Five Guys A Week – Channel 4’s most bonkers dating show to date – is back with a bang this week for series 2, starting with northerner Tara, who is hoping to find Mr Right.
Single for seven years, Tara was having a hard time finding someone to settle down with as her friends around her got married and started having kids.
As a result, she decided to take extreme measures, and when the opportunity came back to be part of the show, she took her shot.
Speaking exclusively to Metro.co.uk about her decision to take on the show, Tara explained: ‘The reason why I did it was because I had exhausted all avenues, and I just really wanted to meet somebody, and I thought to myself, what better way to meet somebody?
‘The casting crew had matched me to guys that they thought would be suitable based on getting to know me and what I liked and didn’t like, and I thought, rather than me trying to go out and look for somebody, it’d be great for somebody else to maybe take the reins and choose some men for me.’
‘I think that was the good thing. I had a number of men in front of me and I had the opportunity to take five of them to come into the house and they’re all very different with all very different kind of characteristics, and I think that’s why it’s so good because that’s such a mix,’ she added.
‘I wouldn’t probably normally get that in a normal environment.’
And a mix is right, with Tara being wined and dined by Peter Kay lookalike Lou, Essex photographer Chris, oven cleaner Michael, northerner Kris and shopping centre manager Adam.
However, inviting five men to come and live with you comes (as well as a camera crew) comes with its own set of complications.
‘The thing about the toilets was a big worry for me,’ she admitted. ‘I took them around the house and I was like, when we did the tour, I was like, “make sure you put the toilet seat down!”.
‘The thought of men and mess just freaked me out as my house is usually quite tidy. So I think I had to kind of let go a little bit and accept that things weren’t going to be perfect around the house whilst they were there.
‘But it was actually really nice having them all here, my house felt lovely and full. It was you know, everyone was laughing and we just really got on.’
So how did she pick her final guy?
Teasing what’s to come, Tara warned it could get complicated before picking her final guy.
‘I think I did the right things at the right time,’ she said. ‘Because I think every single decision that I had was completely justified by an action or a behaviour.’
The episode was filmed months before lockdown took shape, recorded alongside the first series back in 2019.
As a result, the episode proved to be a bit of a trip down memory lane – even though she’s keeping schtum about who she picked for now.
‘It was a bit of a blast from the past watching my episode back and kind of getting a bit of a reminder of everything, it brought everything back to me,’ she said.
‘I’m definitely excited. Obviously, I’m always a little bit anxious but yeah, it’s gonna be good.
‘I really enjoyed it.’
Five Guys A Week returns Friday at 10pm on Channel 4.
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