The Circle has delivered its first mega-cringe moment of the series as 18-year-old Woody tried to hit on newcomer Judy – unaware that it was actually Richard Madeley.
Richard has been planted into the series to cause up trouble and is playing as 27-year-old posh girl Judy, with Woody immediately enamoured with her.
So when he decided to shoot his shot through the social media game, the whole nation couldn’t do anything but hide behind their pillows and watch it unfold.
To make it even weirder, Woody is Zoe Ball and Norman Cook’s son…so his parents may well know his catfish.
After Richard/Judy sent him a gift of a donut tree after arriving in The Circle, Woody slid into their DMs to thank them for the present.
Richard realised what was happening immediately, and said: ‘I’m guessing being a young, testosterone-fuelled 18-year-old, if that’s who is he, he wants to private message me, to Judy, because he fancies her.’
‘If he gets a bit fresh, I think I’ll know how I’ll play it,’ he added.
Things then got really weird really fast as Woody declares she’s a ‘babe’ and thanked her for the gift.
In response, Richard/Judy told him: ‘A sweet treat, for a sweet-looking boy.’
He later went in for the kill and complimented ‘Judy’s’ profile picture, declaring: ‘Venice isn’t the only thing beautiful in that photo.’
‘Oh Woody…if only you knew,’ Richard laughed from the safety of his apartment.
So hilariously cruel.
Naturally, we couldn’t look away…as we hid behind our sofas as the scenes unfolded.
@ZoeTheBall how does it feel watching your son flirt with Richard Madeley please? 🤣 #TheCircle
— Kristen Hobden (@Kristenhobnob) September 26, 2019
Watching fat boy slim’s 18
year old son flirt with Richard madeley is like a trippy dream you had that you can never properly explain #thecircle— lilyilly (@loveisland2019x) September 26, 2019
Watching Richard Madeley flirt with Zoe Ball and Fatboy Slim’s 18 year old son has to be one of the strangest things I’ve seen! 🙈😂 #TheCircle
— Dani 🌺 (@Daniell94584161) September 26, 2019
Zoe Ball and Fatboy Slims son flirting with Richard Madeley pretending to be a 27 year old lady called Judy #TheCircle pic.twitter.com/Ve4eDJfgB6
— Levi (@scally_cinnamon) September 26, 2019
"If you're cringing now wait til you get out and realise you're flirting with Richard Madeley" 😂😂 what a show #TheCircle
— Ian Phillips (@iphillips_efc) September 26, 2019
There’s about to be a shake up in the game as the players ended the episode by ranking their fellow players for the second time.
The results could change the game completely as the most popular are put in charge.
With alliances forming between the lads (Jay – actually a woman called Katie – Woody and Sy), and the scholar squad (Tim, Georgina and Brooke) it’s still anyone’s game.
Plus the catfishes are still going undetected, but for how much longer?
The Circle continues weeknights from 10pm on Channel 4.
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