Adam and Ryan Thomas have admitted they think their brother Scott was ‘too old’ for Love Island and they’re ‘happy he left when he did’.
The famous siblings, 36 and 40, this week started hosting a brand new ITV gameshow called 99 To Beat.
To celebrate the new achievement, the duo sat down with Heat Magazine to discuss how they’re finding it, as well as their opinions on their reality TV brother.
In dramatic scenes last month, Scott, 36, announced he was leaving and going home following a row with Elma Pazar over his failed romance with his co-star Tina Stinnes.
Discussing Scott’s All Stars stint, Adam quipped: ‘It was amazing seeing him, and the way he held himself throughout that whole journey was incredible.
‘I’m happy that he left when he did though – it felt like the right time. He was maybe a little bit too mature and even too old for the other contestants.’
Adam and Ryan Thomas have admitted they think their brother Scott was ‘too old’ for Love Island and they’re ‘happy he left when he did’
In dramatic scenes last month, Scott, 36, announced he was leaving and going home following a row with Elma Pazar over his failed romance with his co-star Tina Stinnes
Elsewhere in the interview, the new ITV hosts revealed their one ‘diva’ dressing room ‘must-have’ while filming.
Ryan admitted: ‘Oh, we’re quite straightforward. We only had one request and that was a coffee. The diva bit though, is that it has to be a proper strong coffee. Instant isn’t good enough.’
The eight-part programme, hosted by the brothers, landed on the channel on at 6pm on Saturday night.
100 players go head-to-head in a number of games to win the cash prize of £25,000. There’s only one rule that they have to follow – and it’s that they don’t come last.
And Ryan has recently said ‘the show must go on’ after it emerged three contestants from his new programme were hospitalised during filming.
Due to the physical nature of the show, Ryan admitted he expected some injuries to occur but said ‘freak accidents’ do happen.
Speaking to New! magazine, he said: ‘One girl twisted her ankle just while celebrating. It was so unfortunate because it took her out of the competition, and she must have been devastated. But freak accidents happen in life, and it is such a shame but the show must go on.’
Ryan added the show was the perfect thing for him to get involved in because it’s ‘stupid, silly’ and ‘competitive’.
He said: ‘It starts off a little bit light-hearted with everyone supporting each other. But as the numbers dwindle, the tension builds.’
Adam said: ‘I’m happy that he left when he did though – it felt like the right time. He was maybe a little bit too mature and even too old for the other contestants’
The famous siblings, 36 and 40, this week started hosting a brand new ITV gameshow called 99 To Beat
100 players go head-to-head in a number of games to win the cash prize of £25,000. There’s only one rule that they have to follow – and it’s that they don’t come last
Each contestant in the show will take part in task and strive to avoid elimination until one star is left standing.
However, ahead of its release on the box, contestant Amir Jardan, 38, opened up about his experience on the show.
He said he joined the show ‘as an exciting challenge’ but ‘never in a million years’ did he expect to ‘nearly lose his life’.
Over the course of a week, Amir and the 99 other contestants took part in over 13 challenges, but on the second day of filming in July 2024, things ended up in a bad way.
During the game named ‘needle in a haystack,’ he said contestants had to jump into a 20ft pile of hay to escape elimination – which lead to several people needing medical attention and an ambulance called to set.
Amir continued filming the week-long challenge, but now fears there could be ‘long term’ issues with his health after the incident.
Speaking ahead of the programme’s debut, the fire alarm engineer from Dorchester, Dorset, told The Sun: ‘It’s a dangerous show and it caused my fiancé – who was heavily pregnant at the time – additional stress.
‘When we had to jump into this massive stack of hay, a cloud of dust engulfed us. Somehow, I managed to escape but I couldn’t breathe because I could feel my throat closing up. After that, the whole thing was a blur, but I remember I was put into the recovery position as the ambulance was called.
‘I didn’t think I’d see our children again. I spent six hours waiting in the hospital to get checked over. I haven’t been the same since.’
Each contestant in the Squid Games-inspired show will take part in every task to avoid elimination until one star is left standing
Due to the physical nature of the show, Ryan admitted he expected some injuries to occur but said ‘freak accidents’ do happen
Amir explained that he considered himself to be ‘healthy and athletic’ prior to filming, but now he feels like his breathing has been left in ‘tatters’.
‘I’ll be nervous when watching the show because it’ll be like I’m reliving it,’ Amir added.
A production company spokesperson for 99 To Beat previously said: ‘A small number of contestants received medical attention after having an adverse reaction to hay, while participating in a game to retrieve chopsticks from a large haystack.
‘Filming was temporarily suspended and is due to resume later this week.
‘Contributor welfare remains our top priority, and our established robust health and safety processes are regularly reviewed and assessed.’
Production company Initial TV, behind shows like Big Brother, Soccer Aid and Total Wipeout, hopes to bring 99 To Beat to ITV in the UK.
Speaking about the upcoming show, Adam and Ryan said: ‘It’s new, it’s fresh, it’s fun and we can’t wait for people to see it,’ said the duo in a shared statement commenting on their new job.
‘It really is the ultimate family show, and so we couldn’t be more excited to be hosting it together, as a family. It’s a dream come true for us.
‘We can already imagine people at home playing these games with their families as it’s fun/silly/competitive & heartfelt.’
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