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Fans were left disappointed about how one contestant was treated on the hit ITV show
A BIG Brother star appeared on the latest episode of The 1% Club, but viewers quickly pointed out a problem.
Yinrun Huang popped up on the ITV game show on Saturday following her Big Brother stint last year.
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Her episode of The 1% Club was actually recorded prior to her inclusion in Big Brother.
During her time on the famous reality show, Yinrun finished the competition in fourth place behind Jordan Sangha, Olivia Young and Henry Southan.
However, fans were unable to ignore a glaring mistake surrounding Yinrun's name during her appearance on The 1% Club.
On multiple occasions, viewers noted host Lee Mack, 58, referred to Yinrun as ‘Runrun’.
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Following Yinrun’s elimination, Lee said: “I’m so sorry to say that we’ve lost Runrun. Runrun, I’m so sorry. You need to change your name to Staystay.”
The 26-year-old, who is originally from Shanghai, took to Instagram to address the pronunciation error.
Yinrun shared: “Just in case anyone is confused, I was given the name ‘Runrun’ on the show, but it’s still me, I don’t have a twin.”
Her fans flocked to the comment section to express their disapproval of Yinrun being referred to by a mispronounced name.
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Many of them presumed it was due to ‘Runrun’ being considered easier to pronounce.
One wrote: “Totally not okay they changed your name because it’s 'easier to pronounce'. Yinrun is very easy to say, and even if it wasn’t, it still needs to be learnt and said! Yinrun is a beautiful name!”
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Another added: “Sad that a major production can’t pronounce your name.
While a third simply stated: “Complained to Ofcom”.
Viewers on X felt similarly about the situation, with one writing: “Sooo he kept calling her ‘RunRun’ on this which left me quite confused... but it turns out Yinrun has said that ITV gave her that name because it was easier to pronounce, than Yinrun? What the absolute hell is that all about?’
Another penned: “How is Yinrun any harder to say than Runrun? When Yinrun posted that earlier I felt quite sorry for her.”
A third commented: “Yinrun is easy to pronounce though, I don’t get why they needed to give her a different name.
"Even if it was, it’s respectful to say contestants’ names properly and if Lee was likely to struggle with it, give him a phonetical spelling to help him.”
However, Yinrun has insisted she enjoyed participating in one of her favourite shows.
She shared: “This was filmed at the start of 2023 so I’ve had to keep my participation a secret for so long! But it’s finally here and I can’t wait to watch it back! (This is one of my favourite series).
“Thanks to the show for having me as a player, I had the best time and lots of laughs, plus Lee Mack is so charming.”
It comes as contestants and viewers of the popular ITV game show were left similarly stumped by the final question of the current series.
Host Lee asked: "What three-digit number comes next in this sequence?"
The preceding numbers were 1, 8, 11, 69, 88, 96, 101, with the answer being 111, although many struggled to reach that conclusion.
Writing on X (formerly Twitter), one viewer wrote: "Please can someone explain how this is worked out."
Another added: "The answer is 111 but I still don't understand why. Can anyone explain," another echoed while a third penned: "Good question... I have no idea."
Explaining the answer, Lee revealed: "All the numbers in this sequence remain the same when rotated 180 degrees. 111 is the next number for which this is true."
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Two of the five remaining players answered correctly and won their share of the £98,000 jackpot.
The 1% Club is available to watch on ITVX.
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