Richard Osman controversy explained after breaking rule on BBC show

Richard Osman confessed to making a superior mistake portion appearing connected Michael McIntyre's personage quiz amusement The Wheel

Richard Osman caused contention erstwhile helium broke a immense regularisation connected the BBC One amusement The Wheel.

The 53-year-old presenter and author is acceptable to look connected Saturday’s occurrence of the deed crippled show, hosted by Michael McIntyre, but the lofty TV prima claimed helium had gone against a petition by producers portion filming. During an occurrence of his podcast Rest Is Entertainment, helium recalled to his co-host Marina Hyde that helium was advised by producers not to "sing along" to the lyrics of songs featured during the episode.

Music is played erstwhile the instrumentality successful the studio, which features personage 'experts' sitting astir the immense ellipse assisting a bid of contestants successful answering questions to triumph immense currency prizes, is spun. Sometimes The Wheel's iconic taxable euphony is played, but connected different occasions well-known songs by high-profile artists are besides featured.

Richard went connected to recognition composer Paul Farrer, who created The Wheel’s jazzy taxable song, and is besides the brains down the euphony choices connected the deed show. “The euphony is incredible. The instrumentality euphony is perfectly amazing,” helium gushed, nevertheless helium admitted to breaking 1 important regularisation during his stint connected the show, which caused a large headache for producers.

“The 1 happening [producers] said was 'don't sing on with the lyrics of the songs erstwhile you spell round' due to the fact that I deliberation they can't usage it if you're mouthing the lyrics. I mouthed on to each azygous one,” helium laughed. “I'm not definite if they tin usage maine - I perfectly couldn't assistance myself.”

His co-host Marina joked helium could beryllium “the £300,000 guest”, arsenic she hinted Richard had astir apt outgo the amusement wealth successful royalties.

“[It would] virtually outgo them millions but it was truly a beauteous experience,” Richard added. Celebrities and contestants person been spotted singing on to the taxable song, but the camera usually pans distant from them if a well-known opus that has been successful the charts is played instead, successful an effort to debar paying retired royalties to artists.

Richard, who was the erstwhile co-host of Pointless and presenter of House of Games, past heaped praise connected comedian Michael, arsenic helium commended his “constant energy” portion fronting the crippled show. “He's truthful brilliant. He's superb with the punters. He's superb with the personage experts. He perfectly drives that amusement through,” helium said, arsenic helium claimed Michael gave a “masterclass” successful presenting. “Y'know you request changeless vigor connected that amusement and helium conscionable is incredible.”

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