Emmerdale's Adam Thomas reveals surprising connection between new ITV show and Big Brother

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Soap legends Adam and Ryan Thomas have unveiled a surprising twist about their fresh gaming show 99 to Beat.The brothers, popular for their roles on Emmerdale and Coronation Street respectively, have taken a leap into the world of presenting, helming the ITV game show.

While chatting on Channel 4's Sunday Brunch, the duo shared their show's premise where challengers try to avoid finishing last among 100 participants in various demanding games.

But there's more than meets the eye with this programme, as the siblings let slip an intriguing detail. In conversation with hosts Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer, Adam revealed: "Well apparently, I don't know if you know this but these are the contestants that never got onto Big Brother." The revelation left Simon and Tim surprised, prompting Adam to add, "So these are the guys that didn't get onto Big Brother and obviously we wanted to have some great contestants for the show," reports Leeds Live.

Adam then spilt the beans: "So what a better place to look than the Big Brother catalogue." During their stint on Sunday Brunch, the Thomas brothers also confessed the "hardest part" of hosting 99 to Beat was doing it without their sibling Scott, known from his stint on Love Island.