Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? viewers rage as Jeremy Clarkson helps contestant
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? viewers rage as Jeremy Clarkson helps contestant (Picture: ITV) Jere..
Jeremy Clarkson has caused controversy once again on the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? reboot, as he appeared to help a contestant.
Seville, who was playing the game in tonights episode, found herself stuck on the £16,000 question, and was searching for clues in the new host.
Jeremy asked the player: Which of these mountains is not climbed in the National Three Peaks Challenge?
Struggling to grasp onto an answer, she decided to used her 50/50 lifeline, bringing herself down to the two options: Helvellyn, or Scafell Pike.
Still stumped, she ended up phoning her friend Graham who suggested Scafell as the correct choice.
Following the phone call, Seville asked Jeremy: He did say D there, didnt he?
To which the 58-year-old replied: He said he thought Scafell Pike was part of it.
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But the contestant tried to push her luck and asked: Was climbed?
And Jeremy couldnt help himself by hinting: Pretty certain thats what he said.
After practically giving away the answer, Seville chose option B and went on to win the £16,000.
Fans were left raged by Jeremys choice of helping the contestant and took to Twitter to call the former Top Gear host out.
One wrote: @JeremyClarkson helping that woman get to £16k! #cheat shes the one that didnt listen to the phone call!
While another added: Tut tut @JeremyClarkson #WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire should you be helping like that?
Someone else commented: She didnt listen to the answer and Jeremy Clarkson helped her. Should have remained impartial for me.
And a fourth said: @JeremyClarkson totally saved Sevilles bacon there. I knew she wasnt listening to Graham properly!!
But despite the star helping on tonights show, it seems he might just be changing his ways after he was allegedly told by bosses to be nicer.
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In a recent episode he revealed: Im told Ive been nicer to the contestants. But last year there were some very stupid contestants who didnt warrant any niceness.
This time theyve been, by and large with one or two exceptions, sparky and on-it and bright and deserving of a place in the chair.
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? continues at 9pm on ITV.
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