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Paddy McGuinness joins Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel on Christmas Day
The Bolton TV and radio presenter will be on a tinsel-covered edition of the hit BBC gameshow, which tonight starred a fellow Boltonian.
Sophie Willan took another star turn as she appeared as one of the celebrities helping contestants, with her specialism being power ballads.
And Michael McIntyre will be back on Christmas Day for a festive edition of his Saturday-night gameshow, jam-packed with famous faces, even more laughs, and a colossal spinning wheel!
Eight celebrity experts will use their knowledge of all things Christmas, to help Paddy and two other famous faces bank as much cash as possible. Can the contestants answer their way to a fortune?
The shows will be screened on Christmas Day at 6.45pm on BBC iPlayer and BBC One.
Paddy will be joined by Richard Osman, Mel Giedroyc, the special celebrity contestants, hoping to answer their way to a festive fortune for their chosen charities.
Eight celebrity experts will be on hand to use their knowledge of all things Christmas, to help the three famous faces bank as much cash as possible. Gyles Brandreth, Josie Gibson, Big Narstie, Tim Vine, Zara McDermott, Gladiator’s very own Nitro and Gavin and Stacey legends Matthew Horne and Joanna Page will each have their time in the spotlight, answering questions on everything from reindeer to festive food.
Paddy will also be teaming up with Cherry Healey in “Inside the Factory: Christmas Gingerbread Special.”
The pair will help produce a staggering 100,000 gingerbread biscuits a week at the Original Biscuit Bakers factory in Market Drayton.
From Santa’s to reindeers, the duo will even try their hand at hand-icing with bright “Christmas Red” sugar paste and mixing their own festive dough.The episode, commissioned by the BBC’s Specialist Factual Team, also features mathematician Bobby Seagull showing Cherry how to wrap presents using maths, and historian Ruth Goodman joining astronaut Helen Sharman to explore what Christmas in space is really like.
Sophie is the star of Alma’s Not Normal, with filming for the hit BBC comedy having taken place in her hometown, including Horwich, where she still lives.
