{"id":449382,"date":"2023-12-17T20:12:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T20:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totalcelnews.com\/?p=449382"},"modified":"2023-12-17T20:12:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T20:12:21","slug":"deal-or-no-deal-chaos-as-michael-owens-game-branded-horrendous-within-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalcelnews.com\/tv-movies\/deal-or-no-deal-chaos-as-michael-owens-game-branded-horrendous-within-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"Deal or No Deal chaos as Michael Owen’s game branded ‘horrendous’ within minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    Michael Owen tried his luck against the Banker to raise cash for charity on Deal Or No Deal but things didn't quite go to plan for the former footballer<\/p>\n

    The sporting icon, 44, appeared on the celebrity special of the classic ITV game show on Sunday (December 17) presented by Stephen Mulhern to raise money for Fight For Sight. A selection of his friends, family including Love Island star daughter Gemma Owen and a few famous faces were on hand to support him in the studio<\/p>\n

    He only managed to find one blue box but he still had \u00a3100,000 still in play. After the first round, the Banker offered Michael \u00a31,200. He refused the offer but some fans watching at home branded his round "horrendous".<\/p>\n

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    Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, one fan penned: "Well, this is already a horrendous game." Another added: "Well this is going bad." A third person said: "Michael Owen is awful at Deal Or No Deal." Someone else said: "\u00a350K and \u00a375K are gone – Merry Christmas, eh, Michael Owen?"<\/p>\n

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    As others tuned in, they seemed happy to be watching the first celebrity edition of the rebooted show. One fan typed: "Yep it is a Christmas Special of #DealOrNoDeal. Michael Owen is in the chair.." Another added: "Yes! Celebrity Christmas special! #DealornoDeal so excited! @StephenMulhern." Someone else agreed: "@StephenMulhern watching #DealOrNoDeal Christmas special."<\/p>\n

    Michael ended up going home with \u00a34,000 for his chosen charity. It comes after fans have been lamenting the end of Stephen's new series after the final episode aired this week and now they\u2019re calling for a series two of the reboot, which was originally hosted by Noel Edmonds on Channel 4 and debuted in 2005.<\/p>\n

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    On Friday (15 December) Stephen said on X: \u201cThank you all so much for your lovely messages about the series! I\u2019m honestly thrilled you\u2019ve loved it as much as I have! Don\u2019t worry though, before the year ends you\u2019ve got one more surprise episode! It\u2019s [the] Christmas Special! Sunday, 7pm on @ITV and @WeAreSTV!"<\/p>\n

    Fans were thrilled to hear of the Christmas special but they also called for more Stephen on their screens. One said: \u201cCongratulations for a fantastic series. Fingers crossed for a series 2.\u201d<\/p>\n

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    Another added: \u201cI can\u2019t wait for the Christmas ep! I have loved the series, I hope there\u2019s more? You bought back family time, everyone round the TV watching, it\u2019s been a joy.\u201d Meanwhile, many fans would have liked a longer run. One viewer said on X: \u201cI\u2019m absolutely gutted that it\u2019s finished for now. I honestly thought this would be running longer. I\u2019ve absolutely loved the return of such an iconic show.\u201d<\/p>\n

    While a second pointed out: \u201cHopefully there will be another run soon. It seemed to last forever when it was on Channel 4 but I get that was a different time.\u201d The new reboot of the show ran for 20 episodes over four weeks. There hasn\u2019t yet been an announcement about series two\u2026 But our fingers are crossed!<\/p>\n

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