Blind date

So how did Jamie and Amika's a date in the City of London go? Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian

What were you hoping for?
Someone who didn't take himself too seriously. Someone a bit outside the?box.

First impressions?
Very cute and well dressed, with a cracking smile.

What did you talk about?
The usual: travelling, books, family… We also got talking about the other couples like a pair of mean schoolgirls.

Any awkward moments?
I think I was rabbiting on about myself a bit. I had to stop when he had a bit of a staring-into-space look.

Good table manners?
Impeccable. I pray he says the same about me.

Best thing about Jamie?
1,000% his smile.

Would you introduce him to your friends?
I'd worry they would corrupt him. But sure – why not?

Could he meet the parents?
They live in New Zealand. So it's unlikely.

Did you go on somewhere?
No. We both had to be somewhere else later that evening.

And… did you kiss?
A brief goodbye peck.

If you could change one thing about the evening, what would it be?
We'd have been in a pub – a more relaxed environment.

Marks out of 10?
6.5.

Would you meet again?
No.

What were you hoping for?
Interesting company and a?fun evening.

First impressions?
Very friendly and outgoing.

What did you talk about?
Travel, her short career as a stuntwoman, the best drinking establishments and why The Count Of Monte Cristo is a classic.

Any awkward moments?
None I can think of. Considering we were being filmed for a dating show, that's quite impressive.

Good table manners?
Exceedingly.

Best thing about Amika?
Very free-spirited, funny and easy to chat to.

Would you introduce her to your friends?
Absolutely.

Could she meet the parents?
That's more of a second date question.

Did you go on somewhere?
No. We both had social engagements afterwards.

And… did you kiss?
A?polite peck on the cheek.

If you could change one thing about the evening, what would it be?
That second bottle of wine was rather ambitious.

Marks out of 10?
8.

Would you meet again?
As?friends, definitely.

‧ Jamie and Amika ate at Paternoster Chop House, London EC4. Their date features on Channel 4's Mating Season, First Dates, which starts on Thursday 20 June at 9pm. To take part in First Dates on Channel 4, go to channel4.com/firstdates

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