Arneldo
12-09-2007, 06:23 AM
ITV has tried to poach Alan Carr from Channel 4 by offering him a megabucks deal to host BLIND DATE.
Bosses think the camp Friday Night Project star, 31, could be ideal for the show, which has been off screen since Cilla Black quit live on air in 2003.
An insider said: “ITV really want Alan to defect. They have been wanting to resurrect Blind Date for some time and reckon a gay host would be perfect.” Bosses tried to poach another camp presenter for Blind Date last year by going after Graham Norton.
But Norton, who has a £5million BBC deal, is about to play Cupid in the US by making a speed-dating show for cable channel Lifetime.
ITV could face yet more disappointment with Alan — as Channel 4 bosses insist he is about to sign a new deal with them.
A pal of the comic said of the ITV offer: “He’s flattered.”
The Sun (http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2007420430,00.html)
Bosses think the camp Friday Night Project star, 31, could be ideal for the show, which has been off screen since Cilla Black quit live on air in 2003.
An insider said: “ITV really want Alan to defect. They have been wanting to resurrect Blind Date for some time and reckon a gay host would be perfect.” Bosses tried to poach another camp presenter for Blind Date last year by going after Graham Norton.
But Norton, who has a £5million BBC deal, is about to play Cupid in the US by making a speed-dating show for cable channel Lifetime.
ITV could face yet more disappointment with Alan — as Channel 4 bosses insist he is about to sign a new deal with them.
A pal of the comic said of the ITV offer: “He’s flattered.”
The Sun (http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2007420430,00.html)