Only Connect viewers were left squirming after Monday night's episode took an unexpected and cringe-worthy turn. What began as a fairly standard round between The Pear Trees and The Whitley Baes slowly drifted into an uncomfortable moment when a contestant confessed to not knowing the 90s boyband Busted's hit song Year 3000, prompting all contestants to burst into a full-throttle rendition of the tune.
Fans described it as the 'most awkward moment ever,' as host Victoria Coren Mitchell watched on in amusement while viewers at home cringed. One pleaded, 'oh god, make it stop.' Another dubbed it 'the most awkward moment ever.' A third fumed: 'I firmly believe that all contestants should be banned from singing. What on earth was that? So awkward.'
Elsewhere in the episode, fans criticised the BBC host for allowing a 'wrong answer.' Victoria posed a question: 'What is the connection between these apparently random picture clues?' The clues were 'Ward in Nottingham', 'Street in Birmingham', 'Rotherham in Liverpool', and 'Livingstone in London'. The team guessed 'former mayors of these cities?' but could only name Ken Livingstone. Victoria accepted the answer, stating they were all inaugural mayors, but viewers disagreed, with one saying: 'They said former mayors. That's wrong. Never should have got that point!'
