First Dates pays touching tribute to dater who sadly passed away

The show paid tribute to him during last night’s episode.

First Dates shared the sad news that one of the stars of last night’s show passed away at the end of the episode. 71-year-old Norman went to the First Dates restaurant in last night’s episode for a date with 74-year-old Margaret. The pair hit it off over their love of music and ambitions to live life to the fullest. However, at the end of the episode, when we were seeing how the couples got on after the date was filmed, we learned that Norman had sadly passed away in the time since.

“After going on several dates, Norman took Margaret to a Masonic ladies night,” read the update. “Norman’s motto was to live life to the full. "At 72, Norman’s love for life took him to Greece where he sadly passed away surrounded by the family he adored.”

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