SUE Perkins fell at the final hurdle as she was stumped by a duo of Celebrity Catchphrase’s tricky riddles.
The TV presenter, 55, started strong and ticked off many of the initial pyramid boxes on Stephen Mulhern ‘s ITV show.
Celebrity Catchphrase stumped Sue Perkins with two tricky final puzzles
The former Light Lunch anchor progressed through much of the pyramid with ease
Yet this challenge had her confused on box 14
Yet Sue , who featured alongside Brian Conley and Colin Salmon on the Celebrity Catchphrase episode, became unstuck on boxes 13 and 14 out of the 15 squares in total.
Box 14 showed a character fast asleep and travelling in a striped car, with an alarm clock on the front.
Sue guessed “speeding” before opting to pass to box 13.
This showed two cardinals standing outside a building with an arrow pointing towards one of them, and Sue suggested it could represent “right bishop” or “right priest” and “right cook.”
Would you have had any ideas?
The star then ran out of time, but scooped £10K for her efforts, to add to the £6,900 she won for charity earlier in the show.
Stephen remarked on her performance and said: “£10k you were going for it there!” to which she replied: “I got really stymied on 13 and 14, it would be interesting to see what they are.”
Number 13 was revealed as an arch bishop while 14 represented the phrase fast asleep.
Sue quipped: “Oh thats good – you fiends!”
Recently, an EastEnders legend was also left stumped by a Celebrity Catchphrase riddle.
Yet The Chase star Jenny Ryan showed off her game show prowess as she won her episode in record time.
SHOW AXE
Meanwhile, Sue’s own Channel 4 game show was quietly axed after just one season on air.
Double The Money has seemingly been given the boot following its airing last year.
The show saw 13 pairs of Brits using their entrepreneurial spirit to try to double a certain amount of money in a set time frame.
Stephen Mulhern’s career so far
The presenter is a mainstay on various ITV shows, but how did he become one of Britain’s most well-known faces?
Stephen first gained an interest in magic and tricks from his father who taught him as a kid.
After performing at Butlins , he became the youngest member of the Magic Circle and even made an appearance on Blue Peter in a piece about Harry Houdini.
His career started in Children’s TV when he presenter the show Finger Tips in 2001.
After four years, he launched Tricky TV on CITV in 2005, which he presented until 2010.
During this time, he was handpicked by bosses to front the ITV2 spin-off for Britain’s Got Talent .
He presented Britain’s Got More Talent until the cancelation of the companion in 2019.
But it’s not all bad news for Stephen who is known for his duties on a number of quiz shows.
In for a Penny, a format originally launched on Ant & Dec ‘s Saturday Night Takeaway was launched the same year.
Before, he was chosen by bosses to host Catchphrase in 2013 and has been fronting the show ever since.
Other huge shows he presented for ITV included Big Star’s Little Star , Rolling In It and the reboot of Deal Or No Deal .
He also made regular appearances on This Morning in ‘The Hub’ segment between 2011 and 2014.
After the Philip Schofield scandal rocked ITV, he was chosen to reunite with his former CITV co-star Holly Willoughby as the host of Dancing on Ice .
If they were unable to do so, they faced a brutal elimination round which saw them axed from the game.
The contest continued week by week, with the amount of money increasing as time went on.
Eventually, those that made the final had to convert £10,000 into £20,000 in the space of a month.
Whichever couple managed to convert the most won the show as well as receiving an additional £20,000 on top of their earnings to be crowned champions.
However, in a blow to the programme’s fans, it is understood that Channel 4 bosses have opted not to bring the show back for another go-around.
Plans for a second series have been abandoned and the show has been shelved, according to TVZone .
Hosting the game show marked a change in direction for Sue after presenting a slew of travel programmes throughout 2024.
Host Stephen Mulhern told her she had scooped £10K in the pyramid round 
