- Lichfield MP Michael Fabricant set to take part in celebrity edition of First Dates
- The PM teased the MP about his appearance when he quizzed her at PMQs
- Fabricant will take part in a blind date on the show with the fee going to charity
Theresa May teased one of her senior backbenchers in the Commons today after revealing he would appear in Celebrity First Dates.
The PM asked Michael Fabricant if he was on the show as the celebrity or the date in a light-hearted answer to his question at PMQs.
Mr Fabricant will take part in a blind date at the Paternoster Chop House as part of the Channel 4 show, giving interviews on the experience at the start and end of the show.
Theresa May teased Michael Fabricant (pictured at PMQs today) in the Commons today after revealing he would appear in Celebrity First Dates
Mrs May (pictured at PMQs today) quipped she could not work out if he was on the show as the celebrity or the date
The programme, which will air later this year, involves Mr Fabricant taking part in a dinner date with someone he has never met, surrounded by cameras.
The Lichfield MP is giving the £25,000 fee to Cancer Research UK and is not making any money from the show.
He told MailOnline: ‘Having never been on a blind date before it was all very nerve racking.’
The revelation in Parliament came after Mr Fabricant asked the Premier about the West Midlands’ bid for the Commonwealth Games.
Mrs May replied: ‘I have noticed that he is shortly to appear on a Channel 4 programme called Celebrity First Dates.
‘What I’m not sure about is whether he is the celebrity or the first date.’
Channel 4’s First Dates confirmed the MP’s appearance would be broadcast later this year following Mrs May’s revelation
The programme, which will air later this year, involves Mr Fabricant taking part in a dinner date with someone he has never met, surrounded by cameras (pictured are Aarron Stewart and Ibiba Mudada during season seven of the show)
The celebrity version of the popular reality show has previously included television presenter Esther Rantzen, EastEnders actor Richard Blackwood, weather presenter Sian Lloyd and Vamps lead singer.
Mr Fabricant, famous for a shock of bright blond hair, was treated for prostate cancer last year.
He has been an MP since 1992 and has served as a whip in Parliament and a vice chairman of the Conservative Party.
The revelation in Parliament came after Mr Fabricant (pictured during his question today) asked the Premier about the West Midlands’ bid for the Commonwealth Games