Weakest Link fans open-mouthed as huge pop star appears on BBC quiz

Weakest Link fans open-mouthed as huge pop star appears on BBC quiz
Source: Daily Mail Online

A British pop sensation has baffled fans after appearing on The Weakest Link just days after the Grammys.

Pinkpantheress, whose real name is Victoria Beverley Walker, 24, was catapulted to fame back in 2023 thanks to the success of her debut album, Heaven Knows. It charted around the world and gave the singer a UK top 20 hit with Nice To Meet You.

She appeared at the Grammys for the first time in 2026 after being nominated for the Best Dance/Electronic Album for Fancy That and Best Dance Pop Recording for her single Illegal.

Her subsequent appearance on the long-running quiz show went far from unnoticed by fans, who took to social media to praise her random 'side quests.'

One wrote: 'PinkPantheress going from the Grammys to the weakest link in the same week, she just says yes to anything.'

British pop sensation Pinkpantheress, 24, baffled fans after appearing on The Weakest Link just days after the Grammys.

She appeared at the Grammys for the first time in 2026 after being nominated for the Best Dance/Electronic Album for Fancy That and Best Dance Pop Recording for her single 'Illegal'.

While she did not win the Weakest Link, the star was generally praised for her performance.

PinkPantheress was not the only recognisable face on the Weakest Link and she appeared alongside comedian Alex Brooker and choirmaster Gareth Malone.

While she did not win the show, the star was generally praised for her performance.

Other fans praised: 'They've got Pink Pantheress on the Weakest Link. I love British TV.'

'Why is PinkPantheress on #TheWeakestLink omg??!?!? DIVA.';

'Loool what is Pink Pantheress doing on the weakest link and why is she actually doing alright.'

'Pink Pantheress just doing side quests atp.'

'i have heard maybe 30 seconds of this woman's music ever but i like her now because yeah as a small english child all i would have wanted to do if i got famous would be the panel/reality show circuit too. so real. get this woman on strictly.'

'finally something worth paying the tv licence for.'

The singer's appearance on the long-running quiz show went far from unnoticed by fans, who took to social media to praise her random 'side quests'

Pinkpantheress' appearance at the Grammys comes after she revealed that she was previously banned from all Sainsbury's in the UK while promoting her nominated single, 'Illegal'

The star's appearance at the Grammys comes after she revealed that she was previously banned from all Sainsbury's in the UK while promoting her nominated single, 'Illegal'.

Speaking to GQ, she spoke about how her friend once stole a Drumstick lollipop from a Sainsbury's store and both herself and her friend were banned as a result.

The star said she did not steal anything but was banned anyway, and thought that a whole-country ban for just taking a Drumstick was 'a bit much'.

'My friend stole a Drumstick from Sainsbury's, but that actually is illegal,' PinkPantheress said.
'But I remember thinking to myself like - and we got banned - and we really went through it. I got banned, but I didn't steal anything.
'I remember thinking like given our age at the time, one Drumstick resulting in a ban, it's a bit much. Because we were banned from all Sainsbury's across the country.'