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Topics: TV and Film, UK News, Celebrity, Tom Hanks, Viral, Social Media
Claire Reid
Brits want US game show Claim to Fame to head to the UK after seeing Tom Hanks’s niece have a meltdown.
For those who haven’t seen the show, it puts together a bunch of people who are related to someone famous - such as Tom Hanks’s niece, Carly Reeves.
As the weeks go by, those taking part compete in various challenges and contestants are eliminated if someone else is able to guess which famous face they’re related to.
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On the most recent episode, hosts Kevin and Frankie Jonas asked contestant Hugo if he knew who Reeves may be related to.
Hugo managed to correctly guess that it was Tom Hanks, which - of course - was correct.
The realisation that she was set to go home on the very first episode did not land well with Reeves - who began to sob.
Through tears, she explained: “I’m just a little shocked. I didn’t realise that he was going to pick me. I was not expecting this at all.”
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After walking off set in tears to go and collect her belongings from the house, Reeves let out an almighty scream and began to loudly complain about being let go from the show so soon.
“Those fricking clues are so fricking obvious,” Reeves shouted as she headed up the stairs.
She then took aim at a fellow contestant, adding: “Even Gabriel found that and he’s not even smart.
“I didn't even get to do any challenges. I don’t deserve this. I should have more camera time. I should be here longer! No one expected that. No one.”
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A clip of Reeves’s dramatic exit has since gone viral on Twitter and now Brits want the show to come to the UK so we can have our own version.
In a post on Twitter, sports presenter Laura Woods wrote: “I’ve never seen this before but please can we do one in the UK.”
Warming to the theme, someone replied: “This would work well in the UK, absolutely brilliant idea Woodsy!”
While another suggested: “This looks great. UK edition with Ronnie Pickering's brother In law and the Wealdstone Raider's cousin may not be as dramatic, but who knows.”
I think you’d find it would be more dramatic, my friend.
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Someone else said: “A UK version is inevitable. Someone kicking off cus people guessed they were second cousins with Shirley off EastEnders.”
Sounds incredible, to be honest.