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Tipping Point host Ben Shephard branded ‘mean’ as he pokes fun at contestant Olivia

Viewers loved her – for all the wrong reasons!

Tipping Point host Ben Shephard has been branded “mean” by viewers of the show.

The comments came after yesterday’s episode (March 11), which featured a contestant called Olivia.

She was eliminated just before the final round, and for good reason according to some Tipping Point viewers.

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Tipping Point host Ben Shephard has been accused of being ‘mean’ on yesterday’s show (Credit: ITV)

What happened on Tipping Point yesterday?

Viewers at home took quite a liking to Olivia – for all the wrong reasons.

She got question after question wrong, but was somehow still rather endearing.

Thanks for being on today’s show Olivia. I had a great laugh at some of your answers!

Olivia was lovely. Not the brightest, but lovely,” said one viewer.

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Thanks for being on today’s show Olivia. I had a great laugh at some of your answers!” said another.

A third added: “Not even Jesus Christ himself could have got Olivia through to the final.”

Olivia will probably take a wrong turn and walk on to The Chase set next,” giggled another viewer.

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Viewers thanked Olivia for providing the laughs (Credit: ITV)

Which questions did Olivia get wrong?

The comments came after she got questions about the Battle of Hastings, a decathlon and the human body wrong.

“Do you know what the decathlon is Olivia?” Ben asked.

“No,” came her reply.

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“Excellent, excellent,” Ben laughed at Olivia’s expense.

Earlier in the show she was asked a question about a central joint of the human leg.

Olivia replied that the answer was elbow.

Tipping Point host Ben was quick to laugh and exclaimed: “Oh Olivia!”

Later, at another wrong answer, he quipped: “Well I suppose if your elbow’s in your knee somewhere why not have a crack at it.”

What did viewers make of host Ben’s comments?

Although his comments were most likely made in jest, some said they were a little mean.

“Ben being a bit mean to Olivia,” said one viewer.

“I agree, he is being nasty,” said another.

A third questioned: “Is Ben ripping the [bleep] out of Olivia?”

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Nancy Brown
Associate Editor

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