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First Dates pulled from air for ‘editorial reasons’ as Fred Sirieix shares his surprise: ’No idea what’s happened’

First Dates star Fred Sirieix was left as confused as viewers when episode 2 of the show's new series didn't air on Tuesday night.

“Literally spent 20m flicking everywhere and wondering why I can’t get the latest #FirstDates on catchup,” one fan grumbled at the time. Speaking to The Sun, a Channel 4 spokesperson said: “Episodes were removed for editorial reasons and the new series will resume next Tuesday at 10pm.” In a tweet for his 253k followers to see, Fred wrote: “No idea what happened tonight with #FirstDates episode and when it will be aired.

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