First Dates star receives death threats after asking woman to split the bill

Sam Reece has admitted he’s been the target of online death threats following his appearance on First Dates.

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by Jack White |
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Model Sam, 22, featured on the Channel 4 docuseries recently, and innocently asked his date Kathleen to go halves with him on their food.

Or so he thought. According to some outraged Twitter users, Sam’s request wasn’t so innocent.

Speaking to the Mirror, Sam said: “I couldn’t believe some of the reaction from people on Twitter. I had death threats, one person said that the next time I come out in Manchester I’m dead.”

Some Twitter users weren't too impressed with Sam asking Kathleen to split the bill

That’s more than a bit extreme, isn’t it?

Sam claims that the show edited him to look like a ‘typical mode’ which could be the reason behind some of the backlash.

He continued: “We actually had a laugh on the date, and she was a really nice girl, but I ended up getting a lot of stick about splitting the bill.

“It was a really expensive meal, like £350, and I knew I wasn’t going to see her again, so what’s wrong with asking her to split the bill?”

Sam says he did nothing wrong because he wasn't planning on seeing Kathleen again

But it seems it wasn’t just the situation with the bill that had the internet raging.

One user wrote: “Sam isn’t half as fit as he thinks he is, with the personality of a porridge oat.”

Another said: “Sam has the personality of a wet fish. What’s the f***ing attraction?”

Ouch. Do you think Sam was wrong to ask to split the bill? Let us know now in the comments box below.

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