Viewers of A Place In the Sun are stunned by contestant’s sunburn and joke that he had been house hunting on Mercury: “I never thought a human could turn that color!”

A Place in the Sun viewers were shocked over one contestant’s sunburnt appearance during a recent episode.

Greg was house hunting on the Channel 4 show with his wife Reda for a house on Spain’s Costa Blanca.

The couple wanted to move to the hotspot permanently and had a budget of £100,000.

However, fans were distracted by Greg’s ‘painful looking’ appearance while chatting to host Lee Juggurnauth.

Greg sported a bright red complexion on screen, with his forehead being the worst affected. 

A Place in the Sun viewers were shocked over one contestants sunburnt appearance during a recent episode

One viewer wrote on X: ‘Still thinking about this man’s sunburn on A Place In The Sun. How long had he been house hunting?’

Another said: ‘Been house hunting on Mercury by the looks of it!’

A third added: ‘I didn’t think it was possible for a human to go that colour and neither does she’

A Place in the Sun is the UK’s leading overseas property media brand and a highly recognisable name 

The hit Channel 4 show helps Brits looking to move abroad find their perfect forever homes. 

The current line-up of presenters features Jasmine Harman, Laura Hamilton, Ben Hillman, Jean Johansson, Lee Juggurnauth, Leah Charles-King and Craig Rowe. 

The Channel 4 show recently paid a special tribute to former host Jonnie Irwin after his death aged 50.

Greg was house hunting on the Channel 4 show with his wife Reda for a house on Spain ‘s Costa Blanca

Fans were distracted by Greg’s ‘painful looking’ appearance while chatting to host Lee Juggurnauth

One viewer wrote on X: ‘Still thinking about this man’s sunburn on A Place In The Sun. How long had he been house hunting?’

Jonnie passed away on Friday after a brave three year fight with cancer , following his diagnosis with lung cancer in 2020.

The presenter hosted the property programme from 2004 to 2021, when he was forced to step down due to his terminal cancer diagnosis.

The show, which followed Danni Menzies helping house hunters in Manilva, Spain, was dedicated to Jonnie at the start.

The programme also aired a tribute after the credits with a photo which showed a younger Jonnie on the beach from one of the trips abroad.

It read: ‘In memory of Jonnie Irwin. 1973 – 2024.’ 

A Place in the Sun airs weekdays from 3pm on Channel 4.