yeah.
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Oh, my God, here we go.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34- Oh, no! Really?- Yeah.
0:18:34 > 0:18:36- I know, but guys like football. - Yeah.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39- You'll never guess what match I went to see.- What?
0:18:39 > 0:18:41When they beat Barcelona, 3-2.
0:18:41 > 0:18:45I know that he is a person, and he's a human being, but...
0:18:45 > 0:18:49it would be switch off for me, it would be like, "Mate, I'm bored."
0:18:49 > 0:18:51Andy was so lovely,
0:18:51 > 0:18:55he had these wee sparkling eyes that just showed he was a good person.
0:18:55 > 0:18:59I mean, I literally at one stage wanted to set up
0:18:59 > 0:19:00and just give him a wee cuddle.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03- I think that was a nice little... - Chilled date.
0:19:03 > 0:19:04- Chilled date, yeah.- Yeah.
0:19:04 > 0:19:08When she greeted me, I just felt comfortable with her, straightaway.
0:19:08 > 0:19:12Romantically, I just can't see a big spark there between us, at all.
0:19:12 > 0:19:15I don't think the chance of her choosing me are great.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19If he wanted to be my friend and go out for cocktails, definitely, yes,
0:19:19 > 0:19:22but for dating, it's a no.
0:19:22 > 0:19:25- So you're a model? - I am a former model.
0:19:25 > 0:19:28- Miss Northern Ireland?- No, everyone says Miss Northern Ireland,
0:19:28 > 0:19:30- I was Miss Great Britain. - Miss Great Britain?
0:19:30 > 0:19:31- Ooh! I do apologise. - SHE LAUGHS
0:19:31 > 0:19:35- And you're from Bangor? - No.- No?- Dundonald.
0:19:35 > 0:19:36Oh, Dundonald.
0:19:36 > 0:19:40Oh, my God. He thinks that she's someone else!
0:19:40 > 0:19:42- This is a bit creepy. - Does he think she's Zoe Salmon?
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- Yes!- Oh, my God. - That is who he thinks.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Oh, my God!
0:19:46 > 0:19:48See, if he said that to me, I would be out the door.
0:19:48 > 0:19:50I would say I'm away to the toilet and not come back.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53Will you excuse me one moment, I'm going to go to the ladies.
0:19:53 > 0:19:54OK, no worries.
0:19:58 > 0:20:00I knew it was going to be a bit of a challenge for me
0:20:00 > 0:20:02to go on a date without make-up
0:20:02 > 0:20:05but actually being in a bar and being on a date,
0:20:05 > 0:20:08it's slightly uncomfortable,
0:20:08 > 0:20:11but once I start to get into the date and into the chat,
0:20:11 > 0:20:12you kind of forget about it.
0:20:12 > 0:20:17And I feel as if I'm really being, like, the real Gemma.
0:20:21 > 0:20:22- Sorry about that.- No worries.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24So were you joking me about the triathlon?
0:20:24 > 0:20:26- Of course. - THEY LAUGH
0:20:26 > 0:20:28Cos I'm really interested in that.
0:20:28 > 0:20:31I feel awkward for him right now because he didn't do it.
0:20:31 > 0:20:33Yeah, I know, exactly.
0:20:33 > 0:20:37I would love to try one, but I can't swim, so it's out.
0:20:37 > 0:20:39- Aye, me too.- I can't swim. I'm the worst swimmer in the world.
0:20:39 > 0:20:42I just... I just sink.
0:20:42 > 0:20:45I just sink to the bottom. I'm no good. No good at all.
0:20:45 > 0:20:47Mark was funny. You could go out for a few drinks with Mark,
0:20:47 > 0:20:51and you would be guaranteed a very, very good time and lots of laughs.
0:20:51 > 0:20:53- That wasn't too bad. - I don't think there's a spark,
0:20:53 > 0:20:54but I think he's been very sweet.
0:20:54 > 0:20:56Yeah, yeah, yeah, there was a bit of craic.
0:20:56 > 0:20:59I think it was more her cos I was pretty nervous.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02I am quite confident, but when I see someone is nervous,
0:21:02 > 0:21:03then that makes me nervous.
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Then he knew who I was,
0:21:05 > 0:21:07and I felt as if I was on show as a beauty queen.
0:21:07 > 0:21:09It was a bit uncomfortable.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Pretty slim that she's going to choose me for a second date,
0:21:12 > 0:21:15but sure, it might be 50/50.
0:21:15 > 0:21:17It's a no for Mark.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20I'm from the country originally,
0:21:20 > 0:21:22and I like to think I'm quite straightforward,
0:21:22 > 0:21:25straight to the point, just no frills.
0:21:25 > 0:21:26Divas aren't really for me.
0:21:26 > 0:21:29Like, what girl isn't a diva?
0:21:29 > 0:21:32I'm sure at some stage his mum was a diva, so...
0:21:32 > 0:21:36- I don't really think I'm a diva, do you?- Oh, my God!
0:21:36 > 0:21:37THEY LAUGH
0:21:37 > 0:21:39- Do you fall into that bracket? - Well...
0:21:39 > 0:21:40- HE LAUGHS - Delay.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42You tell me afterwards.
0:21:43 > 0:21:44When you say normal,
0:21:44 > 0:21:48what about someone who has, like, a glamorous lifestyle?
0:21:48 > 0:21:50- No, no, that's cool. - Does it put you off?
0:21:50 > 0:21:52No, not at all. Not at all.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56- No drama.- Yeah, some girls are a bit bonkers, let's be honest.
0:21:56 > 0:21:57- Bonkers?- He's talking about you.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01He's talking about himself.
0:22:01 > 0:22:04Orlaith is just a wee bit bonkers.
0:22:04 > 0:22:06- You have family? - I do have four kids.
0:22:06 > 0:22:09- Four kids.- I have twins who are 16,
0:22:09 > 0:22:12a daughter, 14, and another daughter who's 12.
0:22:12 > 0:22:13Busy dad.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15Yeah, well, I have them every seven days.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18So I have seven days when I do my travel and work and stuff,
0:22:18 > 0:22:20and the other seven days they are with me.
0:22:20 > 0:22:21He seems quite honest.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24- Putting his cards are on the table, I think.- Yeah.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26So they have to suffer my cooking for those seven days.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28I don't cook either, so don't worry.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30- Are you big on social media?- No.
0:22:30 > 0:22:31Are you a big Twitterer, then, are you?
0:22:31 > 0:22:33Big on Twitter,
0:22:33 > 0:22:35big on Instagram, big on Facebook.
0:22:35 > 0:22:38Selfie, mad on selfies?
0:22:38 > 0:22:39Er...
0:22:39 > 0:22:42Yes. Well, definitely there's a few selfies in there, of course.
0:22:42 > 0:22:43A few?
0:22:43 > 0:22:45- Just a couple, Gemma? - Partial to a selfie.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48And if you don't mind me asking, how old are you?
0:22:48 > 0:22:50- I'm 51.- 51.- Yeah, yeah.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53- Early- 50s. Oh, OK.- That's not bad.
0:22:53 > 0:22:55I mean, you could have more children if you really wanted.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59- Plenty.- Oh, thinking about kids are we, already?
0:22:59 > 0:23:02All I need... I'm just missing a partner, that's all.
0:23:02 > 0:23:04THEY LAUGH
0:23:04 > 0:23:08So the last two were Lloyd and Paul.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11The problem is, the two people are so different.
0:23:11 > 0:23:13One is the youngest of the group,
0:23:13 > 0:23:15and the other one is the oldest of the group,
0:23:15 > 0:23:18so I really haven't made my mind up, and that's the honest truth.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21I didn't think it was going to be this difficult.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24Lloyd was very, very good looking.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26- 'I liked Lloyd.- I like Lloyd. - I liked that she fancies him.'
0:23:26 > 0:23:30- I do, yeah, I like him.- I can see why she would find him good looking.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33- He's cute.- He's charming and he's a cheeky chappie, like, nice.
0:23:33 > 0:23:35I'd say there was a few laughs,
0:23:35 > 0:23:36she seemed quite engaging,
0:23:36 > 0:23:39so, yeah, hopefully there was a bit of mutual interest.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41He had no idea who I was,
0:23:41 > 0:23:43he was saying all the right things,
0:23:43 > 0:23:44he doesn't like social media,
0:23:44 > 0:23:46he wants a normal girl,
0:23:46 > 0:23:49and I felt myself being a little bit nervous.
0:23:50 > 0:23:54He is so normal and he just seems like a really nice guy.
0:23:54 > 0:23:55Watching it, I fancy him a wee bit.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57I think he's a wee kitten.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59Apparently, you're not supposed to judge a book by its cover,
0:23:59 > 0:24:02but, yeah, she's quite attractive, I must say.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05Paul, I would say - and this just comes with age -
0:24:05 > 0:24:08was very, very confident,
0:24:08 > 0:24:10was a gentleman.
0:24:10 > 0:24:13I think that brings out a mature side of her, even, as well.
0:24:13 > 0:24:15They can have an intelligent conversation.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18They definitely had a lot more in common, even their lifestyle
0:24:18 > 0:24:20and stuff, I think they would get on a lot better.
0:24:20 > 0:24:25She's a very attractive lady and easy to talk to.
0:24:25 > 0:24:26And he was a lovely guy.
0:24:26 > 0:24:30He was, and I think we have the same sort of core beliefs.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Even on an intellectual level, they seemed to get on really well.
0:24:32 > 0:24:36- I just can't see them two walking into a room together.- No.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38- Oh, no, you see, I can. - I can, as well, yeah.
0:24:38 > 0:24:41- I couldn't imagine it.- I think Gemma needs someone like that.
0:24:41 > 0:24:45I think I'm a bit old in real terms, but you never know.
0:24:45 > 0:24:47Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
0:24:47 > 0:24:49He's older than me,
0:24:49 > 0:24:53and he's probably set in his ways the way that I am already.
0:24:53 > 0:24:56I don't know how well I would adjust to someone like that.
0:24:56 > 0:24:58I told you.
0:24:58 > 0:25:00So, the final two.
0:25:00 > 0:25:03I really, really like them both and they're so different,
0:25:03 > 0:25:07but I think that I would like to go on a date...
0:25:08 > 0:25:12- ..with Paul.- Yes!
0:25:12 > 0:25:14Yes, I got it. I knew it!
0:25:14 > 0:25:15- I knew it!- I'm shocked.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17I was thinking Lloyd.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20I think the fact that he is a gentleman,
0:25:20 > 0:25:24I know that our generation, I think they've lost that charm.
0:25:24 > 0:25:28I think Paul because he knows what he wants in life,
0:25:28 > 0:25:30he has lived a bit,
0:25:30 > 0:25:31he's very knowledgeable,
0:25:31 > 0:25:34he doesn't strike me that he would be jealous
0:25:34 > 0:25:37or in any way intimidated by my career
0:25:37 > 0:25:38and what I do at the minute.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41I just thought he was a gentleman, as well,
0:25:41 > 0:25:44and it would be nice to go on a proper date.
0:25:45 > 0:25:46Being completely barefaced
0:25:46 > 0:25:49just with a black dress on and hair tied back,
0:25:49 > 0:25:52I still felt a little insecure,
0:25:52 > 0:25:55but it kind of worked for the dates.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58He's seen you plain, now it's time for him to see the other side,
0:25:58 > 0:26:01- so it's a bit of both. - And it's the wow factor.
0:26:01 > 0:26:03It's the, "Oh, my God!"
0:26:03 > 0:26:04I love how they connected so well, though,
0:26:04 > 0:26:06and she felt so at ease with him
0:26:06 > 0:26:08even though she didn't have all the make-up on.
0:26:08 > 0:26:09It's nice to get dressed up and go out,
0:26:09 > 0:26:12so I think she should go all-glam.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15THEY GASP She looks gorgeous.
0:26:15 > 0:26:17- She went for a little bit of both. - She didn't glam it up in a dress.
0:26:17 > 0:26:19I thought she would have done the dress.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Yes, she looks gorgeous.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23- She looks lovely.- She just looks completely at ease with herself.
0:26:23 > 0:26:25It's really nice to see her like that.
0:26:31 > 0:26:32Hi, Paul.
0:26:32 > 0:26:35- Good to see you.- How are you doing? - How are you?
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- Very well, yes.- Good.
0:26:38 > 0:26:39- This is a surprise. - HE LAUGHS
0:26:39 > 0:26:41- Really?- Yes, it is.
0:26:41 > 0:26:44- A nice surprise?- Yes, of course. - Good, good.
0:26:44 > 0:26:46Without being too cliche,
0:26:46 > 0:26:48I mean, this show has completely changed me,
0:26:48 > 0:26:54and if it's possible, made me more confident without the mask.
0:26:54 > 0:26:56You can tell me more about this business because I'm still baffled.
0:26:56 > 0:26:58THEY LAUGH
0:26:58 > 0:27:00- It's a really morbid subject, though.- I know.
0:27:00 > 0:27:03- It's going to be a great night. - Yeah.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05I keep on saying I'm an independent woman,
0:27:05 > 0:27:07but then I'm trying to hide behind a mask,
0:27:07 > 0:27:09and it just doesn't make sense, it doesn't add up,
0:27:09 > 0:27:13and, you know, I want make-up to be for me, not for men.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15- Food.- Oh.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20I have had the best experience.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23I thought Paul was great, and I've just had fun,
0:27:23 > 0:27:25and that's the main thing. Isn't that what it's about?
0:27:25 > 0:27:28- Do you want some fries?- No, thanks.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31I try to be good on fries.
0:27:31 > 0:27:32- Really?- Mm.
0:27:32 > 0:27:36How good are you because this could affect the next date.
0:27:36 > 0:27:39- HE LAUGHS - If you want to go on one, by the way.- Goodness me.
0:27:39 > 0:27:42- Look at you jumping in there. - I know.
0:27:42 > 0:27:44Oh, there's a lot to like about Gemma.
0:27:44 > 0:27:46I mean, first of all, she's very beautiful
0:27:46 > 0:27:49and just, you know, it was good chat.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51It wasn't hard to talk to her at all.
0:27:51 > 0:27:53She was just good company.
0:27:53 > 0:27:55Yes, I like her.
0:27:55 > 0:27:59But did you notice that she wasn't wearing any make-up?
0:27:59 > 0:28:01No, I didn't, actually.
0:28:01 > 0:28:02Sorry about that.
0:28:02 > 0:28:04But I didn't know what she looked like beforehand.
0:28:04 > 0:28:06I only know what she looks like now.
0:28:06 > 0:28:08But did you not think, "This girl has no make-up on?"
0:28:08 > 0:28:10No, I didn't.
0:28:11 > 0:28:14Sorry about that. I had no make-up on either, by the way.
0:28:14 > 0:28:15You had a little bit on.
0:28:15 > 0:28:18I know, but that was... I didn't choose to do that, though.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20THEY LAUGH
0:28:26 > 0:28:31I'm happy to be barefaced in the future, but not on a date.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34I can't wait to see the other girls go through it,
0:28:34 > 0:28:36especially Rebecca.
0:28:36 > 0:28:38That is going to be really good taping.