SINGLED OUT HOST TAKES REINS OF NEW DATING SHOW
SINGLED OUT HOST TAKES REINS OF NEW DATING SHOW
NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) The guy who hosted MTVs Singled Out is taking the reins of a new dating show. Chris Hardwick has just been tapped to host Shipmates, a dating reality series which sends blind daters out to sea together for three days. Hardwick admits he turned the job down when he was first approached because he didnt want to be stereotyped as that dating show guy. However, he changed his mind when he saw footage from the dates including a scene in which a woman ditches her male date to hook up with another woman. Despite Hardwicks voyeuristic interest, he says theres no way hed ever volunteer to spend three days on a date with a total stranger. Thats too big a challenge for me, he says. The syndicated show premieres next Monday (Aug. 27).
Mon 08-20-01