Taskmaster's Bridget Christie has shocked Greg Davies with a hilarious childbirth story – and to think it all started with some fart putty!
For tonight's (May 26) first challenge, Bridget and the other four contestants – Death in Paradise and Derry Girls star Ardal O'Hanlon and comedians Sophie Duker, Judi Love and Chris Ramsey – needed to come up with objects Davies would have loved to pop his fingers in.
Innuendos aside, Bridget's answer was fart putty, which can be quite relaxing to use. Things quickly escalated from there, with the comedian sharing a story about her daughter's birth.
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The Ghosts star has been married to fellow comedian Stewart Lee since 2006 and they have two children together. Inspired by fart putty, Bridget recalled when she had to be induced during her daughter's birth.
Bridget said her doctor had to use a "hook" to break her waters manually. Apparently, they didn't get it quite right as said hook was repeatedly inserted in the comedian's vagina, producing a noise similar to that of fart putty.
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"He kept going in and out," Bridget said cackling, as Davies and co-host Alex Horne were equally amused and horrified.
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Despite this painfully relatable anecdote, Bridget's answer only got her three points, but it did earn her great praise on Twitter.
"Bridget Christie talking through her tale of childbirth
Twitter: mostly wincing and feeling uncomfortable
Me: Nodding my head thinking 'been there done that, got the t-shirt,'" one person shared.
Another fan wrote: "It's always nice when someone manages to psychologically break Greg Davies, so well done to Bridget Christie and her Amniotic Hook Fart Putty story."
"I can't believe I'd never heard of Bridget Christie before this series of #Taskmaster, she's a national treasure," one viewer noted.
Taskmaster airs on Thursdays at 9pm on Channel 4 and All 4. Taskmaster: Champion of Champions II will air later this year.
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