Draft:Date Me at My Worst

Date Me at My Worst
Genre	Dating game show
Presented by	Max Balegde
Starring	George Bebbington
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	2
Production
Executive producer	Joe Sugg
Running time	28-32 minutes
Production company	Final Straw Productions
Original release
Network	BBC, YouTube
Release	July 21 2024 – July 28 2024

Date Me at My Worst, was a British dating game show which originally aired on July 21 2024. The show was presented by British TikTok star Max Balegde. The show was the first reality show produced under YouTube star Joe Sugg's production company; Final Straw Productions in partnership with the BBC. The show only released 2 episodes and as of 2025 there has been no update on the shows future.

Format

The premise of the show consisted of a group of strangers meeting for the first time on a group date; the contestants would begin by introducing themselves to one another. Max Balegde, the host, would interrupt the contestants and hand them a card in which the contestants would choose who they found most attractive based on first impressions; after this Balegde would then reveal a dating "ick" (something off putting or repulsive about a potential partner).

The contestants would then have to attempt to guess which one of the other contestants this "ick" applied to. Once all "icks" had been revealed by Balegde, the contestants would choose again on which contestant they were most attracted too.

If two of the same contestants chose each other, they would be an official match and would be sent on a date together.

Episodes

Episode 1

Episode 1 first aired on July 21 2024, it featured 5 LGBTQ+ male contestants. Including; Darcy Philip, Ex On The Beach UK star George Bebbington, Gideon Allen, Gregory Warrick and Jordan Shannon.

The episode received 17,000 views on YouTube, the viewing figures from the BBC have not been released as of 2025.

Name	Age	Location	Occupation	Ick	First choice	Final choice	Match
Darcy Philip		London	Kitchen fitter	Urinating in the shower	Jordan	Jordan	Jordan
George Bebbington	23	Runcorn / Liverpool	Reality TV star	Long foreskin	Self	Gideon	Gideon
Gideon Allen	25	Preston	Bartender	Part time witch	Self	George	George
Gregory Warrick		Northampton	Equestrian	Defecates in the open	George	George
Jordan Shannon	26	Bristol	Flight Attendant	Bad gas issue	Darcy	Darcy	Darcy

Age during filming; Gideon originally chose himself as his final choice but when asked which other contestant he would choose, he chose George stating; he was the only contestant that didn't repulse him.

Episode 2

Episode 2 first aired on July 28 2024, it featured 6 contestants, 3 male and 3 female. Including; Cindy Da Costa, Daisy Darling, Dini, Max, Ryan Kendall and Obi Juwah.

The episode received 6,000 views on YouTube, the viewing figures from the BBC have not been released as of 2025.

Name	Age	Location	Occupation	Ick	First choice	Final chocie	Match
Cindy Da Costa		London	Model	Still talks to ex partner	Max	Max
Daisy Darling	25	London	Webcam Model	OnlyFans creator	Ryan	Ryan
Dini	23	Kent	Student	Defecated self on a first date	Obi, Ryan	Ryan	Ryan
Max	25	Kent	Train shunter	Spent £2,000 on Lego	Cindy, Daisy, Dini	Daisy
Ryan Kendall	25	Newcastle	Stripper	Stripper	Dini	Dini	Dini
Obi Juwah	28	London	Bartender	Believes the bill should be split 50%	Cindy, Daisy, Dini	Cindy, Daisy, Dini

Age during filming; Ryan originally chose both Daisy and Dini as his final 2 choices but had to make the decision to choose 1 contestant, he decided to choose Dini.

Reception

The response on social media was well received by viewers with majority feedback being positive. It’s unknown why the show only aired 2 episodes and as of 2025 there has been no update or future episodes scheduled. The episodes are now no longer available on the BBC website as of 2025.

As of 2025 none of the matches ended in official relationships.