Victoria Coren Mitchell leaves Only Connect fans 'traumatised' with VERY crude joke about BBC co-star - as horrified fans gasp 'I can't unhear that!'
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Only Connect host Victoria Coren Mitchell left viewers 'traumatised' after making a very crude joke about her BBC co-star Michael Portillo at the end of Monday's episode. The popular quiz show, first broadcast in 2008, consists of a tournament-type format in which teams compete by finding connections between seemingly unrelated clues.
![[She referenced an infamous joke about her having a crush on the former politician and journalist (pictured in 2021) - but while some fans loved the jibe, others think she went 'too far']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/10/93226849-14200885-image-m-82_1734431560302.jpg)
On the most recent instalment, Victoria welcomed The Uisge Beathas and the Crushers who went head to head on the BBC show. She referenced an infamous joke about her having a crush on the former politician and journalist - but while some fans loved the jibe, others think she went 'too far'.
![[On the most recent instalment, Victoria welcomed The Uisge Beathas and the Crushers who went head to head on the BBC show]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/10/93226643-14200885-image-a-84_1734431609821.jpg)
Ending the show, Victoria said: Coming up next on BBC Two is another episode in that wonderful series sponsored by the RSPB, where celebrities look after birds before handing them on to other celebrities to raise awareness of struggling avian numbers.
'I have so enjoyed watching big names on BBC Two passing their feathered dependents on to other presenters, so I decided to join in myself. Tonight, I will be eagerly taking several swallows from Michael Portillo. Goodnight.'. Only Connect host Victoria Coren Mitchell left viewers 'traumatised' after making a very crude joke about her former co-star Michael Portillo at the end of Monday's episode.
She referenced an infamous joke about her having a crush on the former politician and journalist (pictured in 2021) - but while some fans loved the jibe, others think she went 'too far'. Viewers had mixed opinions as they rushed to social media after hearing the shocking innuendo, writing: '@VictoriaCoren full on choked at the closing comment on this evenings episode of #onlyconnect. Did not expect that.'.
