Love Is Blind UK fans baffled by Nicole’s familiar face – here’s where you’ve seen her before

Virgin Radio

12 Aug 2024, 14:46

The mystery behind Nicole's familiar voice and laugh has finally been solved, and it’s not where you’d expect.

If you've been watching Love Is Blind UK and found yourself thinking: "Where have I seen that face before?" you're not alone.

Nicole, one of the show's hopeful romantics, isn't a stranger to the cameras – or to the chaos of British reality television, for that matter.

Love Is Blind UK kicked off last week, bringing the iconic dating show format to British shores.

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For the uninitiated, the concept is as mad as it is marvellous: 30 men and women chat to potential life partners in isolated pods, unable to see each other until one of them pops the question.

Yes, that’s right – engagements without ever laying eyes on each other.

It’s the kind of TV gold that could only be topped by a cheeky twist: one of the contestants is already a reality TV alum.

Enter Nicole, whose voice and laugh sparked a collective “aha!” moment among Love Is Blind UK viewers.

It didn’t take long for a sharp-eyed Reddit user to reveal.

“She’s not a stranger to cameras at all,” they posted, alongside a nostalgic clip of Nicole from her stint on Come Dine With Me.

Now, if there’s one show that’s a true staple of British daytime TV, it’s Come Dine With Me. The cooking competition is as famous for its backstabbing banter and disastrous dishes as it is for the chance to win a cool £1,000.

And Nicole, it turns out, gave it her best shot back in the day, though she ended up finishing fourth out of five.

“At least I’m not Adam,” she quipped, taking a playful dig at her fellow contestant who landed in last place.

For some fans, the revelation that Nicole had already dabbled in reality TV was the missing puzzle piece.

“I FORGOT ABOUT THIS!!! Good digging OP,” one Reddit user exclaimed.

Another confessed: “The ENTIRE time I was watching her onscreen, I kept thinking that she was so familiar and wondering why.”

Even those who hadn’t seen Come Dine With Me before had that nagging feeling, with one viewer admitting they’d likely seen Nicole in one of those irresistible YouTube compilation clips – you know the kind.

However, it seems not everyone was on board with the idea that Nicole was chasing fame through her TV appearances.

One user put it succinctly: “I don’t think she was looking for fame. I don’t think people on cooking shows are the same as people on dating shows.”

Another added: “Come Dine With Me does not get you clout or fame. It’s a cute cooking show with a small prize of £1,000.”

As for Nicole, she’s now swapped the dining table for the dating pods, hoping to find love in the blindest of circumstances.

Whether she’ll have more luck in the romance department than she did in the kitchen remains to be seen, but one thing’s for sure – she’s already made her mark on British reality TV.

With the first four episodes of Love Is Blind UK now streaming on Netflix, Nicole’s journey is just beginning.

Tune in every Wednesday for the next three weeks to see if she can cook up a love story that’s more successful than her Come Dine With Me menu.

The first four episodes of Love Is Blind UK are now streaming on Netflix, with new instalments coming every Wednesday for the next three weeks.