Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard were left open-mouthed on This Morning on Monday as an artist revealed a sculpture of them that looked ‘nothing like’ the hosts.
Viewers of the long-running ITV daytime show tuned in as it was revealed how the artist had painstakingly worked on the creation.
Based in Weymouth, Dorset, the sculptor had attempted to carve the hosts with 30 tonnes of sand – and the finished product was unveiled live on air.
Former Coronation Street star Colson Smith hosted the segment and sat beside the life-size versions of the pair on a sofa.
However, as Cat and Ben feasted their eyes on their figurines, they were left visibly open-mouthed.
They attempted to distract from their initial reactions by making playful remarks and dropping digs at each other.
Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard were left open-mouthed on This Morning on Monday as an artist revealed a sculpture of them they had spent eight days working on
Viewers of the long-running ITV daytime show tuned in as it was revealed how the artist had painstakingly worked on the creation
Based in Weymouth, Dorset, the sculptor had attempted to carve the hosts with 30 tonnes of sand – and the finished product was unveiled live on air
‘That’s a look that I’ve seen regularly from you Deeley,’ quipped Ben.
Cat added: ‘I like the artistic interpretation there I think.’
The 48-year-old teased Ben on the size of his ears as Colson remarked the hunky host, 50, was looking ‘buff’.
This Morning viewers flooded social media with comments as they declared it looked ‘nothing like’ the two hosts.
One fan didn’t mince their words, asking: ‘Who the f**k are they?’
A second joked: ‘The resemblance really is uncanny.’
‘Sand sculpting is very clever but that looked nothing like Ben & Cat,’ said a third viewer.
A fourth fumed: ‘Well, why didn’t we see a real sand sculpture being made with tips how we could do it? What a waste of time watching Colston make a bloody sandcastle.’
As Colson Smith presented the segment, Ben and Cat tried to divert attention from their shock faces as they teased each other on their sand lookalikes
Ben and Cat kicked off a new week on This Morning before they take their summer holidays for a whopping six weeks
The ITV hosts had anchored This Morning from the studio and outside as they embraced the summer weather in London
Meanwhile, Ben and Cat had kicked off the show with an exclusive investigation into counterfeit Botox procedures
They were joined on the daytime programme’s sofa by three women who have all been affected.
Opening the segment, the hosts told viewers how of 2,000 were surveyed, 15% had to attend hospital following their anti-wrinkle injections, many of which turned out to be counterfeit product.
Half of them took place in non-clinical settings and half required some kind of medical assistance afterwards, the shocking findings revealed.
However, they were left visibly stunned when mum-of-two Kayleigh revealed she experienced double vision while driving her car with her two kids on board.
Monday’s This Morning had started with a special investigation into counterfeit botox as they heard from three women impacted
She explained: ‘I went to a hair salon, it was my fourth time going to her when something went wrong.
‘I felt like she was rushing, stabbing me in the head with the needle. Really rough. I was driving my son and had my baby in the back when I had double vision. I could see two buses in front of me.
‘Then I had really bad vertigo, felt dizzy. I couldn’t open my eye, I thought I was going to go blind. I went for a CT scan at hospital, which came back alright. I was treated with antibiotics for meningitis.’
Ben, 50, and Cat, 48, then introduced Nicola, Lyndsey and Kayleigh to the show to speak about their own horror stories.
This Morning airs weekdays on ITV1 from 10am and is available to stream on ITVX.