Double the Money stars thought the show’s Instagram invite was a scam

Two business partners starred in a new TV series on Channel 4 tonight.

Cath Doyle and Lynn Nolan, who own the Queen’s Nook bar in Crosby, appeared on Double the Money tonight and threw a big party at their business for their friends, family and supporters.

Double the Money, which is hosted by Sue Perkins, challenges 13 pairs of contestants to Double The Money using any idea they can think of. Starting with £250 in the first episode, each pair has 36 hours to bring back £500 using their entrepreneurial skills. Anyone who fails is out of the competition.

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Also, contestants are not allowed to use the same idea twice, otherwise they could face the chop as well. Those who make it to the end will win £20,000.

Cath and Lynn, who opened their bar in 2021, said when they received a message inviting them to try out for the show, they initially thought it was a scam.

Cath said: “I only met Lynn seven years ago at the children’s football – my little boy and her little boy. She quit her job and I got fired. After a few dates, she said, “Do you want to go into business?”

“Lynn found what is now Queen’s Corner, met the girl who worked here and said, ‘Do you want to open a bar?’ And I just said yes.

Lynn continued: “All of a sudden last February I was in Cath’s speaking business and everything and I got a message on Instagram asking us to audition for a TV show. I didn’t apply – I thought it was a scam – as you would – but they came back and asked if we wanted to have a chat.

“We googled the girl who texted us and found out she worked for a TV company. He had found us under a hashtag. So I got on the phone with her and she asked us to audition. Four or five auditions later and that was it.”

Locals flocked to the Queen’s Nook tonight to watch their favorite landlady in action. The two praised everyone who supported them while filming. Lynn said: “We are the ‘Queens of Crosby’ and wanted to put the area on the map. We didn’t just do this for ourselves, we did this for the whole of Crosby and Waterloo.

“The community has been amazing. Every Scouser got behind us. The local businesses and the local community have been great.”

Cath added: “It was up and down – one minute I was high and the next I was low. It was a rollercoaster and had a massive impact on our business, family life – we couldn’t go on holiday.

“We’ve been constantly going back and forth between Liverpool and London with Sue Perkins, but we’re committed to trying to win.”

Cath and Lynn battled it out in the first episode of Double The Money tonight (May 9), turning £250 into £918.53 – more than four times their initial funds.

The Channel 4 series continues tomorrow, Friday 10 May, while the rest is broadcast every Friday after 8pm.

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