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Who Wants To Be A Millionaire cheat Charles Ingram calls Quiz 'horribly cringeworthy'

The man behind the Who Wants To Be A Millionaire coughing scandal has described the show that portrays his crack at the big bucks as "horribly cringeworthy."

ITV's Quiz depicts the attempt by Charles Ingram to cheat at the hit quiz show in 2001 by having someone in the audience cough on the right answer.

Both Charles and wife Diana have denied they cheated.

Now Charles, portrayed by Matthew MacFadyen, has poured praise on Quiz and said that reliving the scenes was "horribly cringeworthy" for him.

He tweeted: #Quiz. WOW.

"The cast, the story, the scenes, simply brilliant.

"Terrifyingly accurate and oh yes, horribly cringeworthy. Floored by the pure talent on show tonight.

Charles said reliving the scenes was 'horribly cringeworthy' (Press Association)

"Well done too to @ITV. Gutsy. *****. #StayHomeSaveLives."

Viewers, meanwhile, are obsessing over Michael Sheen's impression of Millionaire host Chris Tarrant.

"Michael Sheen sounds so much like Chris Tarrant it's unreal," one wrote.

Matthew MacFadyen portrays Charles in the show (ITV)

"Honestly," another tweeted, "The mannerisms, the accent, everything about him. It's absolutely sensational casting."

A third fan could hardly contain their excitement, gushing: "OH MY GOD MICHAEL SHEEN AS CHRIS TARRANT OMFG INCREDIBLE."

Charles appeared on the show back in 2001, when the show reached its peak viewership of 19 million.

Charles said Diana has called him 'Matthew' a few times (Channel 4)

Charles, wife Diana and a friend were accused of using coughing to indicate the correct answer, and get Charles to the coveted £1 million prize.

Charles has been very vocal about the show on Twitter, saying that Matthew MacFadyen is "so damn good-looking I can't sleep."

He also revealed that Diana has been calling him "Matthew" since the show aired.

"Trying to kid myself that I looked like that 19 year ago," he laughed, "But failing miserably."

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