£100,000 At Stake… But One Unexpected Joke Stole All The Attention. During The 1% Club, contestant Diane revealed she hoped to use the prize money for a nose job after years of feeling unhappy with her appearance. Lee Mack responded with a quick joke that left the studio laughing—but it sparked an immediate backlash online. While Diane appeared to take the comment in good spirits, many viewers accused the host of going too far, calling it one of his most brutal remarks ever made on the show. Instead of talking about the questions, fans were debating one controversial moment long after the episode ended.

VIEWERS of The 1 Percent Club were left absolutely stunned when Lee Mack seemingly insulted a contestant’s looks.

The comedian made the apparent brutal dig when he took to the airwaves for the ITV primetime quiz show.

Man in suit on game show set.
Lee Mack has come under fire from viewers for a joke he made towards a contestantCredit: ITV
Screenshot of a woman wearing glasses, smiling and raising her hand.
Diane Moorland was eliminated from the game, midway through the showCredit: ITV

However, Lee Mack, 56, got on the wrong side of the audience when he interviewed one contestant.

Diane Moorland was hoping to get into The 1% Club and win a share of the jackpot prize at the end of the show.

However, she unfortunately got a question wrong before the cameras turned to her.

Lee asked her to reflect on her aspirations for the prize pot, and she shocked the studio audience with her response.

The contestant told the star host that she wanted to potentially use the tens of thousands of pounds to get a nose job.

He appeared shocked by her answer at first, when he told her that she didn’t need to get any work done.

The contestant seemed to insist that she just didn’t like the shape of the facial organ saying, “I’ve never liked it.”

This is when Lee shocked those present with his savage remark about her personal appearance.

He then said: “To be fair, it does look like thought that if you took your glasses off the nose would come off as well.”

Although the contestant took the quip in good faith and laughed it off, others watching the show were not so forgiving.

Viewers took to social media in droves as they fumed at the presenter’s brutal dig at the contestant’s personal appearance.

Writing on X – formerly known as Twitter – one fan fumed: “F*** sake Lee. She’ll definitely have a complex about her nose now !.

As a second posted: Gosh, I hope the lady with the nose cleared it for Lee to take the p*** before the show. That was brutal!

Another stated: “Did he just say that about her nose?!”, alongside two wide-eyed emojis.

While a fourth wrote down the conversation word for word on their profile page before adding: “What a t**t.”

Woman smiling in front of a screen.
She said that she would have wanted the money for a nose jobCredit: ITV
Screenshot of a man in a suit sitting at a game show podium.
Lee said that her nose looked like it would ‘fall off’ if she removed her glasses in a cruel swipeCredit: ITV
Woman laughing in blue light.
Although she laughed off the joke, viewers accused the host of giving her a ‘complex’Credit: ITV

You can watch The 1% Club back on ITVX.