ITV's brand new week-long sports entertainment programme The Games finished on Friday evening, May 13. During the five primetime episodes, a dozen celebrities have tested their abilities at a variety of sporting events, including the hurdles, diving and cycling.
As reported by MEN, at the start of the episode singer-songwriter Chelcee Grimes had a leading position in the women's overall leaderboard, in front of Mel B's daughter, Phoenix Chi Gulzar, by six points. It was more competitive on the men's side with Love Island's Wes Nelson heading the pack on 33 points, two ahead of actor Ryan Thomas and five in front of Harry Potter star Josh Herdman.
Throughout the week, friction between Phoenix and Chelcee had continued to rise as they fought at the top of the table, reaching a boiling point in a chaotic cycling segment which caused a heated argument between the pair. The first event of the concluding episode saw Phoenix triumph against Chelcee in the sport climbing, while Wes edged out Josh in the exciting men's final.
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But prior to the weightlifting competition, hosts Holly Willoughby and Freddie Flintoff introduced guests Daley Thompson and Jermaine Jenas. While viewers were thrilled to see decathlon legend Thompson, people were less happy at Jenas' appearance.
Fans of the show, as well as new viewers who were tuning in for the first time, struggled to understand how the Match of the Day and The One Show regular had managed to bag himself yet another TV gig. Among the Twitter responses included @JRsArmchair who said that “Jermaine Jenas would turn up to the opening of an envelope.”
@sophiehatts remarked "Jermaine Jenas gets where water can’t doesn’t he" while @D4NXIII agreed: "Christ, Jermaine Jenas gets where water can't get. He's on ITV #TheGames now." @charleybordman asked "Is there anything on TV that Jermaine Jenas hasn’t been on?" and @Kev7McGhee stated "Jermaine Jenas has a great agent. He's on everything! #TheGames."
As for Thompson's guest appearance, this Tweet sums up the high regard that he's held in among those who tuned in:
