11.04.2022 - 01:31 / msn.com
BBC presenter Louise Minchin and Watchdog presenter Michelle Ackerley. The trio answered questions to win turns on the arcade-style machine, in the hopes of collecting the £20,000 prize for their selected charity. Michelle was the first contestant out, followed by Louise, leaving Josh Widdicombe to clinch the win and take home £20,000 for his charity The Lily Foundation, a UK charity dedicated to fighting mitochondrial disease But as the three familiar faces made their introductions at the start of the show, ITV viewers were left begging the trio to make their introductions in a less drawn out fashion.
Taking to Twitter, one wrote: “Intros are far too long…” as another posted: “Why can't these celebs on Tipping Point Lucky Stars just say hello I’m. . .
. . and the charity I’m playing for is.
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. instead of all these uncomfortable unfunny scripted introduction speeches. ” The hit ITV show is celebrating a decade on the air with a new series starting next week.
Ben Shephard has said that the silliest answers on his quiz come from being under pressure and he insists he “makes a fool of himself regularly” in moments which end up on the cutting room floor. The show is possibly best known for when host Ben asked a primary teacher called Dom: “In his epic poems, Homer often refers to the nectar as the drink of the gods and which other substance as their food?”Dom replied: “I know he likes doughnuts,” with Ben looking flabbergasted by the answer. “I think I’ll go with doughnuts please, Ben.