A celebrity became so nauseous after being spun around on Michael McIntyre ’s The Wheel they were forced to pull out shortly after filming. Richard Osman , who appears in an upcoming episode of the BBC show, revealed one of his co-stars was replaced last minute by boxer Tony Bellew after falling ill. Sharing the behind-the-scenes secrets of The Wheel , the 53-year-old said on The Rest Is Entertainment podcast: ‘When you turn up you’re spun around about 30 times before the show even starts just to get various cutaway shots.
‘One of the celebrities I was on with had to leave the show because they absolutely got too dizzy. They were ill and they had to be replaced at the last minute.’ Richard declined to name the sick star but revealed that Tony, who happened to be in The Wheel’s studios, was drafted in at the eleventh hour.
The Thursday Murder Club author said producers told him a contestant becoming too ill to take part had only happened once before. Sharing his verdict on The Wheel, Richard said: ‘It spins pretty quick. It’s not SAS: Are You Tough Enough, but it’s not far off.
’ On each episode of The Wheel, seven celebrities sit around a giant wheel, each with very specific expertise on a certain subject. Several contestants are sitting underneath the wheel, with one being randomly selected at a time to rise to the top and try their hand at winning a cash prize. The player chosen to take part selects a category to answer a question, and one celebrity will .
