Tipping Point fans outraged as host Ben Shepard 'accepts wrong answer' on ITV show
dailystar.co.ukTipping Point viewers were left irritated by host Ben Shephard after he accepted an answer to a question that many ITV viewers disagreed with.The GMB star presented Thursday's show wearing a dapper grey suit and shirt as he read out the questions to a fresh batch of hopeful all aiming to win the ultimate prize.In one question, Ben asked the contestants to tell him what a sommelier is.
A sommelier is defined as a ‘wine steward’, a waiter or waitress that is in charge of the wines during service. Jacob gave the answer of "champagne", to which Ben said: “I can accept wine.”Contestant Jacob replied with: “It’s a type of wine,” to which Ben said: “Erm, a sparkling wine, yeah.”Fans quickly turned to Twitter to slam Ben for his response as they thought it was too far-fetched.
One viewer said: “How can you accept champagne? A sommelier isn’t a champagne expert!”Another tweeted: “Hmm, you can accept champagne because it’s a type of wine?
Bit unsure about that being accepted,” While a third person wrote: “Not entirely convinced that a sommelier specialises in champagne though.”Champagne is a type of sparkling wine, a topic that often sparks debate between the masses, and while a sommelier does not typically specialise in the beverage many modern sommeliers are training to cover champagne as well.
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