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House of Games viewers appalled as Melinda Messenger makes ’embarrassing’ blunder in ‘new low’ for show
FANS of BBC's House of Games were left gobsmacked after a celebrity contestant didn't know the answer to a history question.
The gameshow, hosted by Richard Osman, saw four different famous faces compete on Tuesday night.
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They were Charlie Brooks, Les Dennis, Darren Harriott and Melinda Messenger.
After whizzing through a number of questions correctly, TV presenter and former glamour model Melinda got a VERY wrong answer.
The 51-year-old was quizzed on her knowledge of royal history, as host Richard asked the contestants for the year in which "Elizabeth I ascends the throne".
Melinda went first, guessing it was 1903, followed by Les Dennis' 1961 guess, Charlie went for 1677 and Darren with 1880.
The answer was of course, 1558, and the show's viewers couldn't believe how wrong the celebrities got it.
They Instantly took to Twitter to slate Melanie's answer, which was around 450 years off.
One wrote: " Elizabeth 1st in the Victorian/Edwardian period ??????"
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Another said: "Melinda Messenger on thinking Elizabeth I came to the throne in the 1900s....
"How do these people even exist?"
Another fan agreed: "How on could you think Elizabeth the FIRST, ascended the throne in 1900?!
"Honestly how thick are these celebs? I just don’t know how you could ever think that the first Elizabeth, was Queen not that long before our current Queen?!"
They added: "How poor are our history lessons?! "
House of Games continues on weeknights at 6pm on BBC Two
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