There was hardly a dry eye remaining after This Morning ‘s Spin to Win contestant asked Philip Schofield if she could donate £1000 of her winnings to chairty.
The caller from Newcastle had successfully bagged herself £2000 on the show.
After she’d correctly answered the goody bag question, she asked Holly Willoughby, 40, and Phil, 51, for “a favour?”
Both hosts responded at the same time: “Yes.”
The lady said: “Can I ask for £500 of the erm money to be given to Parkinson’s UK and also £500 to be given to Lewy Body Dementia society please?”
Phil said: “And why is that? Why did you pick those?”
She responded: “Because of my parents.”
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“Are they ok?” asked Phil.
“No, they’re not no but it’s just to honour them,” the lady replied.
“Alright, well what we’re going to do, you’ve got your £2000 from there and we’re going to give you an extra £1000 to give to your charities.
“So you’re still going to get your money ok”, explained Phil.
Now emotional, the caller replied: “Thank you so much.”
Moments later, Twitter was brimming with comments with many fans claiming that they’d been left in tears at the contestants generosity.
“Omg crying at @thismorning that lovely lady giving her winnings to charity. Love her and Philip & holl,” read one tweet.
A second said: “Oh wow @philipschof and @hollywills you’ve made me tearful whilst watching @thismorning Hope to be spinning the wheel soon.”
Another explained:”Just cried a bit hearing that lovely lady on @thismorning donate part of her winnings to @ParkinsonsUK a charity very close to my heart too. Sending lots of love to you and your parents lovely!”
While a forth penned: “You know you’re a bit hormonal when you cry at @thismornings Spin To Win. Not ok hun x”
Others praised ITV for offering up extra cash on top of her winnings.
“@thismorning what a lovely thing to do for the lady who won spin to win. Well done #ThisMorning,” said one.
“I cried a bit!!! Well done @thismorning! #ThisMorning,” chimed a second.
“Absolute legends @Schofe @hollywills @thismorning donating £1000 to the charity of one of the tv winners, who wanted to donate £1,000 of their winnings #ThisMorning #legends,” beamed another.
This Morning airs weekdays on ITV at 10am.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
