Who Is on Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel Tonight? Celebrity Experts, Start Time and How to Watch

Who are the celebrity experts on The Wheel tonight?

Here’s a closer look at the famous faces joining Michael McIntyre for the Saturday night episode.

Michael Ball

Michael Ball is one of Britain’s best-known musical theatre performers, with a career spanning more than three decades across stage, television, radio and music.

He first became a household name through his West End performances in musicals including Les Misérables, The Phantom of the Opera and Aspects of Love.

A double Olivier Award winner, Michael has also enjoyed considerable success as a recording artist, releasing numerous albums and performing concerts around the world.

Away from the theatre, he is a familiar face on television and has presented his own BBC Radio 2 programme, Sunday Morning with Michael Ball.

His extensive experience in entertainment makes him a welcome addition to this week’s celebrity line-up.

Kate Garraway

Kate Garraway is a familiar face to daytime television viewers, having spent many years presenting ITV’s Good Morning Britain.

The broadcaster and journalist began her television career in regional news before moving on to national programmes, including GMTV and Daybreak.

She has also appeared on Strictly Come Dancing and I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, finishing fourth in the 2019 series.

As well as her television work, Kate presents a radio show on Smooth Radio and is an author.

Her broad experience across news, entertainment and broadcasting makes her an interesting addition to The Wheel.

Isa Guha

Isa Guha is a former England international cricketer who has successfully moved into a career as one of the country’s best-known cricket broadcasters.

During her playing career, she represented England in eight Test matches, 83 One Day Internationals and 22 T20 internationals.

She was part of the England side that enjoyed an extraordinary year in 2009, winning the Women’s World Cup and the Women’s T20 World Cup, alongside the Ashes.

After retiring from international cricket in 2012, Isa established herself as a respected television and radio commentator, working with the BBC, Sky Sports and international broadcasters.

She has also been involved in efforts to encourage greater participation in cricket among women and girls through her Take Her Lead initiative.

Harriet Kemsley

Comedian Harriet Kemsley brings some stand-up experience to this week’s episode.

The award-winning comedian, writer and actress has become a familiar face on British comedy television, appearing regularly on panel shows including 8 Out of 10 Cats and 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

She also appeared in the reality comedy series Bobby & Harriet: Get Married, which she co-created and co-wrote with fellow comedian Bobby Mair.

Other television appearances include Comedy Central’s Roast Battle, ITV’s Hey Tracey and Dave’s Hypothetical.

Known for her distinctive observational comedy and self-deprecating humour, Harriet should bring plenty of personality to the celebrity wheel.

Matt Morsia

Matt Morsia is perhaps best known to television audiences as Legend on the BBC’s Gladiators revival.

Away from the arena, he has built a huge online following through his fitness brand MattDoesFitness, sharing exercise advice, training challenges and entertaining videos.

Before becoming a fitness influencer, Matt was a competitive athlete specialising in long jump and triple jump. He also moved into powerlifting, winning a silver medal at the 2016 European Championships.

He previously worked as a PE teacher before concentrating on his growing online career.

Matt is also a bestselling author, having released his fitness book The 24/7 Body, and has become a popular television personality.

Katherine Ryan

Canadian-born comedian Katherine Ryan is another familiar face on British television.

She has established herself as one of the UK’s best-known comedy performers, appearing on numerous panel shows and hosting a range of entertainment programmes.

Her television credits include 8 Out of 10 Cats, Roast Battle and Your Face or Mine?, while she also created, wrote and starred in the Netflix comedy series The Duchess.

Away from television, Katherine performs stand-up comedy and hosts her popular podcast, Telling Everybody Everything.

Her sharp humour and quick wit should make her an entertaining addition to Michael McIntyre’s celebrity line-up.

Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely

The final two celebrity experts are dancers and television personalities Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely, who appear together in the double chair.

Both are best known as members of the hugely successful dance group Diversity, which shot to fame after winning Britain’s Got Talent in 2009.

Jordan has gone on to develop a successful television and radio presenting career, including hosting the dance competition show The Greatest Dancer and appearing on various entertainment programmes.

Perri has also enjoyed considerable success on television, taking part in Dancing on Ice in 2014, where he reached the final, and appearing on a number of reality and entertainment shows.

The pair have remained closely associated with Diversity, continuing to perform and tour with the group.

Their shared dance experience and television careers make them an entertaining double act for this week’s edition of The Wheel.

How does Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel work?

For anyone who hasn’t watched the BBC game show before, the concept is relatively simple, although the giant spinning wheel makes things considerably more unpredictable.

Each episode features three contestants hoping to win a life-changing amount of money.

Around the circumference of the enormous wheel sit the celebrity experts, each bringing specialist knowledge of a particular subject.

The contestants begin underneath the main wheel on a smaller rotating platform known as the Contestant Wheel.

When it spins, one contestant is randomly selected and rises into the centre of the main wheel to begin playing.

They must then choose a category and answer questions with help from whichever celebrity expert the giant wheel selects.

But there is a catch.

The contestant doesn’t get to choose their celebrity helper. Instead, the wheel decides who they will be paired with, meaning they could end up with someone who knows absolutely everything about the subject or someone who is completely clueless.

There is also an element of risk and reward.

Before each spin, the contestant identifies one celebrity they want to shut down, who is marked in red. The expert associated with the category is marked in gold.

A standard correct answer is generally worth £3,000, but landing on the gold expert can increase the prize to £10,000.

Landing on the red celebrity, however, means instant elimination from the game.

Get a question right and the contestant adds money to the prize pot, completes the category and remains in the centre of the wheel.

Get it wrong and they are sent back down to the Contestant Wheel, giving another player the opportunity to take over.

The aim is to stay in control until all seven categories have been completed.

What happens in the final of The Wheel?

Once all the categories have been tackled, the contestant still in control faces the all-important Cash Out question.

They must choose a celebrity expert to help them and have just 30 seconds to discuss the question before locking in their answer.

Get it right and they take home the accumulated prize money.

Get it wrong and they leave without the fortune, potentially allowing another contestant to take their place.

There are only three opportunities to win the final cash prize, making the last stage particularly tense.

The show also features a Moneyspinner round halfway through the episode, when the celebrity experts face a question of their own.

They must give correct answers quickly while spinning around on the wheel, with their performances helping to increase the money available to the contestants.

It is this combination of general knowledge, celebrity expertise, luck and pressure that makes The Wheel such an unpredictable Saturday night game show.

What has Michael McIntyre said about The Wheel?

Host Michael McIntyre believes one of the show’s biggest strengths is that no two episodes are ever quite the same.

Speaking about the format, he said:

“I think The Wheel’s strength is that every show is so different because the format creates so many possible outcomes with new contestants, categories, celebs, and questions.

It’s also surprisingly dramatic for a show that always starts out fun. One of our celebrity experts described their time on the show this series as starting out as a laugh before turning into The Hunger Games! There aren’t many shows that can pull off that kind of transformation”.

Michael also explained how rewarding it is to see contestants win big, particularly because the combination of knowledge and luck means nobody is necessarily out of the running.

He added:

“It’s an enormous privilege to be able to make people so happy when they win the show. I think the show has a perfect blend of skill and luck which means that truly all contestants have a chance – and this series there are some amazing winners for whom the stars (both metaphorically and literally) aligned”.

What time is Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel on tonight?

Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel airs tonight, Saturday 14 November, at 8pm on BBC One.

The episode will also be available to watch live and on demand through BBC iPlayer.

With Michael Ball, Kate Garraway, Isa Guha, Harriet Kemsley, Matt Morsia, Katherine Ryan, Jordan Banjo and Perri Kiely providing the celebrity expertise, there is a varied line-up for this week’s contestants to call upon.

But with the giant wheel ultimately deciding who helps and who gets eliminated, even the most knowledgeable celebrity could find themselves unable to save a contestant.

Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel, Saturday 14 November at 8pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

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