Although he is best known for hosting ITV’s The 1% Club and appearing on panel shows like Would I Lie To You?, did you know that the comedian’s name isn’t exactly as it seems?
Lee Mack, renowned for his sharp humour on panel shows like Would I Lie To You? and his sitcom Not Going Out, is currently reigning over Saturday night telly with his captivating ITV gameshow. The 1% Club sees 100 contestants attempt to bag up to £100,000 by answering IQ test-style questions, with participants being knocked out as the game advances.
The quiz frequently leaves viewers at home fuming – either because the questions are too easy or, alternatively, seemingly-impossible to answer. One question involving a missing word in some sentences left fans baffled and the contestant walking away with nothing. Meanwhile, another question to scoop the final £96,000 prize had people annoyed as they branded it a simple ‘wordsearch’, while another involving a sequence of letters was called the ‘easiest ever’.
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Lee is quick to talk about the player’s jobs and sometimes even jokes about their names, but were you aware that Lee Mack isn’t even the star’s actual name?
If you said “no,” you’re not the only one, because even The 1% Club’s contestants appeared offended when Lee admitted it on the program.
A contestant recently revealed that their last name was McKillop in a recent episode. When Lee revealed that it was also his real surname, the audience was shocked.
The comedian from Southport, who was first recognized at the 1995 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, is reportedly Lee McKillop’s birth.
Before becoming a well-known character on primetime television, Lee had a fascinating first job: cleaning Red Rum’s three-time Grand National champion stables.
Lee was put in a difficult position after failing his O-Levels and leaving college, but despite having never ridden a horse before, according to Wales Online, he was able to secure the role.
Incredibly, the first horse Lee ever mounted was the legendary Red Rum. This early exposure to the racing world may have sparked the inspiration for one of his initial TV sketches about a quick-witted jockey on The Sketch Show.
Lee, 56, is a huge darts fan and frequently enjoys playing with Tim Vine, a former Not Going Out co-star, outside of his horse escapades. He even broke two darts world records while filming the 2015 television series Let’s Play Darts.
The first record was set for the most darts that went through the number two section in a minute, and the second record for the most bullseyes that went inside and out. Unfortunately, James Wade and Ricky Evans set new records for him and two other world records in 2020 and 2016, respectively.
Lee married his university sweetheart, Tara Mckillop, in a private ceremony back in 2005. The couple welcomed their first child, Arlo, in 2004 and have since expanded their family with two more children – Louie and Millie. The family of five now lives in Surrey.
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Source: Mirror
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