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ITV viewers were baffled by an Essex competition winner’s “low-key” reaction to winning £1million.
For months, all the daytime ITV shows have promoted their huge competition offering either £10,000 every month for ten years or £1million in one go.
The winner was finally revealed yesterday – but with a rather lacklustre response, The Mirror reported.
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The winner from Essex, who wished to remain anonymous, shocked viewers with her rather “unimpressed” reaction.
Announcing the news on Good Morning Britain, host Susanna Reid said: “We have some very exciting news, don’t we? We have made one viewer a millionaire! She’s decided to remain anonymous, but we can tell you she’s from Essex.
“Also, she has quite a low-key response, you may be surprised, but imagine what it would be like if you got that call!”
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Although her co-host Martin Lewis admitted: “If someone called me up to say that I had won a million pounds, my instant reaction would be that it’s a scam, it’s a fake and I would be very nervous about giving them any details. So there’s a rightful level of scepticism when somebody makes that call.”
In the clip, Andi is seen calling the winner as he asks them: “Did you enter one of our competitions?”
“I did,” she replied. “I think it was the million pound one but I’m sure you can’t be calling me about that.”
But then, Andi said: “And the winner of the Million Pound Decision competition… is you!”
After a pause, she replied: “Really? I can’t believe it.”
“Congratulations, you are a millionaire,” Andi said.
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While she said her heart was “beating crazily”, viewers were not convinced by her reaction.
On Twitter, one fan of the show said: “HAHAHAHA. ITV give away £1m and the winner wants to keep their identity secret. AND SHE DOESN’T EVEN SOUND IMPRESSED!! WTAF!”
While another commented: “@ITV Please STOP showing the clip of the Winner of the £Million Quid, She’s not even excited or sounds grateful, that would change my & my families Lives, I wouldn’t just be like ‘Oh Great, Thanks very much’ More money in the bank I’d be Excited & making sure my Family was OK.”
A third wrote: “Million pound winner sounded decidedly underwhelmed, I’d having been screaming like a banshee.”
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