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Category: Inside Rapanui

Come Dine With Me has developed a bit of a cult following in the last few years - like X Factor vs. Big Brother vs. Little Britain. Obviously we needed to get on it...

When we heard it was coming to the Isle of Wight, our Rob decided to give it a go, not least because the idea of a week's free meals seemed like quite a good deal. He's also got a solid reputation in the Rapanui wolfpack as being the go-to guy if you want some fine cuisine, and we all fancied his chances of bringing home the trophy.

The other guests included legendary hip-hop Isle of Wight celebrityman Derek Sandy, single mum Claire Cheek and posh pensioner Tina Raymond - who all turned out to be a decent bunch to spend a week doing dinners with.

The show aired last Friday the 13th (uh oh) and we hadn't seen it before. To be completely honest, this was filmed the week before the new collection launch this past summer and as one of the chiefs here, Rob was rather busy. This meant he showed up on the night and sort of made it all up, but to our relief it seems he more than compensated with a constant stream of gags. He also managed to squeeze a different Rapanui t-shirt into every shot too - definitely works in sales then...

Some comedy highlights included:

Claire's insistence that deep fried cheese lumps are a "nice refreshing starter" , the random fireman, plus Island talisman Derek Sandy in his celebrity hot tub. In fact, there's too many, you're just going to have to Get over to 4oD and have a watch! (you might have to put up with a few adverts but we hope it's worth it).

Well done Rob :D