BBC Only Connect’s Victoria Coren Mitchell apologises and ‘hope they forgive me’ after making ‘rude’ comment to contestants

Victoria Coren Mitchell has addressed viewer backlash after jokingly calling contestants “idiots” on BBC’s Only Connect.The 52-year-old presenter expressed hope that participants would “forgive” her hosting style as the quiz show approaches its 500th episode milestone.The controversy erupted during last week’s episode when some viewers took offe…