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Jessica Sansome

ITV Tipping Point viewers stunned as Fiz from Coronation Street 'appears' on game show

Tipping Point viewers couldn't help but notice that two of the show's latest contestants had celebrity lookalikes.

The ITV gameshow was back on screens in its usual 4pm slot on Thursday night (March 24) and Ben Shephard was also back to introduce and ask questions to the latest contestants taking on the massive coin machine.

First up was Rob, a night porter from Newcastle, who ended up distracting viewers as they thought he reminded them of Happy Mondays and Dancing On Ice star, Bez.

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Taking to social media, @TheAlienAlibi1 said: "#tippingpoint When I first saw Rob I thought 'Bez has let himself go.'" "Rob on today’s #TippingPoint, looking like Bez! He’s his blo*dy double," another said, the Daily Star reports.

Then it was over to Frankie, a Student wellbeing advisor from Bristol, to introduce herself and take on her first challenge on Tipping Point.

But once again, viewers couldn't help but notice she was a doppelganger for Coronation Street character Fiz Stape, played by Jennie McAlpine no doubt thanks to her stunning curly red hair.

Rob was likened to Happy Mondays star Bez (ITV)

@steve_evo tweeted: "Flip me! Fizz is on #tippingpoint," alongside a picture of the Manchester soap actress. "What’s Fizz from Corrie doing on tippingpoint #TippingPoint," @Miss_Vix88 commented.

@MrTrip said: "Fizz lookalike Klaxon #tippingpoint." "Get home to the kids fizz #tippingpoint," @Bebop76845845 joked. @lollysuckwell added: "Lidl Fizz & Bez?? #tippingpoint."

Viewers thought Frankie was a doppelganger for Fiz from Corrie (ITV)

Unfortunately, Frankie was the first to be eliminated after she failed to rack up enough cash in her prize pot to beat her fellow players. But Bez lookalike Rob did get to play in the final.

As for Frankie's Corrie double, fans of the ITV soap are set to see her having to make a decision to leave the cobbles after 21 years on the famous street.

Fiz made her first appearance in the soap as a feisty teen fostered by Roy and Hayley Cropper 21 years ago but could be set to bid farewell to Coronation Street to make a fresh start in a new home with boyfriend Phill Whittaker.

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