Celebs Go Dating viewers cringe over Hollyoaks star's awkward flirting moment

Chris Edwards
·3 min read
Photo credit: E4
Photo credit: E4

From Digital Spy

Celebs Go Dating returned for a new series tonight (February 24), providing viewers with plenty of opportunities to cringe themselves into another dimension.

While there were numerous awkward exchanges throughout the first episode, in which the celebrities attended their first mixer with a host of potential dates, it was Hollyoaks' Malique Thompson-Dwyer's flirting techniques that mostly caught the attention of viewers.

After admitting to dating experts Paul Carrick Brunson and Anna Williamson that he had a strong foot fetish, Malique wasted no time in getting to know the girls at the mixer.

Photo credit: Channel 4
Photo credit: Channel 4

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However, his flirting soon became an uncomfortable watch after he attempted the exact same chat-up line on two different girls who were standing right next to each other.

Meeting Jekeeme for the first time, Malique said: "I know who you are. You're the one with the nice feet," before forwardly declaring: "I just want to kiss you, that's all I want to do."

But before they could even finish their conversation, Malique was pulled away by Danica. And with Jakeeme standing right next to them, he said: "I'm not even going to lie, Danica, I searched you up on Instagram."

Photo credit: Channel 4
Photo credit: Channel 4

Then, with Jekeeme still standing right next to them, Malique repeated the line to Danica: "I just want to kiss you right now. Can I? Can I get a little kiss?"

As Danica allowed him to give her a peck on the cheek, a clearly uncomfortable Jekeeme decided to walk away.

"WE CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT WE'RE SEEING! @officialmal is using the same pickup line a whole 0.3 seconds after using it before," tweeted the Celebs Go Dating official Twitter account.

Suffice to say, viewers also found it pretty awkward. Check out some of their reactions below.

Celebs Go Dating continues tomorrow (February 25) at 9pm on E4.

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