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ITV\u2019s Starstruck<\/a> launched last night, with Olly Murs hosting the celebrity impersonation contest \u2013 however, RadioTimes.com<\/strong><\/a> readers weren\u2019t too impressed with the new talent show.<\/p>\n The series sees teams of superfans go head to head as they transform into their celebrity idol and perform for Starstruck\u2019s judging panel, which includes Sheridan Smith, Adam Lambert, Beverley Knight and Jason Manford.<\/p>\n While viewers have drawn a number of comparisons between Starstruck and Stars in Their Eyes \u2013 the ITV series which ran from 1990 until 2006) \u2013 many have declared that the new show simply isn\u2019t as good as its similar predecessor.<\/p> When asked what they thought of Starstruck, 66 per cent of our readers said that it didn\u2019t compare to Stars in Their Eyes, while just 34 per cent said that they enjoyed the show.<\/p>\n Last night\u2019s episode saw four teams perform on stage, each one performing either as Freddie Mercury, Ariana Grande, Marvin Gaye or Lady Gaga.<\/p>\n However, it was the Freddie Mercury team that won the episode, with the three impersonators then competing against each other for a spot in the Starstruck final.<\/p>\n The grand final, which will be a 90-minute episode, will see the last set of impersonators compete against one another for a chance to walk away with a whopping \u00a350,000.<\/p>\n Starstruck continues next Saturday on ITV at 8:30pm. See what else is on with our TV Guide<\/a>. Also visit our dedicated\u00a0Entertainment<\/a>\u00a0hub for more news.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0to get each issue delivered to your door. For more from the biggest stars in TV, l<\/strong>isten to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n By Lauren Morris Published: Sunday, 13 February 2022 at 12:00 am ITV\u2019s Starstruck launched last night, with Olly Murs hosting the celebrity impersonation contest \u2013 however, RadioTimes.com readers weren\u2019t too impressed with the new talent show. The series sees teams of superfans go head to head as they transform into their celebrity idol and perform […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":11150,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/starstruck-viewers-say-new-series-doesnt-compare-to-stars-in-their-eyes.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/starstruck-viewers-say-new-series-doesnt-compare-to-stars-in-their-eyes-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/starstruck-viewers-say-new-series-doesnt-compare-to-stars-in-their-eyes-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/starstruck-viewers-say-new-series-doesnt-compare-to-stars-in-their-eyes.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/starstruck-viewers-say-new-series-doesnt-compare-to-stars-in-their-eyes.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/starstruck-viewers-say-new-series-doesnt-compare-to-stars-in-their-eyes.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/starstruck-viewers-say-new-series-doesnt-compare-to-stars-in-their-eyes.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Lauren Morris Published: Sunday, 13 February 2022 at 12:00 am ITV\u2019s Starstruck launched last night, with Olly Murs hosting the celebrity impersonation contest \u2013 however, RadioTimes.com readers weren\u2019t too impressed with the new talent show. The series sees teams of superfans go head to head as they transform into their celebrity idol and perform…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/11149"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11150"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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