Blind date

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Charlie on Eleanor

What were you hoping for?

Either a fun evening or some sort of disaster.

First impressions?Instantly really easy to get on with.

What did you talk about?Travelling, TV, world affairs, these dreaded questions – the evening flew by.

Any awkward moments?If anything, that I wasn’t important enough to have a business card to give.

Good table manners?I can’t say I noticed either way, so I suppose good.

Best thing about Eleanor?How easy she was to talk to.

Would you introduce her to your friends?If the opportunity arose, I wouldn’t mind at all.

Describe her in three wordsSharp, friendly, fun.

What do you think she made of you?Hopefully sharp, fun and friendly.

Did you go on somewhere?No. We had puddings they had to cook specially instead.

And... did you kiss?Nope.

If you could change one thing about the evening, what would it be?I’d have eaten more of her food.

Marks out of 10?8.

Would you meet again?Probably.

Eleanor on Charlie

What were you hoping for?A decent steak and an amusing anecdote.

First impressions?Polite, smart, reassuringly as awkward as me.

What did you talk about?His job (which is fascinating), Adam Curtis’s Bitter Lake, meeting Josh Hartnett (me) and Heath Ledger (him).

Any awkward moments?When I tried to give him my card but didn’t have any.

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Good table manners?He ordered better and I stole his food.

Best thing about Charlie?He’s a true gentleman.

Would you introduce him to your friends?He would definitely get on with some of them.

Describe him in three words Thoroughly lovely chap.

What do you think he made of you? Probably a bit of a chatterbox.

Did you go on somewhere?A stroll to the tube station.

And... did you kiss?It wasn’t really on the cards.

If you could change one thing about the evening, what would it be?Béarnaise instead of peppercorn.

Marks out of 10?7.

Would you meet again?Sure, why not?

• Charlie and Eleonor ate at Boulestin, London SW1.

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