First Dates star Stephan had 3am realisation ‘he’s a guy’ before coming out to pet snake
Stephan appears on First Dates with his mum, Andrea, also looking for love. The 29-year-old Channel 4 star, from London, opens up about being trans on his date after being matched with art therapist student Alicia. Fred Sirieix is ready to welcome mom and son duo Stephan and Andrea to the most romantic city, Bath. […]
Stephan appears on First Dates with his mum, Andrea, also looking for love. The 29-year-old Channel 4 star, from London, opens up about being trans on his date after being matched with art therapist student Alicia.
Fred Sirieix is ready to welcome mom and son duo Stephan and Andrea to the most romantic city, Bath. The pair are hoping to meet their matchs on First Dates, and are dedicated to the dating journey, having travelled from London to The Botanist. Stephan is mainly hoping that his mum doesn’t embarrass him…
Who is Stephan on First Dates?
Stephan is a 29-year-old animal rescue worker from London. He and Alicia hit it off right from the start, with her opening up about the meaning behind her tattoos, as well as experience of bullying.
His mum Andrea describes Stephan as “so thoughtful and giving with so much love to give”. He wants to “give himself to someone romantically” and “enjoy himself in a relationship”.
Stephan’s goal is to have a “personality connection” and joked that he’s a “homeless hermit crab with no shell”. With a sister back home, he hopes his mum Andrea is going to meet her match too.
Stephan reveals he is trans on First Dates
Stephan reveals he is a trans guy on First Dates. He has been “every letter of LGBT,” telling his date his Greek Orthodox grandparents “accept him wholeheartedly” while they “love him for who he is”.
His date is bisexual, while he himself has had a boyfriend and a girlfriend in the past. Stephan says he is “totally open” and said being trans “is not a huge deal” but “didn’t accept it until he was 22”.
Stephan said: “Everybody else apparently already knew but they were just letting me get there on my own accord. It was 3am one night and I was just like, oh my god, I’m a guy.”
He then told his snake the news.
Where Stephan and Alicia from First Dates are now
Alicia later bumped into Stephan’s mum, Andrea, in the First Dates loos! She even asked Alicia when she’s coming round for dinner before telling her son his date is “gorgeous”.
Stephan’s date has a party trick involving balancing a Maltesers in Alicia’s dimple, which he ate off her face. He admits he’s “smitten” with his date, adding his “mum likes her a lot”.
Believing the date went wonderfully, they both agreed to see each other again. Stephan paid for the bill, telling Alicia she’s “very friendly, funny and gorgeous” – and thinks her tattoos are “amazing”.
They’ve been on date number two without the chaperone. Watch this space!
WATCH FIRST DATES ON CHANNEL 4 EVERY TUESDAY AT 10 PM