How A Simple Balance Trick Fooled Angelica Bell? | The Real Hustle

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[00:00:00]In the celebrity con games.

[00:00:03]This week the hustlers have come to this exclusive riverside restaurant to do battle with celebrity Farm Academy contestant and One Show reporter Angelica Bell.

[00:00:14]Are you hungry? You better be hungry.

[00:00:16]Yeah. Well, they say when you're in, you know, polite company that one shouldn't You're not in polite company. You're not one shouldn't one shouldn't gobble, one shouldn't nibble. Uh? You don't have to worry about that.

[00:00:25]>> [laughter] >> Go for the gobbling.

[00:00:27]We will.

[00:00:29]But before getting down to business, they decided it would be rude not to order some lunch.

[00:00:37]The food here doesn't come cheap.

[00:00:40]Cheers. Cheers. Nor does the champagne.

[00:00:43]I think we could do with a winning.

[00:00:45]And as for dessert? I'll have four of those.

[00:00:48]For 75 pounds? It's really good. Four of those. Unusually, the hustlers seem in the mood for splashing the cash. They're paying.

[00:00:55]>> [music] >> Well, yeah. How much was it again? 75 pounds. Each. Each.

[00:01:00]That's right. These fancy desserts, which come with three aged cognacs, cost an eye-watering 75 pounds a pop. You eat and you drink. You eat and you drink.

[00:01:12]Oh my god, this is Caramelized [music] hazelnuts.

[00:01:17]>> [clears throat] >> Is it good? Exceptional.

[00:01:20]This is [music] like amazing. It's a very, very, very good.

[00:01:24]Should we get the bill? We should.

[00:01:26]This is going to be fun. She's right, >> [music] >> but not for whoever has to pay it.

[00:01:31]>> much.

[00:01:35]Okay. Ouch.

[00:01:37]Can't be that bad. Let's see. Oh my god.

[00:01:41]That's a lot for four people. What do you think?

[00:01:46]767 pounds and 13 [music] pence. 767.

[00:01:51]So, how are we going to do this?

[00:01:54]Here you go, pass me the bill. Time to serve up Angelica's challenge. I've got a proposition for you. Go on. Okay. I'm going to pass you the bill.

[00:02:02]I want you to hand the bill to whoever you want to pay the bill. Does that sound fair?

[00:02:08]Okay. Okay. And that's it. We leave.

[00:02:10]That's it then. There are a couple of rules.

[00:02:13]Um I'm going to show you.

[00:02:15]I want you to stand up.

[00:02:17]I'm going to place the bill on your feet.

[00:02:20]Just like that. Keeping your feet together.

[00:02:23]Heels on the floor if you're wearing heels. I want you to bend over forwards, pick the bill up with both hands and then pass it to either Paul, Alex, myself, or keep it.

[00:02:35]Does that sound fair? Mhm. Yeah?

[00:02:37]So, in order for someone else to pick up the bill, all Angelica needs to do is pick it up herself first from her feet and hand it to them.

[00:02:47]But the hustlers always have a trick up their sleeves as she's about to find [music] out. I need you to stand next to me. So, I need you to stand here cuz the light's really good. With your heels back against the glass.

[00:02:56]Together. Okay.

[00:02:59]You're to bend over forward.

[00:03:02]Use both hands to pick up the bill. The challenge is on.

[00:03:08]Ooh.

[00:03:11]Can I move my feet? Nope. Nope.

[00:03:14]Feet flat on the floor. Can't move your heels. Bend over forward. Pick up with both hands.

[00:03:20]Bend over forward. Turns out this is much harder up against the window than standing in the middle of the room.

[00:03:27]>> can't can't bend my I can't bend my feet. No, you just need to reach over forward and get it. Is this doable?

[00:03:32]We certainly hope not.

[00:03:37]You know what? I don't think you're going to get it. Oh, well. We're going to We're going to wait.

[00:03:39]>> know what I realized? I shouldn't have drank all that drink cuz this would have made no difference if I was drunk.

[00:03:43][laughter] I'm so stupid. And I might have to pay for this as well and I haven't drunk anything.

[00:03:48]>> You know what? Come back to the table.

[00:03:50]>> She didn't stand a chance.

[00:03:52]Because this con is all about balance.

[00:03:55]>> [music] >> When Jess picked up the bill, it looked easy.

[00:03:59]That's because when she bent her upper half forwards, her bottom half could shift backwards to keep her balanced.

[00:04:05]But standing against the window, Angelica couldn't shift her weight back, which meant [music] it was physically impossible to bend forwards and pick up the bill without falling flat on her face. We'll call it a tenner and we're even. Unless you would like to pay the bill. And in fact, only So another celebrity [music] hands over a tenner.

[00:04:23]But the hustlers were kind enough to pick up the hefty lunch bill. Bye-bye.

[00:04:29]At least that's what they told Angelica on their way out.

[00:04:33]Sorry love, the gentleman said you were going to pay the bill.

[00:04:36]Oh, did they? Yes.