A contestant that appeared on Joel Dommett's new ITV1 gameshow In With A Shout on Saturday left the host lost for words as he regaled a rather embarrassing tale that involved an incredibly well-known film icon - Dame Judi Dench.
The show sees two teams of three battle it out by attempting to identify items, places or people in a series of pictures displayed on a television screen to be in with a chance of winning a large sum of money. After one team is knocked out, it's between the remaining team to ensure they win the maximum amount they can.
Louis, who went on the show with his husband and sister-in-law as team Trupia-Melluish, had made it through two rounds of the show and upon stepping up to the podium to tackle another, he accidentally shook Joel's hand - however, the host had lowered his hand to show Louis the spot on which to stand.
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After realising his mistake, Joel said to the viewers at home: "Let me tell you what happened there. I pointed towards the floor, where you're meant to stand, and then you shook my hand. Are you nervous Louis?" he chuckled, adding: "Are you feeling okay? Have you met any famous people before, Louis?"
Shocking Joel, Louis replied: "Yes, I have met Judi Dench. And yes, I have accidentally dropped lasagne on her lap."
Taken aback, Joel said: "I feel like that came out of absolutely nowhere! Wait, you met Judi Dench? That's one. And you spilt lasagne on her lap?"
Louis replied sheepishly: "She was opening this event and I just went to sit down next to her and I just kind of leaned forward a bit and a fair amount of [lasagne] slipped off my plate and into her lap. Onto her white dress. Yeah..."
"Oscar-winning Judi Dench? Louis!" Joel said before swiftly moving on into the round - a round Louis excelled at. At the end of the show, the family took home a whopping £10,080.
And viewers at home were in bits at the contestant's story, with one calling him an "icon" as they took to Twitter to share their thoughts on the show. Twitter user @Ariadne_Reviews wrote: "Louis is a bit of an icon #InWithAShout"
While @daynegrant added: "Dame Judi watching the telly say it 'that's who it was!' #inwithashout." And @FlopsyPickle added: "Louis is brilliant #inwithashout."
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