Did the Kerry couple find love on their first date in Ireland? Ellie gives an update on the situation

This is an episode where both Ellie (32) and Tom (41) casually chat to each other about farming, life coaching, and of course the classic and infamous first date question, each other’s favorite color. It was one of my most successful dates ever. . In a smooth move, Tom kept the day’s receipt as, in his own words, a “souvenir.”

Ellie spoke kerryman He revealed the reactions of his friends and family back home on Friday morning after the episode aired.

“that [the reaction to the episode] It was a lot of fun. I’m in the Netherlands right now so I watched this movie with all my family and friends. They were just sending a lot of messages. “Everyone thought it was great and said it looked like a fun date, but it was really fun,” she said.

“The whole experience [of being on First Dates] It’s definitely surreal. I don’t regret doing it at all and it was really great, but the camera part was a little difficult. After the date, I feel like I’m done because I have to take more photos for social media. By the end,” she added with a laugh. “But the producers are really great. They really guide me carefully and make sure I don’t get too nervous.

At the end of the episode, both Ellie and Tom agree to a second date, which is revealed in the end credits as a “very fancy meal” at Killarney. But what is the current status of this pair?

Sadly, as Ellie revealed, kerryman On Friday, romance between her and Tom is not in the air for now, and the situation is a little vague at the moment…

“If we’re still going strong, that’s what everyone wants to know!” she laughed.

“We had a great date and after this we had a second date in Killarney and it was also really great and a great date… but that’s where it ended,” she laughed. .

Without going into too much detail, Ellie said Tom was so busy on the farm that it was difficult to keep in touch or arrange further dates. “He’s not very good at texting,” she laughed. But the door is said to be open. There’s still a chance they could meet again in the future, but the ball would be firmly in Tom’s court in that regard.

“He has been texting and calling again for the past few days,” she said. [reconciliation] Everything has to come from his side,” she laughed, adding that her parents joked that he said this. [Tom] He may now regret letting her go.

Ellie said that if they didn’t have any more dates, things like this would happen and she was happy to put herself out there and it was a great experience.

Here are some of the reactions on ‘X’ (formerly Twitter) to Ellie and Tom’s date.