Freddie Flintoff was unimpressed with This Morning as he appeared on the show on Tuesday (May 31). The former cricketer appeared on the ITV daytime programme alongside Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris.
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ITV launched its brand new show The Games earlier this week. It saw a bunch of celebrities put through their paces while competing in a series of Olympic-style games.
Hosted by Holly Willoughby and Freddie Flintoff - with commentary from Chris Kamara, aka Kammy - the famous faces underwent 12 weeks of training to battle it out in sporting events and rack up points to win gold, silver or bronze medals.
The celebs were split into male and female categories, with Coronation Street's Colson Smith, former Corrie star Ryan Thomas, reality star Wes Nelson, Strictly's Kevin Clifton, The Wanted's Max George and Harry Potter's Josh Herdman featuring in the men's competition, whilst female contestants included model Christine McGuinness, reality star Olivia Attwood, footballer Chelcee Grimes influencer Phoenix Gulzar-Brown, journalist Lucrezia Millarini and Emmerdale's Rebecca Sarker.
After competing against each other every day this week in categories such as the hurdles, swimming, javelin, weight-lifting and the 100 metre final last night (May 13), it was Wes Nelson who was crowned the ultimate champion alongside Chelcee Grimes as the top scoring female.
READ MORE: ITV The Games crowns Chelcee Grimes and Wes Nelson winners
But as the TV show has now drawn to a close, viewers have aired their thoughts on the competitive series, picking up on some 'major faults' they've witnessed throughout the week.
"#TheGames… it’s an alright concept but has some major flaws… scrap the chatting bits… focus on the events… make it a more fair playing field or have more age or skill groups… get rid of Jermaine Jenas… replace Holly with the OG Clare Balding," said Keane on Twitter.
"If The Games comes back ... less 'presenters', less guests, less
Freddie Flintoff was unimpressed with This Morning as he appeared on the show on Tuesday (May 31). The former cricketer appeared on the ITV daytime programme alongside Paddy McGuinness and Chris Harris.
This Morning viewers weren't at all surprised when Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary had to quickly apologise for John Lydon's language. The Sex Pistols singer appeared live on the ITV daytime show on Monday (May 30).
This Morning viewers who tune in on a Friday are used to seeing Dermot O'Leary and Alison Hammond present whilst Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield take their routine day off. But fans of the ITV show have today been treated to a new face as Dermot O'Leary, 49, is missing from his usual slot.
This Morning viewers are nothing if not varied in their opinions and it was Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly who caused a divide amongst them today. The Geordie duo appeared live in the studio to chat to hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby on the ITV daytime show on Thursday (May 26).
This Morning viewers were left complaining moments into the latest edition of the show. Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were missing from the show as Lorraine Kelly crossed live from her show to the ITV studio to find out what coming up on the daytime programme.
There was what could have been a very awkward moment on This Morning when Beat The Chasers star Issa Schultz admitted to not knowing who Holly Willoughby was. The quizzer was on the ITV daytime show to chat to the presenter and her co-host Phillip Schofield.
This Morning viewers were left shocked and telling Phillip Schofield to calm down as he got heavily involved in a gardening segment on the show. The presenter and co-host Holly Willoughby were back with another jam-packed edition of the ITV daytime show on Tuesday (May 17).
This Morning viewers were left a little baffled when they tuned in to one particular segment on the latest show. Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield were back at the helm of the ITV daytime programme on Tuesday (May 17).
Normal order resumed on This Morning on Monday as Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby kicked off another week of shows. The first edition of the ITV daytime show of the week marked Holly's return.
After a gruelling three months of training, new ITV show The Games saw 12 celebrities take on a series of Olympic-style challenges. From Monday (May 9) through to Friday (May 13) famous faces such as former Corrie star Ryan Thomas, The Wanted's Max George and reality star Olivia Attwood battled it out in front of a live audience for gold, silver and bronze medals.
Holly's white shirt and hot pink trousers look as her shirt buttons were done up particularly low. Fans were divided over the outfit, with some saying the 41-year-old presenter was "rocking" the look, while others compared her to Simon Cowell. Some fans seemed concerned about the look.
ITV The Games has been accused of being "obsessed" with a star as fans accuse the show of showing him too much. The programme is airing each and every weeknight this week from 9pm.
ITV The Games fans have hit out at the result of one of last night's events. Fans watching the Holly Willoughby and Freddie Flintoff fronted show have called out Max George. Some fans say the Wanted singer "cheated" in his climb against ex ITV Coronation Street and Celebrity Big Brother star Ryan Thomas.
Lucy Mecklenburgh reassured The Games viewers after fans thought she had given birth. The former The Only Way is Essex star is currently heavily pregnant with her and Ryan Thomas ' second child.
Ryan Thomas has shared his main 'worry' about appearing on The Games following the second live show. The former Coronation Street star has joined 11 other celebs in going out of their comfort zone to compete in a series of Olympic-style events.
Holly Willoughby and Freddie Flintoff were quick to turn off as the show made its ITV debut last night. The series - a reboot of a former Channel 4 show from decades past - involves pitting celebrities against each other in Olympic tasks. The programme features Mel B's daughter Phoenix, former Strictly pro Kevin Clifton, Paddy McGuiness' wife Christine Martin and a host of other celebrity faces including stars of EastEnders and Coronation Street taking on sports events.
The Games hit screens for the very first time on Monday night (May 9) for a bumper hour and a half special. The new live ITV show sees twelve super-fit celebrities battling it out in a range of sporting events while racking up points and being placed in either gold, silver or bronze medal position.