As one of the highest-paid stars at the BBC, Graham Norton is already thought
to earn in excess of £2 million for his Friday night chat show.
And now the comedian has found himself another lucrative job - as the host of a reboot of the quiz
show Wheel of Fortune on the Beeb's rival channel ITV.
The network has announced that Norton, 60, will be fronting a remake
of the iconic game show which ran from 1988 until 2001, next year following
the footsteps of his BBC co-stars Gary Lineker
and Zoe Ball who have also found themselves second jobs at ITV recently.
He will return for eight episodes of the show, as
well as two celebrity specials which are expected to be aired in a
prime time slot in 2024 which will all be pre-recorded.
It is understood that he will be paid a 'high-six figure sum' for his role.
It comes after the ITV attempted to bring it back last year with Alison Hammond hosting but the pilots were not
deemed strong enough to be commissioned.
Host with the most:As one of the highest-paid stars at the BBC, Graham
Norton is already thought to earn in excess of £2 million for his Friday night chat show
Big bucks: And now the comedian has found himself another lucrative job - as the host of a
reboot of the quiz show Wheel of Fortune on the Beeb's rival
channel ITV
Chiefs at the broadcaster then decided to make an audacious bid
to sign Norton - who is one of the BBC's most popular stars.
Speaking of his new role, Norton said: 'I'm beyond excited to be bringing such
an iconic American show to a new British audience.
My first ever TV job was a game show on ITV so this feels
like coming full circle. You might even call it a wheel!'
Norton's BBC salary is no longer published on the list of salaries it pays its staff as The Graham Norton show is made
by his own company, So Television. The Corporation refuses to reveal what it pays to
independent companies as it views that information as commercially sensitive.
However, in May 2021 it was revealed he received £3.23m from his
business though not all of it is thought to have
been profits from his work at the BBC.
Norton's new deal with ITV has angered both executives at the BBC who have grown tired of their rival network taking their
biggest stars and putting them on air at the weekends and evenings.
In 2021, Match of the Day host Lineker, 62, who is paid £1.35 million by
the Beeb launched a quiz show on ITV called Sitting
on A Fortune.
Meanwhile, Ms Ball, 52, has just finished filming a
new search for a star production for ITV called Mamma Mia!
Here We Go Again. The show, which searches for a new stars to play Sophie and Sky in a West End production, will air in the autumn probably at the weekends.
Wheel of Fortune is the latest iconic programme to be remade recently.
Gladiators, which was hugely popular and screened on ITV back in the 1990's is returning later this year on BBC.
Deal or No Deal will be making a comeback on ITV along with reality show Big Brother which is
being reignted by the network 23 years after it launched on Channel 4.
The series which has been a staple of American television since
it's launch in 1975, was previously hosted by John Leslie, Nicky Campbell
and Bradley Walsh when it aired on ITV between 1988 and 2001.
Game show: The show which has been a staple of American television since it's launch
in 1975, was previously hosted by John Leslie and Nicky Campbell when it aired on ITV between 1988 and 2001 (Nicky Campbell and his
co-host Carol Smillie pictured in 1988)
Quiz: The ITV series also made stars of Jenny Powell, Carol Smillie, and Simon Cowell's ex Terri Seymour (John Leslie pictured with Terri Seymour in 2000)
Glamour: The ladies would serve as glamorous assistants on the show as they they helped reveal the unseen letters (Jenny Powell and Bradley Walsh pictured in 1997)
In the game of skill and luck, the turn of the wheel secures a cash value before they pick
a letter to help them solve the puzzle.
For every correct letter they reveal in the puzzle they win multiples
of that amount.
The pressure is on as they could lose everything at a spin of a wheel which contains 'bankrupts' and 'lose a turn' and the contestants' entire winnings could
be wiped out.
In addition to cash, contestants can also win some impressive prizes which are added to their
cash pot to help them reach the bonus round.
Katie Rawcliffe, Head of Entertainment Commissioning, ITV
said: 'We are thrilled to have the much loved Graham Norton bringing this iconic game show to our viewers.
Anything can happen on the spin of a wheel, it is going to be so much fun.'
The ITV series also made stars of Jenny Powell, Carol Smillie, and Simon Cowell's ex Terri Seymour.
The ladies would serve as glamorous assistants on the
show as they they helped reveal the unseen letters.
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Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs cut forlorn figures while
continuing to film scenes for The Salt Path in Newquay, Cornwall
on Wednesday.
The Crown actress, 54, and the Harry Potter actor, 60,
got into character as they donned hiking gear and sported distressed faces during the filming of
the book adaptation.
They were seen walking side by side in what appeared to be a retail area,
with the actors fully embracing their roles.
The pair were laden down with heaving backpacks and camping gear while dressed in casual clothes
and hiking boots.
Both appeared somewhat dishevelled, with loose strands of straggly hair facing around Gillian's
face.
Back at it: Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs cut forlorn figures while continuing
to film scenes for The Salt Path in Newquay, Cornwall on Wednesday
Roles: The Crown actress, 54, and the Harry Potter actor, 60, got
into character as they donned hiking gear and sported distressed faces during the
filming of the book adaptation
The filming comes after the film stars were first seen on set of the movie
on Tuesday, where they shot scenes in Minehead, Somerset.
The Salt Path is the film adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name by Raynor
Winn.
It tells the profound true story of Raynor and her husband Moth, who decided to make a 630-mile trek
along the Cornish, Devon and Dorset coastline.
The couple sadly became homeless in their fifties after a business deal with a friend went wrong and they
lost the Welsh farm where they had brought up their two children.
Their situation was then worsened when Moth was diagnosed with corticobasal degeneration, a rare and incurable degenerative brain disease.
They decided to walk the South West Coast Path, living on bare essentials with only a tent to
shelter in.
The couple soon rediscovered their happiness, while Moth's condition even improved as they made the challenging journey.
Raynor decided to write an account of their story, originally meant only for
her husband as a present for his birthday.
True story: The Salt Path is the film adaptation of the best-selling novel of the same name by Raynor Winn
Inspiring: It tells the profound true story of Raynor and her husband Moth, who
decided to make a 630-mile trek along the Cornish, Devon and Dorset
coastline
Her novel The Salt Path was published in 2018 and soon skyrocketed to
the top of the bestseller lists and sold more than 1.5
million copies.
It would go on to be shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards and the Wainwright Prize, and
won the inaugural RSL Christopher Bland Prize.
Writing for The Mail On Sunday earlier this year, Raynor
said their journey on The Salt Path had left them feeling more connected
to nature.
She added: 'And somehow, without us noticing, the anguish and despair
had gone too, left behind on the many headlands we'd
crossed.'
Incredible: They decided to walk the South West Coast Path after they became
homeless in their fifties and Moth was diagnosed with corticobasal
degeneration
She wrote that she and Moth had not only 'survived' their homeless
experience, but had become 'stronger for it'.
Raynor continued: 'We all have the ability to change
and embrace a new future.
We just have to act.'
The film adaptation stars Gillian and Jason as Raynor and Moth and will be directed by Marianne Elliott.
Gillian tweeted that she 'couldn't wait to get started' on the project,
calling the novel an 'amazing book'.
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