The celebs will be seen testing logic, lateral thinking and problem-solving…
Celebrity Puzzling, a weekly quiz show will air in hour-long slots across eight episodes 5 today announced.
Hosted by Jeremy with team captains, actress Sally Lindsay and presenter Carol Vorderman, will each week welcome a new celebrity guest to their respective teams. Together, they tackle a range of fun and fiendish puzzles – testing logic, lateral thinking and problem-solving – all vying for the ultimate prize: bragging rights as the best puzzle-solvers in showbiz.
Jeremy Vine:
“It’s amazing to do a quiz that’s so simple and yet feels so fresh in every way. Celebrity Puzzling is one of those shows where, from the very first edition, everything fell into place with our amazing 5 team, with Carol and with Sally, and we just had the greatest fun in the studio. Not to mention burning through quite a few brain cells as we all tried to solve those beastly puzzles!
The host of famous faces joining the teams each week include Stephen Bailey, Miles Jupp, Shaun Williamson, Les Dennis, Gareth Malone, John Thomson, Dom Joly, Russell Kane, Melvin Odoom, Paul Sinha, David James, Ore Oduba, Scarlett Moffatt, Dr Ranj Singh, Sam Quek and Rav Wilding.
Sally Lindsay:
“I was honestly a bit nervous about this challenge as I’m more your general knowledge type but even though it was really competitive at times I surprised myself on some rounds! If you love a puzzle you will love this!”
Carol Vorderman:
“I’m so excited to be a team captain on Celebrity Puzzling. Finally, all those years of loving numbers, words and brainteasers are about to pay off! Well, I hope that they are. Joining forces with my brilliant and really good mate Sally Lindsay, and with the ever-clever Jeremy Vine keeping us all in line, it’s going to be a battle of brains… and I’m going to be fighting all the way, of course!”
The series was filmed at Enfys Studios in Cardiff, Wales, and will be available to watch and stream on 5 this year. Produced by Potato (part of ITV Studios), and Wheelhouse (UK division).
