On Sunday’s celebrity special of Tipping Point, where all the money goes to charity, contestants will do anything to give them the edge.
And Joe Lycett did not disappoint.
After beating fellow contestants, cricket commentating legend Henry Blofeld and Melody Thornton, the 33-year-old comic revealed he was wearing some “lucky pants”, resplendent with the host Ben Shephard’s face plastered all over them.
The becoming blue boxers, complete with Ben’s smiling face, were so fetching that Joe kept his trousers down and showed them off throughout the show.
“These pants are worth their weight in gold,” Joe said as he sailed through to the final.
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“I can’t stop staring at me”, said Ben
When asked how the pants made him feel, the 46-year-old host replied: “Nervous” and added it was “disconcerting”.
When asked how he himself felt wearing them, Joe joked: “Uncomfortable”.
As Joe answered more questions he ended up with a considerable £6,300. But sadly, did not get over the tipping point – despite the pants.
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However, Ben offered the Geordie comic a trade. Three more “counters” to try but if the machine didn’t tip, he would lose £5,000.
At this point, Joe said his lucky pants “felt heavier”. He also said the owner of his charity of choice would want him to take the risk so he decided to go for it – to the audience’s delight.
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Despite being “very nervous” the machine did as Joe wanted and he got his £20,000 grand prize for charity – the Tamworth Wellbeing and Cancer Support Centre.
Joe said: “That’s an amazing amount of money. The charity does amazing things for cancer patients and their families and will benefit so massively from this money.”
It’s not the first time Ben has been left a bit red-faced by cheeky contestants.
Recently, Tess Daly made a very flirty offer to the handsome host, involving the pair of them doing a “Romba” together.
During her introduction, Tess told Ben: “I’m Tess Daly, I’m probably best known for presenting Strictly Come Dancing, and tonight I’m hoping to dance rings around the opposition, waltz off with £20,000.”
She then invited Ben for a dance, saying: “And who knows, perhaps Ben and myself might get together for a celebratory Romba…”
Ben looked quite flustered for a moment as the studio burst out with a collective “Oooh!”.
Indeed!
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