In the 16 (SIXTEEN!) years that Come Dine With Me has been distracting us from our hangovers, there have been plenty of jaw-dropping moments to keep us entertained.
As well as the (often inedible) food, we’ve been treated to blazing rows, sore losers and a host who thought it was acceptable to serve up his main course dressed in nothing but a mankini (it’s not).
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Here are our favourite and totally unforgettable moments from the past 45 (!!) series...
There’s been dodgy food

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Dodgy kitchen hygiene
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People have fallen out
And fallen over
This host made one of her guests wear a bag over his head because he was “the most unattractive man she’d ever seen”

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No wonder there have been walk-outs
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And strops
But in amongst the drama there has still been space for plenty of innuendo

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As well as toe-curling scenes
Not to mention some questionable table manners
HIGHLY questionable (and in front of Julie Goodyear, too)
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And speaking of questionable, there’s also been some dodgy attire...

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...and even questionable tables
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And boy, have there been some seriously bad losers...
But most people had a good time
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Bon appétit!