Single girl is stunned to find herself matched with ‘80s pop heartthrob she worshipped as a teen on First Dates – so do YOU recognise him?

They say you should never meet your heroes but one woman ended up having dinner with hers during an episode of First Dates. 

Sarah, 43, a music manager from Essex, said she was a huge fan of 80's music, listing Curiosity Killed the Cat as one of her favourite bands. 

She was paired with Ben, 52, who turned out to be Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot - the front man of the band who once featured on the posters of on Sarah's bedroom wall.

Viewers were shocked to see Ben back in the spotlight two decades after the act broke up, claiming he was 'begging to be noticed'.

A man named Ben was on last night's First Dates and was coy about the career he'd had in music

Ben said he liked being anonymous after enjoying a string of top ten hits with the funk band in the late 1980s and early 90s.

But when Sarah quizzed him about his music career he was forced to admit that he was part of one of her favourite bands. 

Sarah was stunned, repeatedly saying 'no way' and telling him that he was her teenage crush.

She even got him to speak to her mum over the phone to prove that she was on a date with a celebrity.  

He was paired up with a woman called Sarah, who was a huge 80s music lover that losted Curiosity Killed the Cat as one of her favourite bands

Ben was actually Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot - the front man of Curiosity Killed the Cat and someone who Sarah had posters of on her bedroom wall growing up

However, viewers weren't as impressed as Sarah was to see Ben on First Dates, and took to Twitter to mock their 'awkward' encounter. 

One tweeted: 'If Ben from Curiosity Killed The Cat doesn't want to be recognised, then why the f*** is he still wearing the same hat that he had on in 1987?' 

'If BenCuriosity wants to be anonymous, why is he wearing his manky old hat from the 80s for the entire date?! ' another posted.

A fourth agreed: 'Ah Ben from Curiosity Killed the Cat, give me a break still wearing that hat! Begging to be noticed.' 

Viewers didn't buy Ben's desire to be anonymous, with many saying he was itching to tell Sarah about his fame in the 80s

A third said: 'Ben just wants to be anonymous again. Sat at the bar in a giant Curiosity Killed The Cat hat. Telling people about when he used to be in Curiosity Killed The Cat.' 

Despite viewer interpretation, Ben revealed that he was happy to leave fame behind.

He said: 'I didn't really like the spotlight to be honest, but luckily as the years have gone by I've been able to become anonymous again.'

While he was in the band Ben admitted to battling with addictions to drugs and alcohol, which intensified after he left.

Curiosity Killed the Cat were a funk band that had a string of top ten hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s

Despite being a huge fan, Sarah decided that she didn't feel a romantic spark with Ben and didn't want a second date

He did a three month stint in rehab and is now making a living by performing at 80s revival concerts.Ben said: 'I've tried very hard to get out of all the world. In a funny way it [damaged] me.'

Unfortunately Ben and Sarah didn't feel a romantic connection and decided they would remain friends.