TV presenter and author Richard Osman has called out an entertainment news publication for sharing a story about the BBC gameshow Pointless Celebrities on X/Twitter on Friday.
Osman presented both Pointless and the celebrity version of the show with Alexander Armstrong and has corrected claims made by TV Zone.
He quoted one of its posts, which said that Pointless Celebrities had stopped broadcasting, calling it “new” information.
Osman was quick to react to the post, sharing his confusion and putting the claims right, saying: “No idea where this news has come from today, we stopped making this show in 2022!”
No idea where this news has come from today, we stopped making this show in 2022! https://t.co/9iYK6mEIQ5
— Richard Osman (@richardosman) May 29, 2026
Replying to Richard, one person explained: “They dragged out the airing of the episodes so much that they were still showing new ones as recently as August 2025!
“I'm still not 100% sure they've shown them all!”
To which he jokingly replied: “It's nice to see myself in my early thirties though.”
One person suggested: “It probably came off the back of the news Pinkpantheress wanting to appear on the regular Pointless but being told no.”
Pop star Pinkpantheress, whose real name is Victoria Walker, said at a concert in Manchester that she got through to Pointless’ final application stage but was told she couldn’t take part in the show, reports The Independent.
She couldn’t progress to filming as the show realised who she was.
The 25-year-old told the crowd: “It’s my favourite trivia show, and I wanted to be on the show.”
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She went on: “And I made it to before they put you on TV at the last stage.
“I was in Manchester, I was ready to go on TV to play Pointless.
“Then someone comes in, and he goes ‘wait, hold on – we know who you are.’”
Pinkpantheress says she couldn’t do the show “because I’m too famous” even though she vowed to donate any money she won to charity.
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Someone else asked Richard what the future holds for the BBC gameshow: “Is it likely/possible to return?
“Or is there a definitely no more?”
He said: “Definitely no more from me, but who knows!”
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