The 1% Club viewers stunned by Lee Mack’s joke about contestant’s nose

A joke from Lee Mack left viewers divided after a contestant on The 1% Club revealed she hoped to use the prize money for a nose job.

The moment came during the ITV quiz show on Saturday, April 19, 2025, after contestant Diane Moorland was eliminated from the game. She told host Lee Mack that, if she had won enough money, she would have considered cosmetic surgery.

What followed was a remark about her glasses and nose that some viewers found particularly harsh.

Diane Moorland reveals what she would do with the money

Diane had been hoping to make it through to the later stages of The 1% Club and take home a share of the prize pot.

However, she answered a question incorrectly and was eliminated midway through the episode. Lee then asked her what she would have liked to do with the money if she had stayed in the competition.

Her answer caught the attention of those in the studio.

Diane said she would potentially use the tens of thousands of pounds to pay for a nose job.

Lee initially appeared surprised by the idea and told her that she did not need to have any work done.

Diane explained that she simply disliked the shape of her nose and had never liked it.

Lee Mack’s remark sparks a reaction

The conversation then took an unexpected turn when Lee made a joke about Diane’s appearance.

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

Diane appeared to take the comment in good spirits and laughed along with the joke.

However, the reaction from some viewers watching at home was very different.

The exchange was also reported elsewhere, with Entertainment Daily noting that Diane laughed off the remark while viewers criticised the comment as insensitive.

Viewers voice their frustration online

Several viewers took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to complain about what they considered an unnecessarily personal joke.

One viewer wrote: “F*** sake Lee. She’ll definitely have a complex about her nose now!”

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

A third viewer reacted simply: “Did he just say that about her nose?!”, adding two wide-eyed emojis.

Another person repeated the exchange on their profile before adding: “What a t**t.”

The comments showed that, while Diane herself appeared to laugh off the moment, some members of the audience were uncomfortable with the joke.

The episode aired on April 19

The incident occurred during the April 19 episode of The 1% Club, the quiz show hosted by Lee Mack in which 100 contestants compete for a potential prize of up to £100,000.

ITV describes the format as a quiz based on logic and common sense rather than traditional general-knowledge questions. Contestants must progress through questions that increasingly small percentages of the public would be expected to answer correctly.

The April 19, 2025 episode was the 11th episode of the show’s fourth series.

For Diane, however, the quiz ended before she could compete for the top prize. Her conversation with Lee about what she would have done with the money ultimately became one of the most talked-about moments of the episode.

The episode of The 1% Club is available to watch back on ITVX.