ITV’s 1% Club’s Yinrun Huang addresses ‘Runrun’ nickname controversy amid viewer backlash | Birmingham Live

1% Club contestant Yinrun Huang has opened up about a controversial issue from her time on the show that caused fans to find it “offensive” and “disrespectful”. In the latest episode of the ITV quiz which aired on Saturday night, 26-year-old Yinrun, who shot to fame as a Big Brother finalist last year, was featured.

It is noted that her appearance on Big Brother was recorded a few months after participating in the 1% Club. During her introduction by host Lee Mack, 55, to the 1% Club, she was called Runrun. Before the episode aired this weekend, she informed her Instagram followers: “They gave me (that name) because it was easier to say.”

Yinrun appeared several times throughout the episode, including one time where she gave an incorrect answer. Lee remarked, “I’m so sorry to say we’ve lost Runrun.”

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The name change sparked criticism from viewers, with one person tweeting: “Stupid it had to be called ‘Runrun’ for pronunciation reasons.”

Another expressed his dismay on X, formerly known as Twitter: “Sorry this is so offensive.”

One fan described the incident as “downright disgusting” and “offensive”, further criticizing Lee’s joke: “Then using stay, stay as a joke, just blast all of that!” Echoing the sentiment, another viewer tweeted: “It’s just not fair.

Big Brother viewers criticized the show for renaming contestant Yinrun Huang to “Runrun” during the last episode.

Following the episode, many took to social media to express their disapproval of the decision. One person said: “It’s still not right, they changed your name because it’s ‘easier to pronounce.’ Yinrun is very easy to say and even if it wasn’t, it still needs to be learned and said!”.

Another added: “Yinrun is easy to pronounce though, I don’t understand why they had to give it another name. Even if it were, it’s respectful to pronounce the contestants’ names properly, and if Lee was likely to struggle with it, give him a phonetic spelling.”

Before the episode aired, Yinrun had announced on Instagram that she would be known as Runrun on the show, warning her followers that her name would be changed. In a Q&A video on Sunday, she addressed the situation, saying: “This was a name that was given to me on the tablet and because it was about to start filming, they asked me if it was okay to keep it as it was – which I didn’t mind, so please don’t worry everyone.

She wrote: “I’m in the 1% Club tonight! This was filmed in early 2023, so I had to keep my participation a secret for that long! But it’s finally here and I can’t wait to watch it. back! (This is one of my favorite series)!

Yinrun also chimed in, expressing her gratitude for being a part of the show: “Thanks to the show for having me as a player, I had the best time and laughed a lot, plus (Lee) is so charming.”

She added: ‘Please tune in to ITV1 at 8.55pm to watch the episode and see how powerful my brain really is!! Can you get the 1% question? Success.”