ITV viewers were left confused by tonight's episode of Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow.
The hit show was back for a Christmas special, as contestants played 'The Price is Right'.
Lucky audience members were called down to ‘contestants' row’ for the chance to guess if the price was right on a host of Christmas prizes before spinning the wheel and taking on the epic showcase, where they stand to win a mountain of incredible prizes.
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But viewers watching the show were baffled as a fully packed crowd was in the studio and Alan was seen hugging contestants.
Christine tweeted: "How long ago did they film this? They have an audience and people are touching."
Jamie wrote: "They have a full crowd and people are allowed to hug."
Ferg tweeted: "So weird seeing a tv show with an audience, I’d convinced myself it must be a repeat."
Katie said: "Was this filmed pre-covid or? Pretty confused how there is a full audience and everyone's hugging each other hahaha."
And Steph tweeted: "#EpicGameshow is giving me anxiety with that screaming packed audience..... THE GERMS...."
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But there's no need to panic, as according to realitytitbit.com, filming for the show took place in July and August 2019.
And this was confirmed by audience member Michael Harmstone who said the Christmas edition was recorded on August 8 2019.
He said: "I was there haha - I'm Ian's friend."
