Richard Osman could have cost the BBC ‘millions’ after breaking The Wheel rules

Richard Osman has hinted he could have inadvertently run up a huge bill for the producers of The Wheel after breaking a major rule on the BBC quiz show. The 53-year-old is set to appear as a celebrity pundit in the upcoming series, but has hinted that it hasn’t exactly gone to plan.

Richard, who is also a best-selling author, made the admission on his podcast The Rest is Entertainment, which he co-hosts with Marina Hyde. In it, Richard revealed some of the behind-the-scenes goings-on and was full of praise for host comedian Michael McIntyre, The Mirror reports.

He said: “He’s so brilliant, he’s brilliant with the punters, he’s brilliant with the celebrity pundits. He definitely drives that show. You need constant energy on that show and he’s just incredible.”

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However, Richard admitted that he might have caused a bit of trouble by not following a certain instruction. He said: “The Wheel’s music is absolutely amazing. The only thing they said was, “Don’t sing along to the lyrics when you’re walking around because I can’t use it if you say the lyrics.” I said to each of them, I’m not sure if I can use it, I absolutely couldn’t help myself.”

Co-host Marina suggested that Richard could be the ‘£300,000 guest’. He replied, “It would literally cost them millions, but it was really a wonderful experience.”

Richard also revealed an incident where a celebrity had to pull out of filming due to dizziness caused by the show’s spinning wheel. Richard, who did not reveal the name of the famous face, said: “They’ve been nauseous, it’s spinning pretty fast. It’s not the SAS, are you tough enough? But, it’s not far!”

The spinning nature of the Wheel is something Richard revealed has put off several famous faces in the past due to their fear of vertigo, even though it wasn’t spinning high in the air. He said: “There is no vertigo. I had to keep telling them it’s a flat wheel that spins, like a turntable. It’s not a Ferris wheel. But when I mentioned it to more people, they’d be like, “Oh. , I’m afraid of heights”.

The BBC and Hungry McBear have been contacted for a statement about Richard’s alleged breach of rules.

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