New reality show ‘First Dates SA’ sees couples looking for love in restaurant

BBC Lifestyle has revealed the cast of First Dates South Africa, the hit dating format which will premiere on DStv channel 174 from October 16 at 8pm.

Cast members are confirmed to be former Generations actor Batsile Ramasodi; the best bartender in South Africa, Travis Kuhn; and the hilarious trio Ash Daniel, Joey Matthew and Tamara Lesabe.

With cool, calm and collected maitre d’ Ramasodi; charming bartender Kuhn; and Daniel, Matthew and Lesabe now confirmed, this group will work together to create the ultimate dating environment for 120 people as they step through the First Dates restaurant doors looking for love.

Produced by the multi-award winning Rapid Blue, First Dates SA will provide audiences with front row seats as South Africans put their best selves forwards and go on a blind date at the First Dates restaurant in Greenside, Johannesburg.

From initial nerves to flirty smiles and sparks of chemistry, discreetly placed cameras capture every moment of the action as it unfolds.

Packed with a diverse cast of authentic characters all looking for love, each episode plays out like the funniest of romantic comedies.

First Dates is a heart-warming, heart-stopping and laugh-out-loud dating show, which ends with a trip to the First Dates booth where each couple reveals what they really thought, and we discover if true love has blossomed.

Will this unique first date lead to a second?

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