The 1% Club viewers slam Lee Mack's 'insensitive' jibe at contestant's appearance

Fans of were left stunned by host Lee Mack's brutal joke towards a contestant. As 100 new hopefuls tried to whittle their way through the questions to win the jackpot, comedian , 56, regularly picked on people to chat with.

On one occasion he took aim at Diane Moorland. After joking it was ironic she left the show on a question about maps due to her last name, he asked what she would have spent any winnings on. She confessed to the host she would have loved to have been able to get a with any cash winnings.

She explained her reason was because she didn't like her nose. Despite looking stunned initially, Lee said: "Your nose is fantastic, why would you want to change your nose." To which she simply said: "I don't like it. I've never liked it."

Lee then blurted back: "To be fair, it does look like though that if you took your glasses off the nose might come off as well."

Diana appeared to awkwardly laugh at the host's remark while there were chuckles in the studio. However, fans of the show were quick to blast his comments online.

Taking to /X as it aired on Saturday, one user fumed: "Gosh, I hope the lady with the nose cleared it for Lee to take the p*** before the show. That was brutal!"

Another added: "It was so mean of him," while a third said "'F*** sake Lee. She'll definitely have a complex about her nose now!" In the end, three contestants got down to the final one percent question with the chance to win a huge cash prize.

The show has previously had controversy over its questions. Despite supposedly getting harder as the show continues, fans said the questions in a show earlier in the month .

Despite three people being eliminated on the question on April 12's show, fans called the 30 percent mark question too easy. Players had to create two longer words from the shorter words 'note', 'mill', 'wind', and 'book'.

Audiences at home didn't break a sweat as they quickly spotted 'notebook' and 'windmill', before fans questioned how anyone was able to get it wrong.

It's not the only time fans have called out the show online, but host Lee previously confessed to why he thought the show had been such a hit since airing.

Speaking to earlier in the month, he said: "Great contestants, loads of cash to win, and guaranteed "I can’t believe you couldn’t work that one out Dad!" moments to cause family disputes - I love it."

He added: "I like quizzes that are tough. I watch University Challenge knowing that if I’m lucky I’ll get a couple of questions right, and I’m more than happy with that because when you get it right, you feel great."

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