Overview
- The live incident unfolded in the closing minutes after a Food Heaven/Food Hell vote gave Ed Gamble’s tapas 54% over James Acaster’s dessert.
- Acaster shouted in protest and overturned festive props, including a table wreath, a stuffed polar bear and a Christmas tree, leaving the set in disarray.
- Host Matt Tebbutt and the studio guests laughed and treated the display as theatrical as the programme wrapped.
- Clips spread quickly on X, where reactions ranged from praise for the stunt to complaints calling his behavior disgraceful.
- Some viewers urged the show to issue an on-air apology, though coverage reports no official response or disciplinary action from the BBC.