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Sunday Brunch Pauses for Diogo Jota Tribute and Sees Live Celebrity Hunted Escape

Tim Lovejoy paused the show to honor the late footballer before scrambling to shepherd celebrities off set during a live reality show reveal

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Overview

  • Minutes into the July 6 broadcast, Tim Lovejoy halted proceedings to announce Diogo Jota’s death in a fiery Lamborghini crash in Spain
  • Hosts Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer dedicated the opening segment to offering condolences to Jota’s family and the Liverpool fan community
  • Celebrities Scarlette and Stuart Douglas disclosed their participation in Channel 4’s Celebrity Hunted, surprising viewers with an unannounced reality show crossover
  • The revelation that ‘hunters’ had arrived prompted the siblings to flee the studio with Lovejoy and Rimmer escorting them into a waiting vehicle
  • The impromptu chase forced an abrupt switch to an ad break, underscoring the unpredictability of live television