On this week's episode of The Telly Show, Fiona Flynn has a chat with First Dates Ireland's maitre d' Mateo and waiter Pete. They talk about what it's really like to work on the show, revealing everything from how they deal with no-shows to managing unrealistic expectations and how they always know the genuine daters looking for love from the not-so-genuine.

<p>On this week's episode of The Telly Show, Fiona Flynn has a chat with First Dates Ireland's maitre d' Mateo and waiter Pete. They talk about what it's really like to work on the show, revealing everything from how they deal with no-shows to managing unrealistic expectations and how they always know the genuine daters looking for love from the not-so-genuine.</p>

The Telly Show is presented by TV Editor of entertainment.ie, Fiona Flynn. Each week she talks to people who work both in front and behind the camera of television in Ireland and beyond.

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