{"id":375394,"date":"2026-01-17T15:18:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T15:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/375394\/"},"modified":"2026-01-17T15:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T15:18:12","slug":"leicestershire-petrolheads-new-quest-for-love-on-channel-4-dating-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/375394\/","title":{"rendered":"Leicestershire petrolhead’s new quest for love on Channel 4 dating show"},"content":{"rendered":"

He’s already tried Channel 4’s First Dates and is now back on another show called Honestly\"Cormac<\/p>\n

Cormac loves cars and clothes. And appearing on dating shows(Image: Cormac Boylan)<\/p>\n

A car enthusiast with a passion for fashion has had his second go at finding love on a dating show. Cormac Boylan, from Melton<\/a>, appeared on Channel 4’s First Dates<\/a> last summer.<\/p>\n

The 25-year-old made a good connection with a 58-year-old Lincoln woman called Lorraine, but after the cameras switched off, he decided they weren’t meant to be.He said no to a second date<\/a> with Lorraine.<\/p>\n

But undaunted, Cormac said yes to a second go after Channel 4 asked him to appear on Honestly, a new show that airs on YouTube.<\/p>\n

He can be seen on the online show now, dressed in his trademark look – a Versace shirt, a purple velvet jacket, a fur coat, and a felt hat.<\/p>\n

Cormac, who works as a motoring journalist and first appeared on Leicestershire Live when he was 20<\/a> after buying his first Rolls-Royce, said his turn on Honestly was a memorable experience.<\/p>\n

He said: “After coming off First Dates, I was invited up to Manchester to film another dating show for Channel 4 \u2014 this time with a twist.<\/p>\n

“Honestly isn\u2019t your typical dating show like First Dates. Instead, it\u2019s a dating format built around a series of interactive games, split into different segments throughout the episode.<\/p>\n

“The first game we played was essentially human chess. Five boys competed for one girl, all standing on what was effectively a giant chessboard, while the girl stood with her back to us.<\/p>\n

“We began in a line at the starting point, and the girl asked each of us questions one by one. If she liked your answer, you moved forward. If she didn\u2019t, you moved back.<\/p>\n

“The first person to step off the board at the bottom was eliminated, while the first to reach the top won a date with the girl.”<\/p>\n

He managed to get through that round, which meant he got to play the second game. He said: “The second game was called Clock Block, where we competed for a date with a different girl.<\/p>\n

“Each of us stood behind a podium with a countdown clock and whoever\u2019s clock ran out last won the date. We were asked a variety of questions, and if the girl liked your answer, she would come over and pause your clock.<\/p>\n

“If she didn\u2019t, the clock kept running \u2014 and once it hit zero, you were eliminated.”<\/p>\n

He said the biggest challenge for him was when the girl asked him to show off his dance moves. He said: “Unfortunately, dancing is not my strong point.”<\/p>\n

He said he had an “amazing time” on the show. You can stream Cormac’s episode of Honestly on YouTube now<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"He’s already tried Channel 4’s First Dates and is now back on another show called Honestly Cormac loves…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":375395,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[96,2141,391,56,54,55,132],"class_list":["post-375394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-in-the-news","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-youtube"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=375394"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/375394\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/375395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=375394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=375394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=375394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}