A FIRST Dates contestant who found love on the reality show has popped the question - after being given just five years to live.
Grimsby-based Mike Sumner, 38, met Zoe Welch, 31 met on the dating series after deciding to sign up when he was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease.
Exactly two years later, Mike, who now uses a walking frame, asked Zoe to marry him during a holiday in Florida. "Because of my mobility problems I couldn’t do it on bended knee.
When we got back we cracked open a bottle of Prosecco we had waiting in the fridge and then went out for a quiet meal. It was just perfect," he told the Mirror. “I refuse to be gloomy about how long I am going to live.
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