Tipping Point fans were left swooning over host Ben Shephard’s festive transformation during Christmas Eve’s instalment of Lucky Stars.
Three hopeful celebrities joined Ben at their podiums in an attempt to scoop the £10,000 jackpot counter from the Tipping Point machine for their charities – Gogglebox star Scarlett Moffat, Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton Du Beke and TOWIE star Bobby Norris.
But far from the star-studded cast, fans were much more distracted by Ben’s Christmassy transformation, as he donned a tie and velvet jacket for the special occasion.
Ben is usually seen with an open blazer and shirt with a few buttons open at the top – but on Friday he decided to don a sleek grey tie with his top button fastened, and soft grey jacket.
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Taking to Twitter, swooning fans couldn’t help but comment on his look, as one posted: “@benshephard I’m glad to see you’ve popped on a tie for the festive edition of Tipping Point Lucky Stars! You look dashingly handsome!”
Another agreed: “@benshephard should wear velvet suit jackets more often, looking gorgeous!”
Even contestant Anton Du Beke couldn’t help commenting on how much Ben is loved, as one fan echoed: “Watching #TippingPoint before going to pick up my parents for tonight. Anton genuinely just said, ‘Oh we all love a bit of @benshephard’ – he’s right!”
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Ben was, in fact, so loved that he had his own bottle of sherry dedicated to him for the mystery prize Anton scooped, dubbed The Ben Shephard Sherry and featuring on a real-life bottle emblazoned with Ben’s face and touted on the programme.
But Scarlett, however, wasn’t so impressed as Ben declared one of Anton’s ambient drops out of play – meaning the counters that fell from the machine wouldn’t be added to his total winnings.
“So they don’t count?!” she wailed as she felt for the Strictly pro.
Fans on social media weren’t happy either, as one penned: “Anton is raging at the ambient drop!”
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“Anton clearly thinking, ‘Get me out of here’!” someone else followed up.
Bobby was the first celeb to be eliminated from the show, leaving Scarlett and Anton to battle it out for a place in the final round.
Tipping Point airs from 4pm weekdays on ITV.
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