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Susan Knox

Charles and Diana Ingram's 'painfully awkward' appearance on Weakest Link uncovered

Charles and Diana Ingram may be famous for their devious Who Wants To Be A Millionare cough saga, but as it turns out, that's not the only game show they have appeared on.

ITV viewers tuning into new three-part drama Quiz, based on the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? cheating scandal in 2001 have become utterly obsessed with the scandalous married couple.

The riveting new drama follows the real-life story of contestant  Charles who was accused of cheating after winning the top prize of one million pounds on the ITV gameshow.

His beloved wife Diana and his brother-in-law Adrian Pollock were also accused of being part of the scam, while both of them had been on the show in the hot seat themselves previously.

The nation has become utterly obsessed with the scandalous married couple (Channel 4)

After a four-week court trial in 2003, the married were convicted of deception, and Charles was given a 20-month suspended prison sentence while Diana was given an 18-month suspended sentence for their part in the scam.

As it turns out this didn't stop them and Who Wants To Be A Millionare wasn't the only game show that the devious couple have made an appearance on.

Far from disappearing from the spotlight after the shocking deception, the Ingrams seemed to thoroughly enjoy their notoriety as eagle-eyed fans have uncovered old footage of Charles and Diana's awkward Weakest Link stint.

Who Wants To Be A Millionare wasn't the only game show that the devious couple have made an appearance on (BBC)
The married were convicted of deception just five years before (BBC)

Despite the fact that the former army officer and his wife were accused of cheating their way to one million pounds in 2001, they continued to try their hands at winning more cash just five years later as they starred in a celebrity special of the much-loved gameshow.

Alongside stars including John McCririck, his wife Jenny McCririck, Strictly’s Anton Du Beke, Will Mellor and Ralf Little, Charles and Diana agreed to appear on the game show with one intention in mind - to promote their debut book.

CHARLES INGRAM GIVES IRONIC ANSWER ON WEAKEST LINK AS HE COUGHS!

The uncomfortable clip sees the couple's introduction interrupted by a fit of coughing from mocking audience members as Charles tells, "I'm here to promote my first Thriller : The Network.

Diana follows suit as she explains: "Hi, I'm Diana, and I'm here to plug my husbands book!".

The couple are played by Matthew Macfadyen and Sian Clifford in Quiz (ITV)
The couple were accused of cheating their way to winning the million (Press Association)

After discovering the ' painfully awkward' footage, fans rushed to Twitter to share their shock and disbelief at the shameless couple's bod to gain further notoriety.

One baffled viewer shared: "Omg the coughing as soon as Charles starts talking! Absolutely savage, they just do not care at all!".

While another shared: "They actually have such cheek and you know what, I really admire it weirdly !".

"Charles and Diana, wow, this has actually crazy. My mind is blown!" a third shared.

With a fourth adding: "I cannot believe they went on to appear on this. Madness!".

Quiz concludes tonight on ITV at 9pm.

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