A BARROVIAN who was mocked by the nation after revealing his diet of fish and rice cakes has appeared on a popular dating show.

Danny Andrews rose to fame in 2007 after the release of the BBC Three documentary ‘Babyfaced Bodybuilders’.

In the documentary, a 16-year-old Danny explained his daily diet during the fortnight prior to the Mr Cumbria body-building competition.

It consisted of eight sets of fish rice cakes, leading to his decade-long-nickname of ‘fish and rice cake guy’.

Danny, who grew up in Hawcoat and now owns a barbershop in Preston, has starred on our TV screens once again but this time for the hugely popular Channel 4 show, First Dates.

In the episode, which was filmed in March, the 31-year-old fails to hit it off with holiday resort singer Abbie - and instead catches the eye of a diner on another date.

He said: "The episode was filmed right at the start of lockdown and I was, and still am, single so thought it'd be a fun night out and a good way to meet new people.

"We all had to self-isolate in a hotel and get tested every day before going on the date.

"I ended up having two dates because the girl behind me fancied me and she was a better match so they brought me back to film another episode.

"I wore a t-shirt and jeans for the first date and realised I'd massively underdressed so actually wore a shirt for the next one."

Sparks failed to fly for Danny's first date who recognised him from his brief stint with fame a decade before.

"The waiter came to the table and said 'you look familiar' and she knew straight away that I was from the 'fish and a rice cakes' video," he said.

"I actually ordered fish and chips on the date and after thought 'oh no they're going to make fun of me for this'.

Danny's second date, set to air in February on Channel 4, looked more promising.

"We definitely gelled a lot better than the first but she wasn't my type," he said.

"We didn't keep in touch after.

"It was a good experience but I don't think I'll be appearing on another episode anytime soon.

"If I'm on any other show it'll be The Undateables."

Danny's First Dates episode will air on Tuesday January 26 followed by another episode on February 2.