Michael McIntyre reveals he had to audition for his own job on The Wheel – despite inventing the show
thesun.co.ukTHERE’S no business more fickle than showbiz, as Michael McIntyre learnt when his game show The Wheel became a runaway hit. Just weeks into its first series on the BBC, TV corporations around the world were keen to make their own versions.
But despite the format being his brainchild, Michael was forced to audition for his role as host. The funnyman revealed: “It was a really mean thing.
The Americans bought the show quickly on Zoom in lockdown. “Everyone seemed to want it after it had been on for one or two weeks here, it was crazy. “I’ve got all these Americans going, ‘We love the show’.
And then they said yes, they wanted to buy it. It was amazing. READ MORE ON BBCBACK TO SCHOOL Waterloo Road's return date revealed - and it's just around the cornerONE TO WATCH What you need to know about who is on The One Show tonight “Then they were looking for a host and I just kept getting told I was in the running. “We painstakingly made a teaser tape of all my best bits!” He added: “I think the Germans have decided to cast a host that looks just like me.
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