BBC Outnumbered fans voice 'concern' for star ahead of Christmas special

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BBC Outnumbered viewers have taken to Twitter to share their concerns for one of the stars of the show, Tyger Drew Honey, ahead of the Christmas special

BBC Outnumbered fans have expressed their worries for one of the show's stars ahead of the Christmas special. The sitcom is set to return with all the original cast, but promotional images featuring Tyger Drew Honey (who plays Jake) have raised eyebrows.

One Twitter user questioned "what has happened" to Tyger, who appeared pale and tired in recent photos. Some pointed out the dark circles under his eyes as a sign that something might be amiss with the actor, who will reprise his role alongside Hugh Dennis.

"It's just makeup due to the storyline they are doing, won't say if not read. He hasn't actually got those rings around his eyes," one fan explained. Another added: "If you read the reviews he's got a daughter who doesn't sleep in the show."

Drew Honey's acting credits include BBC Three sitcom Cuckoo, guest roles in Midsomer Murders and Citizen Khan, and tackling real-life challenges in Celebs Go Dating, Celebrity Mastermind, Celebrity MasterChef and 24 Hours in the Past.

The show will return featuring all the old cast - but in promotional images, Tyger Drew Honey (who plays Jake) has sparked concern

More recently, he made his pantomime debut as Prince Charming in Lighthouse Poole's production of Cinderella in 2022. "It seems absurd people don't realise that we age at the same rate as everyone else on the planet" the now 28 year old previously told Radio Times, reports Birmingham Live.

"People say 'I thought you were 11! ' I was..." Dennis confessed. "Every family pretty much has had experience of that kind of stuff. And we've had, not within my nuclear family, but my dad had cancer at 66 and survived until he was 88. It has touched everyone, really."

Fans are worried about Tyger(Image: BBC)

He also shared his sense of accomplishment in contributing to awareness: "And I'm pleased to have done it, actually. Partially because I got nabbed once by Prostate Cancer UK, and I'm now one of the faces of 'go and get your prostate cancer self-check'. So, as well as it being a story which resonates, I'm sort of delighted if it means that anybody goes and gets a check."

He added, "That's a sort of little victory, isn't it? Because everybody has been touched by cancer in some way. So, essentially, no research [is] needed because it's such a common thing."

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