This Morning branded 'horror movie' as show offers to pay energy bills as prize

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This Morning (September 5) viewers saw the return of full time presenters Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield as well as the return of the Spin To Win game.However the game had a twist, contestants could get their energy bills paid off as a prize.Viewers were less than impressed and took to social media to moan about the state of the country.READ MORE: This Morning fans beg for host shake-up as Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield returnPhil said: "This week we’ve got our usual cash prizes, but you could also win some extra cash to pay your energy bills until the end of the year.

That’s four months of energy bills taken care of."Holly added: "Wow, that’s very important right now."Two people won the prize and were delighted that they wouldn't have to worry about the energy bills for a little while with one caller saying that his "prepayment meter" is "absolute murder".However viewers took to social media to blast the new prize, with some even comparing it to dystopian TV show Black Mirror.One said: "Actual worst timeline stuff that the prize wheel on This Morning now includes the option to win your energy bills paid for four months."Another wrote: "This Morning having ‘energy bills’ as a prize on their Spin To Win is the most dystopian and sad reflection on society right now… How did we get to this point?

Madness."While a third penned: "If this doesn’t perfectly showcase what a dire state this country is in. TV shows like This Morning are now having to help us pay energy bills, that’s what 12 years of Tories has given us. "And a fourth tweeted: "When you can win the prize of having your energy bills paid and they pretend like it’s a good thing, that’s when you know this country is f**ked."A fifth said: "We are living.