Paul Sinha has issued an explanation over a "brutal" Dirty Dancing question on Beat The Chasers that left viewers at home scratching their heads.
Fans of the hit gameshow took to social media to complain about an answer of Paul 'The Sinnerman' Sinha during last night's episode, which saw The Chasers take on a new round of hopeful quizzers.
Steven, who was the last contestant of the show, surprisingly managed to beat the Chasers by choosing the option of taking three of them and winning the £25,000 jackpot, but fans were left confused after Bradley Walsh branded Paul's answer wrong.
"What Patrick Swayze film became a West End musical..." Bradley said, to which Paul buzzed in and answered: "Dirty Dancing!"
However, Bradley soon corrected Paul and said his answer was incorrect, and in fact, the answer was Ghost, leaving The Chasers visibly shocked, writes the Mirror.
Fans also took to Twitter to vent out it, insisting it couldn't be incorrect.
"How come Dirty Dancing wasn’t right?! #BeatTheChasers," one fan wrote online.
A second added: "Dirty Dancing is definitely a musical though? #BeatTheChasers," as a third person shared on social media: "The Patrick Swayze question isn’t that dirty dancing? #BeatTheChasers."
Paul took to Twitter after the episode aired to clarify why he was told he was wrong with his answer.
"That was episode 1. When we're chasing the game, mistakes are made. But that Dirty Dancing/Ghost call was brutal. Just to clarify, the swayze q hadn't finished."
One fan replied: "That’s what I thought! Patrick Swayze was the male lead in both films and Dirty Dancing is a musical in the West End ... I don’t understand!?" to which Paul then added: "There was going to be a year in the second part of the question."
Australian Chaser Issa Schultz - whose nickname is the Super Nerd - stepped in for Anne Hegerty, The Governess, who was not on the show last night because had Covid at the time of filming.
"I got a last-minute call to step into The Governess’s cold and chilly shoes. What a delight. It was close to 1am Brisbane time - I’m a night owl and my Australian boss said to the UK bosses: ‘Just call him, he’ll be up,'" he shared, "And then I was on the plane, I think it was close to 9am that very morning. As they say, the show must go on! I’d be foolish not to do it."
Get the latest celebrity gossip and telly news sent straight to your inbox. Sign up to our weekly Showbiz newsletter here.
