Helen Flanagan leaves fans speechless after being unable to answer simple question on gameshow

Helen Flanagan left The Wheel viewers in shock earlier this week after she struggled with what many people would consider a pretty easy question.

If you've ever screamed at your TV screen while watching a gameshow, you'll know that it's usually not too hard to come up with the correct answer while you're sitting at home, nice and relaxed on the comfort of your sofa.

It's probably quite different for contestants in TV studios, answering questions in front of an audience and a load of cameras.

Viewers were shocked at Helen's answer (BBC)

But nevertheless, viewers were still shocked when the Coronation Street actor, 34, struggled with a pretty straightforward question.

The moment came during the show's Money Spinner round, in which celebrities are given the chance to increase a contestant's winnings by £1,000 for every correct answer.

The topic for the round was 'military', which didn't seem to be Helen's first choice category.

During the segment, all of the celebrities were asked by host Michael McIntyre to name any rank or officer in the British Army.

The other celebrities - including Tony Bellew, Josie Gibson, Anton Du Beke, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Steph McGovern, and Richard Osman - all provided correct answers, but Flanagan struggled, simply answering: "Army?"

Michael McIntyre was stunned by the answer (BBC)

Michael seemed pretty shocked by the answer, responding: "Army is not correct. I'm so sorry Helen."

Helen added: "I didn't know, I'm so sorry. I'm so hot! I got so red, I really didn't know. As soon as you said it, I was just like, 'Wow, no idea.'"

And fans at home were pretty stunned, too, with one adding: "Army... I’m so embarrassed for her."

While another said: "Name a rank in the Army? Helen Flanagan: 'Army?'"

And a third added: "Least Helen was last, first and there would have been no money."

Meanwhile a fourth wrote: "Oh Helen....what was that???? That was £6k banked there."

It's not the first time Helen has answered a question incorrectly on a gameshow.

The actor appeared on Weakest Link alongside the likes of Kaye Adams, JLS singer JB Gill, comedian Jen Brister, actor Davood Ghadami, actor Adam Pearson, singer Toyah Willcox, and comedian Ivo Graham earlier this year.

It's not the first time Helen has given a questionable answer on a gameshow (BBC)

But Helen didn't get off to a very good start when host Romesh Ranganathan asked her a very simple question.

Romesh asked whether the White Cliffs of Dover were made of chalk, or cheese.

And while the answer is glaringly obvious, Helen answered 'cheese', much to everyone's shock and amusement.

"D'you know what it was? It was the pressure," Helen said afterwards.

"To be fair, I think I got really difficult questions. All I heard was Dover, and I thought, Dover, Cornwall kind of thing, Cornish, so I just went 'cheese'."