ITV The Games viewers call for major 'flaws' to be fixed and Holly Willoughby to be replaced if show returns
manchestereveningnews.co.ukITV launched its brand new show The Games earlier this week. It saw a bunch of celebrities put through their paces while competing in a series of Olympic-style games.
Hosted by Holly Willoughby and Freddie Flintoff - with commentary from Chris Kamara, aka Kammy - the famous faces underwent 12 weeks of training to battle it out in sporting events and rack up points to win gold, silver or bronze medals.
The celebs were split into male and female categories, with Coronation Street's Colson Smith, former Corrie star Ryan Thomas, reality star Wes Nelson, Strictly's Kevin Clifton, The Wanted's Max George and Harry Potter's Josh Herdman featuring in the men's competition, whilst female contestants included model Christine McGuinness, reality star Olivia Attwood, footballer Chelcee Grimes influencer Phoenix Gulzar-Brown, journalist Lucrezia Millarini and Emmerdale's Rebecca Sarker.
After competing against each other every day this week in categories such as the hurdles, swimming, javelin, weight-lifting and the 100 metre final last night (May 13), it was Wes Nelson who was crowned the ultimate champion alongside Chelcee Grimes as the top scoring female. READ MORE: ITV The Games crowns Chelcee Grimes and Wes Nelson winners But as the TV show has now drawn to a close, viewers have aired their thoughts on the competitive series, picking up on some 'major faults' they've witnessed throughout the week. "#TheGames… it’s an alright concept but has some major flaws… scrap the chatting bits… focus on the events… make it a more fair playing field or have more age or skill groups… get rid of Jermaine Jenas… replace Holly with the OG Clare Balding," said Keane on Twitter. "If The Games comes back ...
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