I starred on Love Is Blind UK – we filmed it in a different country, didn’t live in the pods and were told what to ask
A LOVE Is Blind star has revealed they didn’t live in the pods – and bosses told them what questions to ask their dates.
The brand new dating show – hosted by Matt and Emma Willis – has griped its worldwide audience.
Netflix dropped the show earlier this month, which sees single men and women date in purpose-built “pods” before ultimately getting engaged.
The twist is that the couples can hear, but not see each other while in the pods, only meeting once a proposal has been made.
But Freddie Powell has revealed singletons don’t actually sleep on the set – instead staying at a nearby hotel – and in Sweden.
He told The Sun: “So that’s a set that you go to. And then after the day is finished you go back to a hotel.
“It was very long days. If you weren’t dating, it was long just hanging around in that lounge.
“You could pass the time. I mean, you just have the pool table. I’m not into pool, but I played it a few times just to pass the time.”
The funeral director, 32, also revealed producers prompted conversations for each date – but they didn’t have to stick to them.
He explained: “So you’ve probably seen these little notebooks that we’ve got. And in those notebooks you’re prompted.
“Each day is like a different topic. You’re not forced to talk about that subject, but you know, one day might be sort of like love language, then the next day might could be intimacy.”
Love Is Blind fans watched as Freddie got engaged to Catherine Richards on the show.
However, the pair’s nuptials didn’t go ahead after they clashed on screen.
Dental nurse Catherine has moved on with fellow cast member Jake Singleton-Hill.
Meanwhile, Freddie confirmed to The Sun he is currently single amid rumours on his love life.
Earlier this week we revealed how the hunk has had a secret second job as a naked butler for hire.
Love Is Blind is available to stream in full on Netflix.
Meet the cast of Love is Blind UK
HERE is the full list of hopeless romantics looking to find love...
- AARON is a 33-year-old chicken restaurateur from Milton Keynes whose best friend is England footballer Ivan Toney.
- BENAIAH is 33 from Preston and works as a structural landscaper who travels the world.
- STAFFORDSHIRE-born Bobby is 33 and works as a globe-trotting luxury shopping guide.
- CATHERINE, 29, works as a dental nurse from Jersey who is adopted.
- CHARLIE is 34 from Hertfordshire and is general manager of a gym.
- DUBLIN-born Conor is 31 and is the owner of a health food business.
- LONDONER Demi is a 30-year-old safeguarding and attendance manager.
- SOCIAL worker Ella is from Derbyshire and is 27 years old.
- GRAPHIC Designer Ellis is 27 from London and says she was raised by her dad who is “husband goals”.
- FUNERAL director Freddie is 32 from Bolton and has a brother with Down’s Syndrom.
- 32-year-old Jake from Leicestershire is a civil engineer who tragically lost his mum.
- MENTAL Health Nurse Jasmine is from London and is 29 years old and grew up in the Phillipines.
- JOANES is a resident service manager who was born in Angola but lives in Luton and is 33 years old.
- FASHION tech founder Jordan is 33 years old and lives in Surrey.
- LISA is a baby photographer from Edinburgh and is 34 years old.
- MAKE-UP artist Maria is 30 from Southampton and was devastated by the death of her dad in 2020 during Covid.
- NATASHA, 32, is a career coordinator from Cheshire and wants to find her forever love like her parents who have been married for 42 years.
- HEAD of brand and marketing’s Nicole is 29 from Surrey and was previously married, but hasn’t given up on love.
- CREATIVE project director Olivia is 28 from London but has lived and worked in Los Angeles.
- OLLIE works in software sales, lives in London and is 32 but hasn’t been in a serious relationship for six years.
- 37-year-old Priya, who was once engaged for 24 hours, is from Berkshire and works as a procurement manager.
- RIA is 34 from London and her job is a commercial contracts manager.
- SPORTS-mad Richie is a 30-year-old from Gloucestershire who works as a sports turf maintenance director.
- TECHNO DJ and Cellist Ryan is 31 from Edinburgh, but was born in Korea.
- SABRINA, 35, is a director of marketing and communications from Belfast who describes herself as “unlucky in love”.
- SAM is a 31-year-old Londoner who works as a product design manager and is desperate to find The One.
- MUSIC boss Sharlotte, 35, London, is a global communications director at Universal.
- JUNIOR Doctor Shirley, 27, is from London, but was born in the Netherlands and falls for emotionally unavailable men.
- STEVEN is 37 years old from London and is a gym owner.
- 38-year-old Tom is a PR and advertising consultant from London who describes himself as a mummy’s boy.