Rivals star Emily Atack is being lined up as the host of the new Blind Date reboot, it’s been reported.
The 36-year-old actress is being considered by Disney+ execs for the new series, 22 years after the late Cilla Black departed.
Emily, who shot to fame in The Inbetweeners, has family connections to the series. However, it’s the star’s winning and popular personality which has caught the attention of casting bosses.
Rivals star Emily Atack for Blind Date reboot
Emily has had long links to showbiz. Her mother, Kate Robbins, had previously worked with Cilla. Kate wrote the theme tune for Cilla’s other huge ITV series, Surprise Surprise. Kate also voiced Cilla’s puppet in the cult impersonation show, Spitting Image.
But it’s Emily’s natural warmth in front of the camera which has made her a shoo-in for the hotly contested role. Reports previously suggested that Holly Willoughby was leading the race to front the series.
At the time, a source claimed: “The prospect of her [Holly] fronting a reboot of Blind Date is a very real one, and a pairing that many viewers could see as a natural fit.”
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