Lee Mack was left shocked after a contestant revealed the ‘heartbreaking’ reason she ended up on The 1% Club.

The comedian, 56, returned to front the latest series of the hit game show but one participant called Alice revealed she had no idea what she was doing there.

She said: ‘I don’t actually know what I’m doing here, I thought this was a a scam and my boyfriend was going to propose.’

Lee replied: ‘That’s heartbreaking!’ 

Alice admitted that she had applied for the show herself, but never thought she stood a chance and believed that the confirmation email was all part of a ruse. 

Alice continued: ‘I applied myself, but I didn’t ever think I was gonna make the show.

Lee Mack was left shocked after a contestant revealed the ‘heartbreaking’ reason she ended up on The 1% Club

The comedian, 56, returned to front the latest series of the hit game show but one participant, known as Alice, revealed that she had no idea what she was doing there.

‘When I got the email, I thought that was all part of the scam and he’d set it up really well.’

‘There is still part of me that thinks he might come out halfway through.’

Lee bluntly replied: ‘I don’t wanna shatter your dreams, but he’s not!’  

The ITV game show features a studio audience who all face ‘logic and common sense’-style questions in a bid to win up to £100,000.

All questions have been put to members of the public beforehand, and the percentage of those who answered correctly goes down at each stage.

Alice continued with her fantasy that a proposal could be on the cards, and theorised that all other 99 contestants could be all part of the surprise.

Lee quipped: ‘Have you been taking drugs?! This is real, and we’re doing a quiz show!’

As a joke, the Not Going Out star got down on one knee himself and then quipped that Alice’s boyfriend would be sure to marry her if she walked off with the top prize. 

Alice continued with her fantasy that a proposal could be on the cards, and theorised that all other 99 contestants could be all part of the surprise

As a joke, the Not Going Out star got down on one knee himself and then quipped that Alice’s boyfriend would be sure to marry her if she walked off with the top prize

In the end, Alice was knocked out of the compeтιтion during the 25% question, and got it wrong after wrongly connecting it to her proposal again

 In the end, Alice was knocked out of the compeтιтion during the 25% question, and got it wrong after wrongly connecting it to her proposal again.

She explained: ‘My name’s Alice, and you’re not gonna believe this but my boyfriend’s called Dan and I thought this was the question he was going to propose.’

Lee replied: ‘That is heartbreaking, that is absolutely heartbreaking, but never mind.

‘You did well to get this far!’