Drama, fun and emotions at maiden edition of Date Rush

The Studio B of TV3 was agog with excitement at the maiden shoot of its riveting dating and reality program, Date Rush.

The audience at the studio were treated to a fun filled atmosphere by the bachelors and the 10 intelligent ladies who were desirous of getting a date.

Two eligible bachelors, Edem and Sparkles stepped up to the challenge to wow and rouse the ladies for a date.

Edem was the first to attempt to woo a lady out of the 10 bevy of beauties. However, he got lights turned off by six of the ladies signifying a rejection by them or simply put they were not ready for date with him.

He was therefore left with the difficult task of convincing the four remaining ladies for a date. He then had to, through interactions and conversations with the ladies on their hobbies and lifestyles make the difficult decision of taking one of the obviously beautiful ladies for a date.

Sparkles had the difficult task of the two bachelors. He made a rather grand appearance on stage with a dance to the admiration of the date awaiting ladies. He is good looking, affable with a great personality. His dancing and other talents on display had all lights on from the ladies.

This means he was in the driving seat since he had all 10 ladies to choose from. The burden now had to shift to the ladies who must display their talent, skill, personality to now convince him to choose one of them for a date. It was a pretty hilarious but difficult sight to behold with the ladies stretching out their hands and doing all in their power to catch the eyes of their potential date.

He was finally able to get his date to the admiration of the audience in studio. This, however, was not without drama as one of the ladies burst into tears apparently for not being the lucky one chosen for the date. It was quiet an emotional moment for the audience whose simultaneous reactions was awwwww. The maiden one-hour show was shown on Friday at 20:00 GMT on TV3. The host of the show, Nii Kpakpo Thompson was in his usual joviality elements as he treated viewers to a fun filled night.

Date Rush is a production of Adesa Production Ltd, a member of the Media General Group and sponsored by Twellium Industrial Ltd, producers of Rush Energy Drink. The show deals with bachelors who have to impress a panel of ten women through a series of videos about them, followed by the contestant demonstrating a skill.

If the ladies like what they see, they keep a light on. If all lights go off, the bachelor goes home alone. Obama also recounts how her "body buzzed with fury" after hearing Trump's candid lewd comments about grabbing women.

"It was an expression of hatred that had generally been kept out of polite company, but still lived in the marrow of our supposedly enlightened society — alive and accepted enough that someone like Donald Trump could afford to be cavalier about it," she writes, according to the Post.

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Shonda Rhimes, the producer behind the television shows "Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal," praised the memoir as trailblazing yet relatable. "I don't think anybody will be necessarily prepared to read a memoir like this — especially coming from a first lady," Rhimes told the Post, having read an advance copy of "Becoming."

"I was very surprised, pleasantly surprised, by the level of candor and the level at which she opened herself up," she added. "I love the honesty and the humor and the beauty with which she addressed the romance of her marriage and the tribulations of her marriage and motherhood, and all of those things that we as women all can relate to."

Obama also reiterates that politics isn't for her, alluding to her previous dismissal of a potential 2020 presidential run.

"I've never been a fan of politics, and my experience over the last ten years has done little to change that," she writes according to the Post. "I continue to be put off by the nastiness."