A First Dates hopeful was left speechless when his dinner guest revealed she was six months pregnant over dinner.

The Channel 4 show, which brings people from all over the UK together in hope they will find love, matched ex-army engineer Steve, 38, with army medic Lyn, 36.

Halfway through their meal Lyn dropped the bombshell that she was expecting a child with an anonymous sperm donor after deciding she no longer wanted to wait for the right man.

Steve was momentarily caught off guard but quickly regained composure, praising Lyn for making the tough decision to have a child on her own. He later added he would 'embrace' the opportunity to have a child in his life.

The ex-army engineer was similarly unfazed when Lyn revealed she had previously dated both men and women.

His supportive response was met with praise from dozens of viewers who took to Twitter to share their excitement at a potential future for the couple.

Army medic Lyn had a surprise for her date Steve, revealing that she was six months pregnant with her first child conceived by an anonymous sperm donor

Steve's composed and supportive response to the pregnancy news won praise from viewers

One tweeted: 'Don’t make em like Steve anymore!' A second added: 'Steve what a great man. Hope it works out for you both #FirstDates.'

While another added simply: 'Steve. Well played sir #firstdates.'

Lyn, who had been married and divorced by the time she was 26, explained to First Dates waitress Cece about her situation after she spotted her bump.

'It's a donor baby, so I got pregnant on my own.

'Why wait for the right partner to come along? I would probably be bloody 40 by then, so I went out and just did it myself.'a

The army medic revealed that she wanted her child's father to be 'Italian-Hispanic looking with olive skin, dark hair and dark eyes' and had carefully selected the attributes that matched.

The charming ex-Army engineer said he would 'embrace' the chance to have a child in his life

Viewers were left emotional over the prospect of the two becoming a couple

Steve had served 15 years in the army before he decided to leave and had found it difficult to adjust back to civilian life.

Before he knew that Lyn was expecting he explained that he had left the Army because he wanted to start a family but was worried he was too old.

He shared his wishes for children with his date, adding: 'I think I would be a great father. I would adopt if I had to. If I was with somebody and they came with children, it would be an option.'

Returning the question, Steve asked what Lyn's background was, stunned into silence as she revealed her news.

The mother-to-be revealed she chose to have a child on her own halfway through the meal

The nation was behind Lyn and Steve and tweeted messages of support to the couple

'I was married when I was younger and divorced when I was 26 and I've got a baby on the way now... I don't if you noticed I was six months pregnant...'

She joked: 'It's a donor baby, so no crazy ex hanging around street corners fighting for custody or nothing like that.'

Steve responded after a beat: 'Good for you.'

Determined to do it alone, Lyn said to the cameras that she was looking for the right partner and not 'just anyone', telling Steve that her last relationship was too toxic to have a child in.

Many women noted that Steve is a rarity on the dating scene and called them a 'match made in heaven'

'I was married to a guy, then I dated women after that and my last relationship was a woman,' Lyn told Steve.

The pair overcame the obstacles to end their date on a high, with both agreeing they wanted to see each other again.

'It goes without saying that if I want to see you again, it goes for both of you,' Steve said to Lyn.

'For me does that scare me away? Not in the slightest, I'd embrace it.

'I'd be willing to take it as slow as you like. For me just by the date we've been on there are connections there and I want to see where that goes.'

'For you to accept the things I've said today about myself and where I've come from says a lot about your character and that was exactly the kind of person I was hoping to meet,' Lyn replied.

Jaxon-James was born three months later weighing 6lbs 3oz, and according to Channel 4 'Steve is looking forward to meeting him'.

First Dates returns next Wednesday at 10pm on Channel 4