Only Connect host Victoria Coren Mitchell urged the show’s contestants to ‘move on’ after being called out for a ‘filthy’ swipe at a pop star by one of the guests. 

Monday’s instalment saw the 52 year old return to our screens to see The Introverts take on the Tea Totallers.  

During one round, contestants Eleanor Ayres, Matt Taylor and Rob Sᴀssoon had to figure out how Carly Rae Jepson and her fans, Father Christmas and Peter Pevensie, Elves of Rivendell and Aragon were all linked together.

Luckily they worked it out quite quickly.  

Matt explained to the host: ‘The first person, or first group or people, gave the sword to the second.’ 

Victoria said: ‘Very well done. It is to do with the giving of swords! What can you tell me?’

Only Connect’s Victoria Coren Mitchell told contestants ‘let’s move on!’ after being called out for ‘filthy’ swipe at pop star 

Eleanor Ayres, Matt Taylor and Rob Sᴀssoon all came together to try and win the episode 

 Bradley replied: ‘Penny Mordaunt, it was at the coronation,’ to which Victoria said: ‘People were terribly impressed, weren’t they? Penny Mordaunt, carrying the sword.’ 

He continued: ‘The elves of Rivendell, I think they took Aragon’s old sword or they gave him a new one, which was forged from an old.’

‘They forge him a new sword frim an old sword in Lord of The Rings,’ Victoria confirmed. 

Eleanor then explained: ‘Father Christmas came back to Narnia when Aslan was on the move, and gave presents to the children and peter got a sword and a shield.’

But Victoria was keen to know about Carly Rae Jepson.

The presenter told the contestants: ‘Well somebody put on Tumblr they want to give Carly Rae Jepson a sword, I like her and think she should have one.’ 

Those watching at home found the moment extremely funny on X 

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An awkward Bradley told her: ‘I think that’s a euphemism…’ 

They all burst into laughter and Victoria confessed: ‘That never occurred to me. Oh my lord!’ 

‘Well, what’s happened is people have given her inflatable swords.

‘People turn up…but it now sounds filthy.

‘Let’s move on.’

Those watching at home also found the moment hilarious. 

One said on X: ‘That guy from the teatotallers pointing out the sword euphemism is the funniest thing I’ve seen for a long time.’ 

Another added: ‘Bradley and the euphemism. Brilliant. #onlyconnect.’

It comes after last month viewers were left scratching their heads when they noticed something happen half way through an episode. 

Those watching at home were quick to point out that she had red varnish on her nails, then moments later she didn’t have any on. 

Only Connect first hit our screens in 2008.

It originally aired on BBC Four until 2014, but now airs on BBC Two.