A man who resorted to a billboard to find a wife has revealed his shock after being flooded with over 1,000 applications from eager singletons.
Mohammad Malik, 29, advertised himself on several hoardings across Birmingham and set up website 'Findmailkawife.com' in an attempt to meet The One.
Appearing on Good Morning Britain, he told hosts Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard that he was very hopeful that he could find someone after the response he had received.
After asking for a drumroll, he revealed that he had had over 1,000 applications..
"Mum and dad are going to have to help me out as well as a few friends," he said. "I'll have to go through a spreadsheet."
However, Mohammad said that he was "definitely not against arranged marriages" and that it "was a tongue in cheek" comment on the billboard.
"I thought, let me have a crack at it before I went down that route," he said.
Quizzed on whether he had tried dating apps, Mohammad said he had but that he hadn't had much luck: "it's quite difficult to manage finding the one.
"It's quite consuming to try and find the one."
Susanna quipped: "You've still got a thousand people to find the one! Talk about time!"
Ben added: "Didn't decrease the admin!"
Revealing what type of woman he was looking for, Mohammad said: "Somebody that could balance my energy... somebody that's really enthused and passionate and somebody who has the same faith as me."
He previously told Birmingham Live he took the unusual approach to find romance after the usual methods of meeting 'the one' did not work.
Drivers on the A34 near the Perry Barr Greyhound Track can see a 20ft billboard of him lying on his side pointing upwards with a big smile and joking: "Save me from an arranged marriage."
Mohammad, a Muslim who works as an innovation consultant and entrepreneur, also features on billboards on Golden Hillock Road and Hockley Circus.
He is from London but calls Birmingham his "second home" thanks to the "top quality food spots in the city centre, bustling Alum Rock (and) the incredible mosques".
His website details his no-expense-spared search for love.
Mohammad said: "I just haven't found the right girl yet. It's tough out there."
*Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV
