Richard Osman has let slip that he might have cost the producers of The Wheel a fortune after he flouted a crucial rule on the BBC game show. The 53-year-old presenter, who will feature as one of the celebrity experts when the series makes a comeback later this year, insisted that some of his cutaways might get the chop to dodge a massive bill. Fresh from his stint on the set last week, Richard returned to The Rest is Entertainment podcast to discuss his experience and respond to fans eager to know about the behind-the-scenes gossip.
During the discussion with his co-host Marina Hyde, Richard began by hailing the show's frontman Michael McIntyre's "masterclass" in presenting. He gushed: "He's so brilliant, he's brilliant with the punters, he's brilliant with the celebrity experts. He absolutely drives that show through.
You need constant energy on that show and he just is incredible." Richard also tipped his hat to the show's musical maestro Paul Farrer, before admitting he might be in hot water for not sticking to the rules. He continued: "The Wheel music is absolutely amazing.
"The one thing they said was, 'Don't sing along with the lyrics of the songs when you go round because they can't use it if you're mouthing the lyrics'. I mouthed along to every single one, I'm not sure if they can use it, I absolutely couldn't help myself." Laughing, Marina suggested that he could be the "£300,000 guest" to which he added: "It would literally cost them millions, but it was really a .
