Saturday Night Takeaway fans "switched off" as a prank went "too far" this weekend.
Ant and Dec often play pranks on their guests and tonight's episode of the ITV show featured a couple expecting a baby together - Amy and Liam. They had been eating dinner at a local restaurant when a studio buggy went to pick them up.
Amy explained Liam loved to play pranks on her so she decided to get him back. Ant and Dec explained they had been watching the couple for about a year, following them around to get revenge on Liam.
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The first prank took place at a 4D baby scan appointment. The sonographer was replaced with an actress as Ant and Dec fed instructions into her ear, unbeknown to the expectant dad. He became excited as a fake clip of the scan appeared on the screen, appearing to be real.
The actress urged him to play peekaboo with the baby and the baby on screen responded by hiding its face. Then he sang to it and the baby danced.
Later, the Geordie TV hosts got the dad to do all kinds of silly things at a parenting class as he still didn't realise he was being pranked. He went along with everything not knowing it wasn't normal as a first time dad.
While Liam saw the funny side of it, fans on Twitter "weren't sure". They bashed the segment as "distasteful" and "cruel".
Erin said: "I can't watch this fake baby scan, must be the worst thing they've ever done, it's awful. #SaturdayNightTakeaway." Dawn said: "#SaturdayNightTakeaway really distasteful prank with the baby."
Sorcha said: "I think it's cruel. The lovely dad is so excited about his baby. Not impressed #SaturdayNightTakeaway." Michele said: "I think this is horrible. Not one bit funny. Think I'll turn it over now.!!#SaturdayNightTakeaway."
Meanwhile, other viewers loved it. Evan said: "That 4K scan prank was well done! #SaturdayNightTakeaway." Vicky said: "Amy, Liam and Finley were fantastic. What a start to the series #SaturdayNightTakeaway #SNT."
They went on to reveal that the couple had welcomed baby Finley to the family. The show had opened a savings account in the baby's name and gifted him £1,000 for every year until his 18th birthday.
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