ITV The 1% Club host Lee Mack taken aback at contestant's bizarre admission

This week's episode of ITV's The 1% Club, hosted by Lee Mack, had viewers in stitches as a contestant claimed to have an unusual job.

The man, who said he worked at an airport, left the audience baffled when he revealed his supposed role as a "penguin tipper".

He explained that his job involved picking up penguins that get distracted by planes and tip over.

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Amusingly, he also claimed that his previous job title was "penguin erector", but it had to be changed.

Despite his insistence that he was telling the truth, many fans were sceptical. One viewer even suggested that the story was an April Fools' joke from a few years ago, reports .

"’Penguin Tipper’ because they get transfixed on airplanes going overhead and tumble over. But, QI told me that doesn't actually happen #the1percentclub,” one tweeted. (sic)

“He's taking the Pingu! #the1percentclub,” a third quipped, as another agreed with a laughing emoji: “‘It used to be called penguin erections’ nah i'm gone. That can't be real.” (sic)

“Penguin tipper? Surely NOOT-NOOT!?!?” another joked, while one more wrote with laughing emojis: “Where do they get these people from that guys job is literally picking up missed Penguins #The1PercentClub.” (sic)

Meanwhile, others admitted they would love to pick up penguins for a living, with one writing: “He has the best job in the !”

Unfortunately, it would appear that ‘Penguin Tipper’ probably is a pretend title, according to Edinburgh Zoo.

As reported by , they confirmed: “We're sure this will come as a disappointment to many but there is no such position here at Edinburgh Zoo.

“It's a very popular rumour, but penguins do not track planes as they fly overhead. Any clumsy penguin behaviour tends to be unrelated to aircraft.”

The 1% Club returns next Saturday at 8.20pm on ITV.