Celebs Go Dating: Sophie Hermann gets emotional as Tom Zanetti recites poetry and confides in her about having a son when he was just 17 as giddy pair FINALLY go on a date
They’ve been flirting back and forth in recent episodes of Celebs Go Dating.
And on Sunday night’s show, Tom Zanetti finally mustered the courage to ask Sophie Hermann out on a date.
What was intended as a ‘mate date’ soon turned into the real deal for the unlikely duo, with Tom visibly nervous around ‘The Duchess’.
Liebe liegt in der luft? On Celebs Go Dating on Sunday night, Tom Zanetti finally mustered the courage to ask Sophie Hermann out on a date
Earlier in the episode, Tom was seen approaching the Made In Chelsea star, telling her he was ‘scared’ of her.
‘I’m not intimidated by many people but The Duchess I do find scary… I can’t read her,’ he was seen telling the camera before suggesting he and Sophie have some time to themselves.
Self-declared ‘girl’s girl’ Sophie laid down the stipulation that Tom would need to be honest with any of the other girls in the house hoping to romance him.
Later in the episode, they enjoyed caviar and champage, with Tom trying the decadent fishy treat for the first time.
‘That tastes like a fish’s a**hole!’ was his analysis.
Besotted: What was intended as a ‘mate date’ soon turned into the real deal for the unlikely duo, with Tom visibly nervous around ‘The Duchess’
Yet things got a tad more serious when he opened up to Sophie about becoming a father at just 17 years old.
‘I was really really happy, I fell in love with him the day he was born,’ he told her. ‘I worked as a scaffolder, a brick-layer, a roofer, I did everything I could to make sure he had a prom and a car…’
Sophie asked if having a child so young left Tom feeling he had missed out in life, to which he replied: ‘The only thing I wish I had was that I always wanted to get married…’
Different strokes: ‘I was still playing with Barbies at 16!’ Sophie admitted, comparing their very different backgrounds
Gedichtvorlesung: Tom also recited a poem he’d written about Sophie – featuring a line in her mother-tongue, German
Overwhelmed? ‘That is the sweetest thing…’ she said, clearly moved by the gesture
He also spoke of having little money when he grew up and how he started providing for the rest of his family as young as 14.
‘I was still playing with Barbies at 16!’ Sophie admitted, comparing their very different backgrounds.
Tom also recited a poem he’d written about Sophie – featuring a line in her mother-tongue, German.
‘That is the sweetest thing…’ she said, clearly moved by the gesture.
Sweet: Earlier in the episode, Tom was seen approaching the Made In Chelsea star, telling her he was ‘scared’ of her
Giddy: Sophie also admitted it was the best date she had been on during her time on the show thus far
Later in the episode, she was seen telling Kimberly Hart Simpson and Chloe Ferry about the date.
‘This is what you’ve wanted – to be happy!’ Chloe exclaimed.
Sophie also admitted it was the best date she had been on during her time on the show thus far.
Celebs Go Dating: The Mansion continues at 9PM on Monday on E4.