Lee Nolan he said he wants to remain anonymous and not be known as a singer from the band. By going on the show and admitting it, he ruined his anonymity.
Even from the thumbnail I guessed who it was from the cap. He’s enormously tall, so I would be “Aren’t you Ben Velodrome-Pierrot-doll?” He was so handsome back in the day.
He stuck there. That's why he on the dating show. Lol I can talk, my picture is of Go West Richard Drummie I met in Bilston. Great to see them again live. 💖
Well, he may not have dated much, but back then, when he was at the height of his fame, he chatted me up in a club off the Kings Road in London, called Crazy Larry's. He was with his 'date' the infamous Mandy Smith (barely out of her teens even then, who went on to marry and divorce Bill Wyman from The Rolling Stones). He flirted with me all night while Mandy stood by, rolling her eyes with boredom. Maybe not a 'dater' our Ben, but an accomplished 'flirter' for sure!😂
He didn't want to be recognised and seen for his true character... so he turns up to a blind date wearing his iconic hat. "H, I'm ben, would you like my autograph?"
i agree I looked him up and thought back in the day he looked very hot but wouldn't recongise him from this but if she's a bit fan she should be able to sing few songs or summit otherwise this looks very staged
Curiosity Killed the Cat is one of my favorite bands, and I’m 28. I was able to recognize him instantly, mostly cause of the hat....it was a big trend in the late 80’s to wear that sort of hat. He also looks like if Johnny Sins went down the wrong path.
This is priceless. If he didn't wear the hat, he would never get recognized. It's like Flavor Flav for god's sake. He looks like he's gotten an afternoon out of a group home. Bless his heart.
Ben is definitely down to earth and some would even say a bit of a misfit. When that woman decided she’d go on a date with a random person it was no ordinary day when it turned out to be Ben himself! I hope she got his name and number but even if things don’t work out she can hang on in there, baby!
I love Ben! He's so sweet and down to earth. He looks very nervous! Curiosity were such a talented band and so underrated as a 'pop' band although they were so much more than that. I saw them play The Town and Country club in Camden in the 80's and they were amazing!
Poor Ben. It looks like he's done some drugs in the past - his teeth look like tombstones. There's no way someone wouldn't recognise the guy. Even though he looks like he crawled out of a grave, he's still familiar, especially so if you had him on your bedroom wall. He's still wearing that hat and his name was Ben! You know, like the guy you had up on your bedroom wall? And you still don't recognise him? It's Ben... Ben from Curiosity!
For all the young people watching this. If Curiosity Killed the Cat was around today they would be one of the biggest bands in the world !! loved these guys back in the day .
He hasnt aged well at all.Drugs and booze will have that effect. Saw the end of the date and hes certainly aged physically but doesnt appear to have aged much past a teenager mentally. His ridiculous comment about bill paying was offensive and insulting and I bet she couldnt wait to get away from him. Thought she did well to stick the date out
Met Ben a few times in the early 2000s was very nice actually and didn’t want to talk about his ex band. Liked to party though. Guess we all have aged. But she should have known it was him. She’s a bit fake.
@@mjh5437 hanging around all the rich pretentious kids during teens I suppose he never rly had a real friend and you can tell. All the rest of band members moved on married and had kids and here he is on a dating show saying he never asked a girl on a date. Seems like he went through a hard period in life. Hope he finds his peace. I saw a interview of him on the radio where he mentioned the band drifted appart and he rarely sees his band m8s. He sounded kinda sad saying it like he felt they forgot him. Hes stuck in his band member life all these years and its haunting him while the rest of the band members moved on. He secretly wishes they were still together making music and being well known but acts like it doesnt bother him. They could have been like Duran Duran who are still together after all these years even tho they broke appart several times and changed members but I guess the rest of the boys didnt wanted it enough and wanted out of spotlight. He needs a true friend you can tell hes lonely and depressed.
The hat is a way of hiding from then world, it gives him a sense of security & comfort. Ben wears the hat on days when he feels low and just want to feel ‘invisible’..
Are there any full episodes online? We live elsewhere and cant watch it. Seems like only short bits of show are here...Help. Thx. What happened after date?
Thomas Goldfinch yeah😊 Its like if you peek young and now you don't have much going on in your life, it's never to late! You can take up something, learn. Adds to your life, attracts posive people and you seam more interesting to women too.
You don't see it in this clip, but he was wearing shoes that had blue flashing lights across the sides of the soles. The lights flashed when he walked. You know, like the shoes a 6-year-old boy might want.
Sarah kept her cool really well when she realized who Ben was. Celebrities are quite often very different in real life. In High School, I dated a guy whose cousin was the drummer in a very popular band, making millions! His cousin & the band played at my dates family reunion. I didn't recognize the band members, they looked nothing like their photos & videos.
Ben kind of seemed sad/ disappointed that she didn’t recognise him but “ he didn’t like the spotlight “ apparently but I also feel bad for him he looks like he’s been through a lot but u never know x
Ben seems very Down to Earth, but a bit of a Misfit at the same time, but if you leave your Name and Number, hell get back to you. Seriously great band, very jazz influenced and very lyrical, funky and intelligent, Misfit has some very thought provoking lyrics. I was surprised he still wore his back to front but sort of sideways beret that he had in the 80s, but a bigger version. Perhaps when he's 80 hell have a version the size of the restaurant lol.
Cmon she said Curiosity Killed the Cat and had posters on her wall,doesnt recognise him and says what you the lead singer? Poor Ben. A bit of an obvious script I felt embarrassed for him. I wouldnt have done it, not even if you got 2 dips n a splash at the end of the date.
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Takes a brave man to risk wearing a hat like that on a first date
That's before you even get to the footwear situation!
Lol
Legend
Lmfao.👏
Matt Vivian hahaha I agree😂
Hats off to this guy...
😂😂
Pun intended! 😂😂😂😂
💀💀💀
😂
🤣🤣🤣
Didn’t want to be recognised but wears the same hat he did in the “80s” 😂
Girl : you look different
Ahaah
And wearing his own brand sweatshirt
He definitely still low-key wants to be recognised
That will be the production crew, or whoever, that suggested that he wear the hat.
@@terrra_2024 and who also told her to say that her fav band was cool for cats or whatever tf it was.
Curiosity killed the hat
Phahaha :))))
By the hat
lol
Looks like the hat who killed the curiosity here
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Wants to be anonymous so he goes on a national TV Show ....
Wants to be anonymous so wears a beret
Beth Jane like the one he wore in the Time Out magazine
Re Borne Someone else set up the date so they don't know each other... Hence anonymous
Lee Nolan he said he wants to remain anonymous and not be known as a singer from the band. By going on the show and admitting it, he ruined his anonymity.
He used to be so cute..now he just looks really ill,the hat is way to big it just makes him look like death..seems like a nice guy though.
does the hat get bigger every year? thought he was gonna pull the rest of the band out of it
Hahaha like a clown car
😂😂
🤣🤣🤣😂
od bethany 😂😂😂😂 hilarious
Beth yer a right character darling.. Do you read the viz?
She didn't look as taken aback as I expected when he did the big reveal!
thats cos she already knew and it was staged.....
she could have just been in shock from the site of his teeth :-p
His teeth are offensive
+S Tillman .
your comments are offensive...he was a good front man in his day..
Even from the thumbnail I guessed who it was from the cap. He’s enormously tall, so I would be “Aren’t you Ben Velodrome-Pierrot-doll?”
He was so handsome back in the day.
Could see her thinking I used to fancy you but I don’t now 😂
Aww sad for him though.
Aw. I recognised him straight away! Same face - just a bit older!!
Everyone deserves happiness
I could always be open again to someone I used to fancy if they were unavailable /unreachable at the time.
He can’t go 30 seconds without mentioning “the eighties”
He stuck there. That's why he on the dating show. Lol I can talk, my picture is of Go West Richard Drummie I met in Bilston. Great to see them again live. 💖
@@terinasargeant138 So, if there's only "low lives" on this show, why do you watch it?
I'll say when the 80s are over, you don't just turn off the 80s!!!
Geoff Jones i mean, it was a good year for music and I’m sure she is old enough to remember the music. I grew up with 80 music, i don’t blame them !
He peaked in the 80s
I didn't like the spotlight, nah that hat says otherwise.
There's always one out there
He's still recognisable, just nearly 30 years older than when he was famous. Who looks the same?
But he's had his vices me thinks which hach taken a toll on his looks.
"This is Ben. He's ready to throw his hat into the dating game ring."
Probably better to throw it in the garbage.
😂😂😂😂
oh he fkn loves it. the only thing he hates about being recognised is that is doesn't happen more often.
100000%
Spot on 💯%
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Don’t think so. He seemed genuine.
@@Gillian_1989 anyone wearing a hat like he wore absolutely craves the spotlight. But that doesn’t make him any less genuine ❤🦝
When I first saw that hat I thought he had dreadlocks hidden in there. Boy was I wrong.
Sid Bakshi 😂😂😂😂😂💀
Sid Bakshi AHAHAHAHAHHAA
Nah the dreadlocks are hidden behind his zipper 😂
Lol same
LOOOOOOOL
Curiosity Killed the Cat was and IS a very good band. Ben should be proud.
True fans always recognise their idols whether it has been 20 or 30 years later!!
Well, he may not have dated much, but back then, when he was at the height of his fame, he chatted me up in a club off the Kings Road in London, called Crazy Larry's. He was with his 'date' the infamous Mandy Smith (barely out of her teens even then, who went on to marry and divorce Bill Wyman from The Rolling Stones). He flirted with me all night while Mandy stood by, rolling her eyes with boredom. Maybe not a 'dater' our Ben, but an accomplished 'flirter' for sure!😂
Fookin love Ben. I used to wear a beret like his in the 80s because I thought I looked like him. I looked more like Frank Spencer.
He didn't want to be recognised and seen for his true character... so he turns up to a blind date wearing his iconic hat.
"H, I'm ben, would you like my autograph?"
If you were a massive fan, wouldn’t you recognise him straight away?
nah cause he hasn’t aged well at all tbh n you can love a bands music but not know the members well
I could see it was him straight away
i agree I looked him up and thought back in the day he looked very hot but wouldn't recongise him from this but if she's a bit fan she should be able to sing few songs or summit otherwise this looks very staged
tom M
Shes a plonker... and im not a fan either...
I thought your profile pic was a little hair on my screen...ha
Jesus he looks like he is itching to get to the bathroom for a cheeky sniff to calm him self down 😂
Curiosity Killed the Cat is one of my favorite bands, and I’m 28. I was able to recognize him instantly, mostly cause of the hat....it was a big trend in the late 80’s to wear that sort of hat. He also looks like if Johnny Sins went down the wrong path.
This is priceless. If he didn't wear the hat, he would never get recognized. It's like Flavor Flav for god's sake. He looks like he's gotten an afternoon out of a group home. Bless his heart.
Ben is definitely down to earth and some would even say a bit of a misfit. When that woman decided she’d go on a date with a random person it was no ordinary day when it turned out to be Ben himself! I hope she got his name and number but even if things don’t work out she can hang on in there, baby!
Very good sir 😂
he was such a cool, good looking and talented man! It's a crime that he never dated, he's lovely!
This man can sing. He should be PROUD of his back catalog.
Never really saw the barman be so engaged in a conversation with a '' date '' . just shows how interesting or cool the guy was.
When they first met “Hey, How you doin’?” 😂
Innit😂
They were a great band - hope he finds his happiness
I think this chap is a 40 a day smoker and a sniff fiend by night. Nice chap though.
Kieran Mcnally Haha I thought the same
Kieran Mcnally how can you tell?
heehee
the way he wears his hat..
and those teeth
I like the part where he wore that hat.
😂😂😂😂😂
I love Ben! He's so sweet and down to earth. He looks very nervous! Curiosity were such a talented band and so underrated as a 'pop' band although they were so much more than that. I saw them play The Town and Country club in Camden in the 80's and they were amazing!
He’s straight back down to earth. 👀
I like the pun
They were class
Poor Ben. It looks like he's done some drugs in the past - his teeth look like tombstones. There's no way someone wouldn't recognise the guy. Even though he looks like he crawled out of a grave, he's still familiar, especially so if you had him on your bedroom wall.
He's still wearing that hat and his name was Ben! You know, like the guy you had up on your bedroom wall? And you still don't recognise him? It's Ben... Ben from Curiosity!
🤣 hahahaha 👌
RAZORREVOLUTION1: Partying, drinking, smoking heavily produce the same outcome...
Yeah didn't ring true
Crawled out of a grave dead 💀🤣🤣🤣
u recognised him and was barely 10yrs old bck den, shes putting it on
For all the young people watching this. If Curiosity Killed the Cat was around today they would be one of the biggest bands in the world !! loved these guys back in the day .
Nah,they were the proverbial One Hit Wonders!!
They had a couple of hits then all but disappeared leaving a zero cultural footprint
I think they were great for a posh British band, unfortunately they did not last long.
Curiosity Killed The Cat were the Jamiroquai of the 80s and early 90s. Great music and unparallel talent.
I thought Jamiroquai were the Jamiroquai of the 90s
Jamiroquai first single 1992
The cats were a bit better ..and jamiroquai where just copying them 👎
Wow people are so harsh and judgmental in the comments. Will you be able to look back when your his age and say you achieved something like that?
He hasnt aged well at all.Drugs and booze will have that effect. Saw the end of the date and hes certainly aged physically but doesnt appear to have aged much past a teenager mentally. His ridiculous comment about bill paying was offensive and insulting and I bet she couldnt wait to get away from him. Thought she did well to stick the date out
Linzi Rainbow i agree 100% !! his childish attitude was biggest turn off
He looks like a crackhead
He must be skint these days. Why go on a date if you can’t afford to pay for the lady?!
@Linzi Rainbow where's the full clip?
Hi, tell me more about his bill paying's comment, please please, please
She looks absolutely stunning for a woman in her 40's. She could have passed for being in her 20's.
true!!! she can just say she's 28 i guess, considering i dont see any wrinkles on her eyes while smiling..
@fyoukim12 I'd still hit it though
@@donalkinsella4380 Typo, I meant to say not in her 40's in the second comment, lol. I think I'll delete it it's misleading
Should have gone to Specsavers
More like 30's
He was a musician but never went out with a girl. Too scripted.
but he isnt good looking n a bit childish, so im not surprised
He doesn’t look the type to easily bed a woman either
Soniya he was very good looking when he was younger
You don’t have to date women when your famous lol groupies all day
Wanted to be anonymous. That's why you went on TV and walked down the street with that hat on. 🤣 People are walking contradictions.
He seems like a nice gentleman tbh. But this is heavily scripted.
He's so nervous! He seems so fine and his big blue eyes! Hope the best for him. I remember the band!
The way he looked at her when she walked in 💕
He actually seems like a nice bloke.
Met Ben a few times in the early 2000s was very nice actually and didn’t want to talk about his ex band. Liked to party though. Guess we all have aged. But she should have known it was him. She’s a bit fake.
Hawsrule Begin She is too Posh for him.
Id say shes a good goer though!
@@seamusburke9101 She'd laugh at yer best haha
@@nonni139 He`s a posh boy himself.private schoolboy
@@mjh5437 hanging around all the rich pretentious kids during teens I suppose he never rly had a real friend and you can tell. All the rest of band members moved on married and had kids and here he is on a dating show saying he never asked a girl on a date. Seems like he went through a hard period in life. Hope he finds his peace. I saw a interview of him on the radio where he mentioned the band drifted appart and he rarely sees his band m8s. He sounded kinda sad saying it like he felt they forgot him. Hes stuck in his band member life all these years and its haunting him while the rest of the band members moved on. He secretly wishes they were still together making music and being well known but acts like it doesnt bother him. They could have been like Duran Duran who are still together after all these years even tho they broke appart several times and changed members but I guess the rest of the boys didnt wanted it enough and wanted out of spotlight. He needs a true friend you can tell hes lonely and depressed.
"OMG! You look really different!". Your biggest fan just chucked her posters in the bin! 😳
The hat is a way of hiding from then world, it gives him a sense of security & comfort. Ben wears the hat on days when he feels low and just want to feel ‘invisible’..
Very insightful.
Anyone else think the bartender is super attractive??? He’s so handsome!
Hi merlin
I love Curiosity killed the cat! I love their songs and his voice so much!
This guys music was ace...Curiosity killed the Cat...Legends of the 80's and indeed 90s
Curiosity killed the cat & Ben hid it in his hat🤣
😂😂😂
3:01 They really set this guy up she knows his band
Are there any full episodes online? We live elsewhere and cant watch it. Seems like only short bits of show are here...Help. Thx. What happened after date?
You see we All get old. He was lovely when he was younger. She has aged aswell. Beauty fades on everyone. Beauty goes.
Exactly.
Facts
She hardly looks like an old woman. She’s young and pretty.
My God i want to see the full clip!!!! Were can i watch it ??? I´ve already subscribed...but nothing...i´m in Germany, cheers.
Don't peak at 20 guys.
Jane Baker that’s so true.. I know friends that did, they were never without a boyfriend or girlfriend now they are on their own..
think i did, so how can i help that . strange comment me thinks.
jim lennon it's not too late! Have a second peek! But it takes work and passion! Go back to uni or take up a hobby! 👍👍👍✨✨✨🎇🎇🔥🔥🔥🔥
i thought you meant looks wise
Thomas Goldfinch yeah😊 Its like if you peek young and now you don't have much going on in your life, it's never to late! You can take up something, learn. Adds to your life, attracts posive people and you seam more interesting to women too.
He was lovely so down to earth
Please tell me that wasn't a pun... :)
Pity she didn't leave him her Name and Number...
Bit of a misfit though!
He was stunning ! Brilliant band too .
I wish they would include the episode info for these clips - I want to see what happens next!
Same here!
You don't see it in this clip, but he was wearing shoes that had blue flashing lights across the sides of the soles. The lights flashed when he walked. You know, like the shoes a 6-year-old boy might want.
Johnny sins, after smoking 2 packs a day for years
He’s worried that someone might remember him and wears the hat from the band days!! Haha 😆
Who??
ant wto they did have one of the biggest hits of the 80's
It says who it is in the description and then it's explained again in the video. Start paying attention.
Serial Killa His parents were probably not even born in the 80s..
I find this really haunting to watch: Ben clinging onto his 20s in his 50s, forgetting not to show his teeth :(
Sarah kept her cool really well when she realized who Ben was. Celebrities are quite often very different in real life. In High School, I dated a guy whose cousin was the drummer in a very popular band, making millions! His cousin & the band played at my dates family reunion. I didn't recognize the band members, they looked nothing like their photos & videos.
This guy isn’t a celebrity tho…well he’s not exactly famous.
@@SurahOnline To Sarah, he was.
@@FreeSpirit47 - I guess 🤷♀️
Really? I read it as, she can barely contain her shock and disappointment at how different he looks
He's good looking...has that going for him :)
Curiosity killed his teeth
Is it bad that I laughed at that?
Featured in "The British Book of Smiles"!
@@JCKay gob like a burnt out fuse box
😂😂😂
I just spat my tea out!! What's wrong with you, you nearly choked me with that joke!! 😳 🤣
Ben kind of seemed sad/ disappointed that she didn’t recognise him but “ he didn’t like the spotlight “ apparently but I also feel bad for him he looks like he’s been through a lot but u never know x
Ben seems very Down to Earth, but a bit of a Misfit at the same time, but if you leave your Name and Number, hell get back to you.
Seriously great band, very jazz influenced and very lyrical, funky and intelligent, Misfit has some very thought provoking lyrics.
I was surprised he still wore his back to front but sort of sideways beret that he had in the 80s, but a bigger version. Perhaps when he's 80 hell have a version the size of the restaurant lol.
Cmon she said Curiosity Killed the Cat and had posters on her wall,doesnt recognise him and says what you the lead singer?
Poor Ben. A bit of an obvious script I felt embarrassed for him. I wouldnt have done it, not even if you got 2 dips n a splash at the end of the date.
4:28 her youth fantasy shattering to pieces 😂
Everyone else is making comments about the guy. I can’t get over how attractive the woman is.
They were her fave band, she works in and loves music but she didn't recognise him? What?!
Down to earth was a cool track, good on him
Straight back down to earth, what a tune!! ❤️
That bartender needed to do him a favour and tell him to ditch that hat lol
'Seems like a nice guy. He has a great tone to his voice.
why are so many people being so horrible about his teeth? All you keyboard warriors act like you dont have any imperfections!!
RandomVidReece It's mostly the hat they don't like. Hahah calm down. The comments are HILARIOUS 😂😂😂😂
read them its mostly about his teeth people are cunts online and its not hilarious at all tbh its immature
Shouldn't be complaining about his teeth because it's a British show. I mean, what do you expect
He's 52!! Looks much younger
@@taylorwright7711 True! British lifestyle. Partying, drinking, smoking to death status!
Doesn’t want to be recognised ..... “I’ll wear the same hat”!!!!!
Next week, Kevin from Colchester and Hazell Dean.
Are we just going to ignore the fact that he was in the top 10 singles in the 90's?!
Run, girl (or hide all your cards)!!!
You are still young to love someone.. Age doesn't matters ❤❤❤❤
SO disappointed they didn’t say sorry you couldn’t get through when they said hi how you doing
He looks like Tiny Tim from A Christmas Carol with that hat on
Guy literally made an answering machine song
Bullshittin me..that's BVP as they come.....and fangirl didn't recognize him ffs....he dint look any different to me....
"I wanted to be not recognised"
So I wore this signature hat.
Series 10 episode 5 for those looking for the whole episode
Gotta agree for a guy that wants to be anonymous he brings up his past and wears a hat that says notice me I used to be famous.
I knew the comments would all be about his hat. I was not disappointed.
Crikey! Those flashing white trainers.
What a great bloke! Cheers for a super song, Ben 👍🏻
Checked them out. What a cool band! And I even knew some of their songs.
i wanna have him and im 27! his eyes are sooo lovely
Yeah, yeah, of course she loved curiosity killed the cat and ended up dating him without knowing, how gullible do these people think we are?
What episode and season is this?
These comments on his hat have got me crying 😂😂😂😂😂
It’s made my day, I’ve just been crying with laughter for the last 20 minutes 😂
This man is a legend
In his own lunchtime,...literally in this case.
There is no way this isnt scripted
Henry Paton I was thinking the same. No bloody way😂
They never taken me seriously.. Its the hats brooo!