Is this the most awkward First Dates episode EVER? The cringe-worthy moment divorcee reveals to his companion that his EX-WIFE is sitting on the next table

  • First Dates season 10 airs on Wednesday and first episode looks very awkward
  •  Stuart, 51, from Newcastle, tells date Claire, 43, that his ex-wife Mandy is nearby
  • Mandy, 44, is on a date with Adam, 48, who is also perturbed by the news
  • The divorced couple remain friends and went together for moral support 

First dates are nerve wracking enough, but one man was left in an especially uncomfortable position when he discovered his ex-wife was sitting at the next table.   

In the first episode of season 10 of First Dates which airs on Wednesday, a divorced couple are seen telling their shocked dates that their ex spouses are sitting just metres away.

Red-faced Stuart, 51, from Newcastle, is captured telling his shocked date Claire, 43, that his ex-wife Mandy, who is on a date with Adam, has accompanied him for moral support. 

In tonight's episode of First Dates Stuart, 51,  is seen telling his shocked date Claire, 43, that his ex-wife Mandy, who is on a date with Adam, has accompanied him for moral support

In tonight's episode of First Dates Stuart, 51, is seen telling his shocked date Claire, 43, that his ex-wife Mandy, who is on a date with Adam, has accompanied him for moral support

Stuart drops the bombshell when unwitting Claire asks about his relationship history. 

A blushing Stuart replies: 'You're going to die when I tell you. You know my ex-wife? That's her there,' he says pointing to the next table.

Taken aback Claire replies: 'Are you joking me? Are you having a laugh? Please tell me you're joking.'

When Claire asks for an explanation of why his ex wife is in the restaurant, Stuart explains:  'We came together. She's got her life, I've got mine. It's very amicable and we're good friends.'

Stuart drops the bombshell when his date Claire (pictured) asks about his relationship history

Stuart drops the bombshell when his date Claire (pictured) asks about his relationship history

When Claire asks for an explanation of why his ex wife is in the restaurant, Stuart explains: 'We came together. She's got her life, I've got mine. It's very amicable and we're good friends.

When Claire asks for an explanation of why his ex wife is in the restaurant, Stuart explains: 'We came together. She's got her life, I've got mine. It's very amicable and we're good friends.

An awkward silence ensues, broken only when the waiter comes to drop off their fish and chips to much relieved praise from the duo.

The situation is further exacerbated when Claire asks when he was on a last date, jokingly adding: 'Don't say yesterday'.

Too her continued horror, he nervously giggles: 'Well if you count my ex-wife then yes'.

Meanwhile Stuart's former spouse is going through a similar debacle on the nearby table. 

Stuart, 51, from Newcastle, went on an awkward date with Claire, 43

Stuart, 51, from Newcastle, went on an awkward date with Claire, 43

According to Entertainment Daily, Mandy 44, is busy confessing to 48-year-old Adam, from Durham, that the man on the next table is in fact her ex husband.

'No way! That is quite a shock,' he exclaims, before jokingly asking Stuart: 'Do you want to swap seats?'

Reassuring her date that he has nothing to worry about, Mandy says: 'We're quite unusual for ex-husband and wife. We got divorced on the internet for 30 quid.' 

However Adam later admits it made the date uncomfortable, revealing: 'There wasn't much flirting going on because I felt a little awkward.

'Her ex-husband was sitting about seven feet away from me, so I didn't think it was appropriate to flirt with her.'

First Dates airs tonight at 10pm on Channel 4 

The ex wife Mandy 44, went on a date with 48-year-old Adam, from Durham

The ex wife Mandy 44, went on a date with 48-year-old Adam, from Durham

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First Dates: Man reveals his ex-wife is sitting at the next table

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