New College Lenon sets pulses racing

University Challenge contestant India Lenon gets marriage requests from viewers


A New College student starring on University Challenge has been inundated with requests for dates and marriage proposals.

Classicist India Lenon drove Twitter users wild during her college’s second round victory over York.

She received an avalanche of offers for a date, and one user, Robin Hosking wrote: “Amazingly hot. I want to marry her”.

She retweeted a message from Don Ferguson, which read: “Lenon is quite lovely……this sexing up of educational TV on BBC is ridiculous.

“Even Paxman is giving the glad eye.”

A shot from India’s modelling days

Last time she appeared on the programme, she attracted the attention of comedian Ricky Gervais, who posted a picture of her on the site, with the message: “spotted new college @indialenon”.
And this time Chloe Madeley, daughter of Richard and Judy paid her a compliment, writing: “How hot is the girl on University Challenge tonight?”

Lenon, a former model and blogger for the Telegraph, described the messages as “quite extraordinary”.