Jeopardy fans rejoice as host Alex Trebek sings lyrics to Lizzo’s Truth Hurts
JEOPARDY host Alex Trebek has managed to break the internet after perfectly reciting lyrics to Lizzo’s hit Truth Hurts. The 79-year-old host, who is battling late-stage pancreatic cancer, did the heartwarming rendition during a an episode earlier this week. Alex recited lyrics from the popular Lizzo track Truth Hurts on the show, after a contestant […]
JEOPARDY host Alex Trebek has managed to break the internet after perfectly reciting lyrics to Lizzo’s hit Truth Hurts.
The 79-year-old host, who is battling late-stage pancreatic cancer, did the heartwarming rendition during a an episode earlier this week.
Alex recited lyrics from the popular Lizzo track Truth Hurts on the show, after a contestant picked the category Lyrics of Today.
He recited: “Her: New man on the Minnesota Vikings, truth hurts, needed something more exciting, bom bom bi dom bi dum bum bay.”
Another contestant guessed the correct answer when replied: “who is Lizzo?”.
“Yup — and I did it exactly like she does, didn’t I? Yeah,” Alex replied as the audience laughed.
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It’s not the first time Lizzo has been an answer on the long-running game show.
The question in October asked: “In 2019, this 5-letter rap & R&B artist had the “Juice” to be nominated for Best New Artist at the VMAs”.
The singer celebrated featuring on Jeopardy by taking to Instagram.
“I MADE IT I LOVE YOU ALEX TREBEK,” she wrote.
Jeopardy halted production last week because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Alex is in the higher risk group if he contracts the disease because of his age and his current battle with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
Last week, the long-running game show began filming new episodes without a live studio audience to better ensure the health of the cast, contestants and crew.
Now, it’s chosen to forego filming altogether for the foreseeable future.
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Alex is one year into his cancer treatment and said he is in good spirits.
With a one-year update, he told his fans earlier this month that only 18 per cent of people diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer make it past the year – and he’s one of them.
He admitted to suffering bouts of depression which left him wondering “if it was really worth fighting on”.
“I joked with friends that the cancer won’t kill me – the chemo treatments will,” he said in a video message to fans.
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