Jeremy Clarkson speechless as The Chase star makes cameo to help EastEnders actress on Who Wants to be a Millionaire
JEREMY Clarkson was left speechless after a star of The Chase made a surprise cameo to help an EastEnders actress on Who Wants to be a Millionaire.
Comedian and actress Nina Wadia teamed up with former Rugby Union maestro Ugo Monye.
But when she got stuck, the EastEnders star phoned a friend, Sinnerman Paul Sinha from The Chase, to help her out.
The Strictly Come Dancing contestant was floored by a question about the demolition of a prison in 1987 where Rudolf Hess had been the sole inmate.
Host Jeremy was impressed by her friend choice, exclaiming: “From The Chase? Let me get this straight, you’re actually contemplating, shall I ask the audience or should I ask someone from The Chase?”
Paul correctly guessed option B, Spandau, which caused social media to erupt with reactions.
One fan said: “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire that shouldn’t be allowed.”
Another said: “No wonder she’s laughing with a phone a friend called Paul Sinha.”
Nina took home £20,000 for her chosen charity JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation).
She appeared on Goodness Gracious Me and EastEnders and opted to Ask The Audience for a question about Shakespeare, which was wrong.
The Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Celebrity edition saw a host of household names all competing for the chance to win £1 million for their chosen charities.
In the same episode, Jools Holland played for the Prince‘s Trust and Caring Hands and he struggled with the first few questions, exhausting two lifelines in the first five minutes.
The music guru struggled to reach the £1,000 mark by himself, phoning a friend for a question about “Who hosted online fitness workouts for children under the title P.E with Joe.”‘
But Jools had to ask the audience to find the answer, which was of course Joe Wicks.
The next question was “Which of these is the tagline for the Hitchcock film Psycho?”
Phoning a friend he arrived at the right answer “Check in, Unpack, Relax, Take a Shower.
But viewers were incredulous that he wasn’t familiar with the famous shower scene when they tuned in last night.
Who has won the jackpot on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire has offered hundreds of hopeful contestants the chance to become millionaires, but there has only been a handful of lucky winners.
There have only been five real winners so far on the show as Charles Ingram, who was the third winner of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in 2001, had his claim to the prize thrown out because of cheating allegations.
The official winners are…
Judith Keppel
- In 2000, garden designer Judith Keppel made quiz show history as she became the first ever winner of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Judith is also the only woman ever to have won the million-pound prize.
David Edwards
- Former physics teacher David became the second contestant to win the top prize in April 2001. Following his success, Edwards went on to compete in both series of Are You an Egghead? in 2008 and 2009.
Robert Brydges
- Oxford-educated banker Robert became the third Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? champion when he won the quiz show several moths after David in 2001. Robert has stayed out of the limelight since his win.
Pat Gibson
- World champion Irish quiz player Pat won the show in 2004. Amazingly Pat had TWO of his lifelines still available for his final question, something no other winner has managed.
Ingram Wilcox
- Ingram came close to losing on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2006 as he had used all his lifelines up at the £32,000 mark, but in a shocking twist he went on to scoop the jackpot.
Who Wants to be a Millionaire airs on ITV1 and is available on ITVX.