First Dates has helped bring so many singletons together to find love and their future partners. After being on screen for 10 years, we have seen some classic moments, dodgy dates, marriages and even children. But there's been a constant throughout the Channel 4 series - its staff.
The bartenders and waiting team, who are led by Maitre d' Fred Siriex, have become famous in their own right over the years due to their awkward reactions and hilarious insights into the dates. With dozens of cameras covering every inch of the restaurant, including GoPros in the loos, even the staff can't escape being captured. They are often seen whispering in the kitchen when they notice things are going badly on a date or awkwardly standing with the card machine as they wait to find out who is going to pay the bill.
Fred and the team will be back on our screens in a brand new series of First Dates as they invite more lonely singletons to the luxury The Botanist Bar and Restaurant in Bath. Along with Fred, bartender Merlin Griffiths and waitress Cici Coleman will return, along with waiting staff including Aoife Smyth, Kofi Yeboah-Mensah, Francesca Martusciello and Jamie McCleave. But what do the First Dates staff do when the cameras stop rolling? Here is a look at the private lives of the First Dates stars.
Fred Sirieix Fred is the maître d'hotel and the first friendly face that anyone entering the restaurant or hotel sees. The 52-year-old initially trained to work in front of house at a Michel.