This Morning fans were left welling up with tears over the Spin to Win segment on Wednesday’s show, as a caller revealed the competition had “saved her Christmas”.
Manchester caller Lesley revealed she had recently been made redundant, and welcomed a newborn baby granddaughter to the family, leaving her worried about money.
As Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby got in touch over the phone, an overjoyed Lesley asked: “This isn’t a wind up is it?”
Lesley could be heard growing emotional down the line, as she remarked: “I honestly can’t believe it.”
Before adding: “I’ve just been made redundant and my grandaughter is five days old.”
Holly clearly felt for Lesley, as she soothed: “What a time you’re having.
This Morning caller Lesley was thrilled to win the £3,000 jackpot on Wednesday’s show (Image: ITV)
“This is going to make Christmas.”
As Phil turned to spin the golden wheel, he hinted he would rig the results to make sure Lesley won as much cash as possible.
Dropping a hint for Lesley, he said: “I’m not allowed to cheat on this, but I sometimes do though.”
Thankfully, there was no need to fix the result, as the pink arrow landed on the jackpot payout of £3,000.
Overjoyed, Lesley was overcome with emotion as she revealed she had been entering the competition every day since she got made redundant.
The famous Spin to Win wheel landed on the £3,000 jackpot, to viewers’ delight (Image: ITV)
She added: “That’s just made my Christmas.”
Holly and Phil were visibly touched by the revelation, as they remarked: “That’s been really good karma.”
Meanwhile, over on Twitter, viewers were moved to tears by Lesley’s win, with many insisting the proud granny was a deserving winner.
One said: “Today’s Spin To Win Was So Emotional, I really felt her pain. Congrats Lesley xxxx.”
“Omg proper welling up at this caller,” added a second.
With a smile on his face, Phil insisted the result of the competition was “good Karma” (Image: ITV)
And a third wrote: “Absolutely bawling at #ThisMorning, winning the jackpot two days in a row for a hospital patient and a grandmother just made redundant. SO happy for them!”
“Was SO happy that woman won £3000 on #SpinToWin someone who genuinely needs it & was actually grateful for it,” wrote a fourth.
This Morning airs on weekdays at 10am on ITV
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
