HARRY UP!

Blind Date bosses are looking for Meghans and Harrys for a royal wedding special

A nationwide search for people with the same names as the engaged royal couple has been launched for  dating show

BLIND Date bosses are planning a royal wedding special -  and are on the hunt for Megan and Harrys around the country to take part.

Producers on the Channel 5 show - which is hosted by Paul O'Grady and Melanie Sykes - have started a nationwide search for people with the same names as the betrothed royal couple who will marry on May 19.

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The search is on for a happy couple like Meghan and HarryCredit: PA:Press Association

TV bosses are planning to mark the wedding between Prince Harry and Meghan Markle next year by seeking to match-make contestants with similar names.

An online advertisement read: "Iconic dating show for Channel 5 is looking for single people called Megan or Harry to be matched for a date.

"It's going to be the most royal blind date ever. So if you are called Megan or Harry then please get in touch."

"Blind Date" will return in 2018 with 12 new episodes after its revival was a hit with viewers in the summer.

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Blind Date proved a hit after relaunching earlier this yearCredit: Channel 5/Mark Yeoman
Calling all Meghan and Harrys for a special one-off showCredit: PA:Press Association
Look of love - a nationwide search has begun for a couple like these twoCredit: PA:Press Association

Meanwhile, Paul, 62, previously admitted he was reluctant to take the reins at 'Blind Date' because he felt like a "phoney" in comparison to its previous host, his dear late friend Cilla Black, who died in August 2015.

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Speaking previously, he said: " At first I said no because it's so synonymous with Cilla. I thought nobody else can do it. I'm not your suitable Cupid me, I'm quite cynical.

"It was very hard because I kept expecting Cilla at the top of the stairs saying 'what are you doing?' I'll constantly refer to her if there's a bit of a mess up.

"I felt like a phoney - 'what am I doing here?' How did this happen, I used to iron my jeans while watching this."

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But it wasn't until Cilla's son, Robert, encouraged Paul to present the new series that he changed his mind.

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The funny man explained: "I spoke to Robert, her son, and he said do it."

And now he's preparing for this unique version to find the next Harry and Meghan.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding will be held on Saturday 19 May 2018, Kensington Palace has announced
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