Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in show first as Jeremy steps in for celebrity contestant

Fred Sirieix joined Jeremy Clarkson connected Celebrity Who Wants to Be a Millionaire tonight, and fans were shocked erstwhile the duo bent the rules wholly conscionable 1 question in

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire stunned fans by airing a amusement archetypal with personage impermanent Fred Sirieix.

The First Dates big joined Jeremy Clarkson connected the quiz amusement today, aiming to rise funds for his ain charity, The Right Course. Things got disconnected to a atrocious start, however, erstwhile helium was instantly stumped by the £100 question.

The archetypal question asked Fred: “Which of these is simply a method for staying afloat successful a swimming pool?” with his reply options being treading water, drinking water, boiling water, oregon passing water.

Fred instantly ruled retired drinking h2o and boiling water, but was torn betwixt the different 2 little evident phrases. He past opted to usage his 50/50 connected the precise archetypal question, but it removed the answers he’d already decided were wrong.

Jeremy seemed to realise Fred was stuck betwixt a stone and a hard place, and didn’t privation him to spell retired connected the archetypal question. He jokingly said: “Do you cognize what? I’m going to enactment you retired of my misery,” arsenic the assemblage laughed.

The Top Gear alum past explained what the presumption meant, giving Fred the reply of “treading water,” which helium rapidly locked successful arsenic his last answer. “I don’t cognize however you worked that out, but good done!” Jeremy sarcastically congratulated.

Alongside Jeremy fundamentally giving Fred the answer, the show’s authoritative Twitter leafage - formerly known arsenic X - suggested that Fred’s usage of a 50/50 connected the £100 question mightiness person made history.

Alongside a gif of the moment, the ITV amusement wrote: “Is this a #WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire first? Fred has utilized his #FiftyFifty connected the archetypal question!”

In the remark section, galore viewers were arsenic shocked by Fred’s dilatory start. “His girl volition find that amusing I expect… @fredsirieix1… But that is what lifelines are for,” 1 idiosyncratic said, referring to the star’s incredibly palmy girl Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, who’s an Olympic diver.

“And inactive needed Jeremy to springiness him the answer,” different idiosyncratic added, alongside mindblown emojis. A 3rd instrumentality reasoned: “English not his archetypal connection truthful possibly helium tin beryllium excused.”

Jeremy himself brought up the flimsy connection obstruction arsenic Fred near the show, having managed to alteration his likelihood and triumph an awesome £64,000. Fred agreed that seeing arsenic his archetypal connection is French, determination are immoderate English words and phrases helium simply doesn’t know, and admitted it could beryllium “annoying” to realise luck was against him connected immoderate questions.

Fred instantly followed Strictly Come Dancing prima Anton Du Beke connected the show, who had a amusement archetypal of his own. Unfortunately, Anton was caught retired connected a £32,000 question themed astir musicals. He utilized some his 50/50 and asked the audience, but ended up answering incorrectly.

The prima knew helium was taking a hazard by attempting the question, truthful had already sworn that if helium ended up losing wealth he’d stump up the currency for foundation himself. "I'll archer you what I americium going to do. I americium going to spell with the Book Of Mormon and if I get it incorrect I americium going to springiness the foundation £15,000 of my ain money. I'm gonna spell for Book Of Mormon, last answer,” helium said - and ended up £15,000 retired of pocket.

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