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I met my husband on Blind Date — here’s what I think about the show coming back

LET’S UNPACK THAT : As ‘Blind Date’ prepares to have the Disney+ treatment for a reboot in 2027, Lydia Spencer-Elliott speaks to the most successful couple to come from Cilla Black’s reign about when they realised they’d found the one and whether the show can survive a ‘Love Island’-style makeover

The Independent UK · Sep 28

Blind Date is making a comeback – with Love Islander as host

Disney+ is the latest broadcaster attempting to revive the much-loved format

The Independent UK · Aug 26

She’ll have to buy a hat – Maura Higgins to host Disney+ reboot of Blind Date

The Irish model, 35, rose to fame on the 2019 series of Love Island and recently became known in America for reaching the final of The Traitors US.

Evening Standard · Aug 26

Emily Atack's fans rally around star after claims she is using weight loss jabs

The Rivals actress, 36, faced questions about her weight loss after sharing pictures of her Christmas celebrations

Evening Standard · Jan 8

Emily Atack 'wanted for Blind Date reboot by Disney bosses'

Filming for the show, which hasn’t been on screen for 22 years, is set to happen in the New Year

Evening Standard · Dec 31, 2025

‘The epitome of amazingness’: how electroclash brought glamour, filth and fun back to 00s music

Witty, foul-mouthed, camp and punky, it was the 00s answer to slick superclubs and the rock patriarchy. As its rough, raw sound returns, the scene’s eyeliner-ed heroes, from Peaches to Jonny Slut, relive its excesses

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17, 2025

Cilla Black’s Blind Date set to be rebooted on Disney+

The iconic series was hosted by the late Cilla Black for nearly twenty years

The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2025

‘The ultimate dating series’: Blind Date is back – as an absolute Frankenstein’s monster of a show

Disney is reincarnating the ITV classic, and updating it for the era of Married at First Sight. It sounds almost nothing like the original – what would Cilla Black think?

The Guardian - UK · Jul 1, 2025

Blind Date to make shock return on Disney Plus

Classic Cilla Black show is getting a new look

WhatToWatch · Jun 30, 2025

“That was the last straw, really. I didn't form a group to perform Cilla Black songs”: How a frosty band meeting in a fish and chip restaurant signalled the end for the Smiths

The Smiths story came to a close shortly after completion of 1987 album Strangeways, Here We Come, and a tense exchange of words over fish and chips…

MusicRadar · May 29, 2025