{"id":10629,"date":"2020-03-12T11:35:20","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T11:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realitytitbit.com\/?p=75609"},"modified":"2020-03-12T11:35:20","modified_gmt":"2020-03-12T11:35:20","slug":"who-is-undateables-lydia-jones-meet-the-matchmaker-of-channel-4-dating-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2020\/03\/12\/who-is-undateables-lydia-jones-meet-the-matchmaker-of-channel-4-dating-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Undateables&#8217; Lydia Jones? Meet the matchmaker of Channel 4 dating series!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytitbit.com\/dating\/undateables\">The Undateables<\/a><\/span> kicked off from Wednesday, March 11th with series 11 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytitbit.com\/tag\/channel-4\">Channel 4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The heart-warming show sees contestants with disabilities who are struggling with dating other people in real life.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s where Undateables comes as the award-winning programme helps those people to feel more confident about themselves and have a better chance to find a partner.<\/p>\n<p>But, who is the show&#8217;s matchmaker Lydia Jones? Let&#8217;s get to know her more, including her career!<\/p>\n<h3>Who is Lydia Jones?<\/h3>\n<p>Lydia is the matchmaker on the Channel 4 series.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, she is a chaperone for the dating agency Stars in the Sky which works with The Undateables.<\/p>\n<p>Lydia helps people with disabilities and learning difficulties to find a suitable partner. She is basically the connection between the two people going on a date.<\/p>\n<h3>Lydia Jones: Matchmaking role<\/h3>\n<p>As a chaperon, Lydia makes sure that people with learning disabilities reach their date safely. In the series, she meets each contestant individually to learn more about them and what their ideal date would look like.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, Lydia makes sure they feel happy about meeting someone new after all.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking more about her role as a matchmaker, Lydia previously told <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/magazine-17584953\">BBC<\/a><\/span>: \u201cQuite often, people with learning disabilities are forced into sharing relationships with people who they don&#8217;t have a choice about being with.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTheir peers are the ones they meet at a day service or in supported living accommodation.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytitbit.com\/dating\/undateables\/undateables-2020-meet-nicholas-jones-channel-4s-budding-sports-commentator-on-twitter\"><strong>READ MORE:<\/strong><\/a><\/span> Undateables 2020: Meet Nicholas Jones &#8211; Channel 4&#8217;s budding sports commentator on Twitter!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Lydia Jones: Dating agency<\/h3>\n<p>As mentioned above, Lydia works for Stars in the Sky &#8211; a dating agency that organises dates for people with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>The company was founded in 2005 and has matched over 5,000 singletons so far which also includes 7 marriages.<\/p>\n<p>Stars in the Sky also had its own Channel 4 documentary called <em>Truly, Madly, Deeply<\/em> and has won several awards for the work they do.<\/p>\n<p>You can find more information about the charity from their <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.starsinthesky.co.uk\/index.php?zx=7a7bcb4030cc04bc\">website<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytitbit.com\/whats-on\/first-dates-2020-start-date-staff-and-manchester-re-location\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FIRST DATES 2020<\/a>:<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0Start date, staff and Manchester re-location explained<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>WATCH THE UNDATEABLES SERIES 11 FROM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11TH ON CHANNEL 4<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/11.2.0\/svg\/1f4f8.svg\" alt=\"?\" \/>\u00a0AND GET FREAKY WITH US ON\u00a0<\/strong><span class=\"\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/realitytitbit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">INSTAGRAM<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span><strong>AND\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/business.facebook.com\/realitytitbit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FACEBOOK<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who is Undateables&#8217; Lydia Jones? 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