Lorraine discusses the Squid Game gameshow and reveals winner
Lorraine Kelly faced a huge backlash during Friday’s show as she gave away the winner of Squid Game: The Challenge. Talking about the series as the show started, the presenter did warn viewers she would be naming the winner later in the show, but it seems many tuned in late and were outraged to have the show “spoiled”.
It also didn’t help that, before the spoiler alert, Ross King used the word “she” when talking about the winner, giving away the identity of the player.
“We’re about to talk about the final episode of Squid Game: The Challenge. The final episode was released yesterday,” Lorraine later commented.
“If you don’t want to know who wins, turn down the sound and look away now. Spoiler alert!”
Ross King continued: “We can tell you now, out of everyone it was a woman who was considered to be older at 55, no age at all! It was Mai [Whelan].
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Inspired by the Korean dystopian show Squid Game, competitors of the reality series had to take part in memorable challenges from the series.
At $4.56m (£3.66m), the winner’s prize is thought to be the biggest cash prize in the history of reality TV.
The challenges included in the series were Green Light, Red Light where players had to run to cross a line while a huge doll of a girl sings – when the singing stops, they must too or risk being “killed”.
Finalists Sam Wells (Player 016), Mai Whelan (Player 287) and Phill Cain (Player 451) were the last competitors standing for the final episode which was streamed on Netflix earlier.
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It didn’t take long for fans of the reality show to complain online about the spoiler.
Taking to X, viewers expressed their disappointment that the show had been ruined for them following Lorraine’s comments.
@Hez2408 penned: “Thanks very much for spoiling #SquidGame… no need to watch it now!! Not at ALL happy #Lorraine.”
@DebJBates echoed this, adding: “No point watching the new squid game now #lorraine.”
“Nice spoiler there, I haven’t even started watching the challenge yet. #lorraine #SquidGameTheChallenge,” @Gm4nHere shared.
@Tropo_Spheric fumed: “#gmb #Lorraine Well done on the spoiler about squid game, ‘she’s done with the money’ bunch of amateurs.”
@shelster75 responded: “I’m so cross about this!!!” while @Tropo_Spheric remarked: “B****y idiots they are!”
@Jamesogrady551 added: “No point watching the new squid game now #lorraine.”
@BrightonTina7 complained: “#lorraine Well thanks a lot, I won’t bother watching the rest of Squid Game now you’ve told us who won. Cheers for ruining it for me.”
Lorraine airs weekdays from 9am on ITV.
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