{"id":85898,"date":"2023-09-25T18:24:03","date_gmt":"2023-09-25T18:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=85898"},"modified":"2023-09-25T18:24:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-25T18:24:03","slug":"pointless-star-swaps-bbc-quiz-show-for-major-new-itv-reality-series-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/tv-movies\/pointless-star-swaps-bbc-quiz-show-for-major-new-itv-reality-series-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Pointless star swaps BBC quiz show for major new ITV reality series | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
ITV1 and ITVX have announced a new thrilling and high-octane new reality entertainment show titled The Fortune Hotel will launch in 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Show creators have revealed that Pointless star Stephen Mangan will host the new reality competition full of 'trickery, secrecy and deception.'<\/p>\n
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The upcoming ITV series, which the 55-year-old comedian will present, will invite viewers into a luxury Caribbean resort filled with glamour, opulence and deception.<\/p>\n
Last year, Stephen joined the BBC game show Pointless as co-host to Alexander Armstrong after Richard Osman's departure. <\/p>\n
When asked about the upcoming ITV show, he said: "This show has it all, and I can't wait to take up my post as the devilishly polite but mischievous manager of The Fortune Hotel.\u00a0<\/p>\n
"But be warned, once you've checked in, nothing is as it seems\u2026"<\/p>\n
Ten pairs of contestants will arrive at The Fortune Hotel, where they will be given an all-important briefcase, but inside one case is the ultimate jackpot of \u00a3250,000 in cash.\u00a0<\/p>\n Eight suitcases will be empty, with one containing the dreaded early checkout card, leading to elimination.\u00a0<\/p>\n Playing daily challenges will see the contestants try to uncover who has the winning cash case from the 'Whogotit' mystery ramps up.<\/p>\n Viewers at home will remain deliciously in the know throughout, witnessing their plans and strategies playing out on screen.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n The show's climax is the nerve-shredding case swap in the seductive Lady Luck bar, where each pair must decide whether to keep or swap their case.<\/p>\n The Fortune Hotel is produced by Tuesday's Child exclusively for ITV and STV, and it will consist of eight 60-minute episodes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n Tuesday's Child Creative Director, Steph Harris, spoke about the new reality show.\u00a0<\/p>\n He expressed: "Channelling the gloss and glamour of White Lotus with the skullduggery of Glass Onion.<\/p>\n "The Fortune Hotel is an iconic setting for a dramatic high stakes game of cat and mouse \u2013 where thrilling reality will keep viewers on the edge of their seat right to the very end."<\/p>\n The series editor, Ben Wilson, also commented on the series and said: "When The Fortune Hotel opens for business, get ready for sun, sand and secrets.\u00a0<\/p>\n "This is the ultimate party game made real. I can't wait to see pairs of guests working together to outwit and outmanoeuvre their fellow holidaymakers. Let the scheming and case swapping commence!"<\/p>\n Will the couple with the life-changing sum of cash manage to bluff and blag their way free of suspicion and cleverly deceive their peers and walk away with the ultimate life-changing cash prize?\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/picture>BACK IN BUSINESS <\/span><\/p>\n
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