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Daily Mail
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Chris Tarrant's ex-wife Ingrid reveals the EXTREME lengths she went to prove he was cheating on her
Chris Tarrant 's ex-wife Ingrid has revealed how she had to act like an undercover soldier to prove her husband was cheating on her after hiring a private detective who wasn't up to scratch. Ingrid, 70, told how after her suspicions grew, her first plan to wire a tracking device into Chris's car came unstuck when he bought a new vehicle. So she then had to start crawling across their bedroom floor as he slept to take his keys and keep hiding a burner phone in his new car to keep tabs on his movements. Ingrid had suspected the TV and radio host was seeing another woman a few years earlier, but when she confronted her then husband he denied it, saying his strange behaviour was due to anxiety over presenting Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Speaking on the Suddenly Single podcast, she said: 'I thought 'something's not right'. I asked him outright "are you thinking of having an affair? Are you having an affair?" (He said) "Oh, don't be ridiculous, of course not" - and I 100% believed him.' However, years later, she asked him again and didn't believe him when he again denied it. She continued: 'I just didn't believe him when he said no. Something was telling me he was lying. 'I had to get the car hot wired - tracker, that would run off the car and not batteries so that it would always be fully charged. But I had to get an excuse to get his car for the day to have it fitted. 'So I asked to borrow it and it was like 'Why?' I said because I need to get some straw for the rabbit or guinea pig from the stables. 'I'd always had convertible cars. It was like 'what's wrong with yours?' (I said) 'By the time I get back all the straw will have come out'. 'It took them so long to wire it because he'd just had installed those video screens in the back of the head rest for the kids. They really struggled with it. 'Then he had another car but I bought a burner phone. But you had to keep charging that up. 'At the time there were moments when I thought 'this is insane' because I would be shimmying across the floor. I thought 'I would do really well in the army here because I was shuffling along being really, really quiet to get the keys to go back out to the car to open it up to get the phone out to charge it. 'I had so many sleepless nights because I had to do it while he was asleep and before he woke up in the morning. So I had a little window of opportunity to keep charging the phone. Ingrid had suspected Chris was cheating years earlier, but when she confronted him, he denied it, saying his behaviour was due to anxiety over presenting Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? 'I could track him where he'd gone. Then they (the private detective firm) knew where to follow. They knew where to go, I couldn't do that. 'They weren't doing very well, I said 'This is what's going to happen at this time'.' Ingrid would work out the route Chris would have to use if he was going where he claimed and then give the private detective the heads up to check if her husband took a different route. But she said: 'They missed him. I just thought "For God's sake". So I got rid of them. 'And then I got another one. I said "I need photographs." At the same time I thought, "Is this really happening?" So I thought I actually have to have a photograph so there is no mistake here.' Ingrid said after she eventually forced Chris to admit he'd been caught, another private detective contacted her saying her work had done wonders for snoop's businesses. She said: 'There's a private detective who contacted me - not any of the ones that I used - afterwards via my agent and said I did the best favour to him because suddenly it reminded people, "Of course, why don't you do that? If you're not sure just get a private detective on to them".' Ingrid also told how Chris told her she needed psychiatric help over her suspicions. She said: 'It stops you from going mad because he would have convinced me I was imagining things - and did try to - and said I should book myself into The Priory. 'I know who I am, but if I hadn't, I'd have just thought 'What's the matter with me, it's peri-menopausal'. You could blame yourself for everything but I knew I'm not going mad.' Chris admitted to having an affair and said in a statement in 2006 that he was 'deeply sorry' for the hurt he caused. Ingrid believes he was cheating for at least seven years before she trapped him. The couple were married between 1991 and 2007 and had two children, including radio presenter Toby. A representative for Chris declined to comment when contacted by MailOnline.
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The Independent
06-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
The extreme measures Chris Tarrant's ex-wife took to catch him cheating
Ingrid Tarrant, the ex-wife of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? presenter Chris Tarrant, has revealed the lengths she took to uncover his infidelity. She hired a private investigator, installed a tracker on his car, and used a burner phone to confirm her suspicions. Tarrant initially denied the accusations for years before eventually admitting to the affair. The couple divorced in 2007 after 16 years of marriage. Tarrant later publicly apologised for the hurt he caused his family, saying 'I have only myself to blame for the breakdown of my marriage'.
Glasgow Times
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
Who Wants To Be a Millionaire to return to ITV in May
The popular game show originally ran from 1998 to 2014, with Chris Tarrant at the helm. It was then re-booted in 2018 with former Top Gear presenter Clarkson taking over the role as host. When will new episodes of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire air on ITV? The most recent series of Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? came to an end in March. That's it for tonight and the current series! Join us again, later in the year for more #WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire… Good night! — Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (@MillionaireUK) March 23, 2025 But fans of the show won't have long to wait for new episodes, with the hit game show set to return to ITV with new episodes in May 2025. Brand new episodes of Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? will begin airing on ITV1 and ITVX from Sunday, May 4 at 8pm, according to The Sun. The new series has been split into two parts, the news outlet reported, which is why these episodes are able to air so quickly. Most successful contestants on "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?' How to apply to be on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire If you fancy sitting in the world-famous Hotseat in an upcoming series of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, applications are open via the Stellify Media website. RECOMMENDED READING: You must be over 18 and a British citizen to apply. "YOU could be just 15 questions away from becoming a Millionaire," the website reads. New episodes of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? begin on ITV1 and ITVX on Sunday, May 4 at 8pm.
Daily Mail
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire's return date confirmed by ITV - and it'll leave fans stunned
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire's return date has been confirmed by the IT V. The programme, which first started airing in 1998, recently wrapped up its 40th series. The first episode aired on January 26 and finished on 23 March this year. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire's social media accounts told fans: 'That's it for tonight and the current series! 'Join us again, later in the year for more #WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire… Good night!' Some had no idea that the 40th series has been split into two halves, meaning that a second half will in fact be back on our screens very soon. The quiz will be back on ITV1 on Sunday May 4 at 8pm. Jeremy Clarkson will return as host after taking over the role from Chris Tarrant in 2018. The show decided to stop filming in 2014, but in 2018 ITV rebooted the series and it has been on our screens ever since. There have been 690 episodes over the past 27 years. It comes after the celebrity special of the show aired at the end of March and viewers were seriously distracted by a glaring blunder. The instalment saw the BBC 's Pointless presenter attempt to answer questions in a bid to win money for charity. At the start of the show, Jeremy, 64, explained the rules of the game and revealed there was no audience watching in the studio. The episode originally aired back in 2021 when Covid restrictions were still in place. 'You've got four lifelines. You've got 50/50, two Phone a Friends, no Ask the Audience because there isn't one and then Ask the Host which is when, if you're in real trouble, ask me,' he said. 'Is that all clear?' However, as the quiz began clapping sounds played over the scene and some viewers took to social media to share their confusion. One posted on X: 'Is there a clapping machine off camera or is the clapping added when the show is edited later?' Another said: 'I guess the clapping must be put on afterwards which is pretty lousy. Not heard canned laughter since Scooby-Doo!' While someone else chimed in: 'Who's doing all the clapping???' A fourth commented: 'Watching Celebrity Who Wants To Be A Millionaire right now. Jeremy Clarkson announced that there are 2 'phone a friend' lives and no 'ask the audience' because there is no audience. So who on earth is applauding every time Alexander Armstrong gets a correct answer?' Someone else added: 'Another repeat from Covid times with no audience.' One viewer posted: 'So I don't watch tv but here I am watching who wants to be a millionaire, no audience but plenty of clapping lol.'
North Wales Chronicle
25-04-2025
- Entertainment
- North Wales Chronicle
Who Wants To Be a Millionaire to return to ITV in May
The popular game show originally ran from 1998 to 2014, with Chris Tarrant at the helm. It was then re-booted in 2018 with former Top Gear presenter Clarkson taking over the role as host. The most recent series of Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? came to an end in March. That's it for tonight and the current series! Join us again, later in the year for more #WhoWantsToBeAMillionaire… Good night! But fans of the show won't have long to wait for new episodes, with the hit game show set to return to ITV with new episodes in May 2025. Brand new episodes of Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? will begin airing on ITV1 and ITVX from Sunday, May 4 at 8pm, according to The Sun. The new series has been split into two parts, the news outlet reported, which is why these episodes are able to air so quickly. If you fancy sitting in the world-famous Hotseat in an upcoming series of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, applications are open via the Stellify Media website. RECOMMENDED READING: Jeremy Clarkson told to 'stop working' by doctors following heart procedure You must be over 18 and a British citizen to apply. "YOU could be just 15 questions away from becoming a Millionaire," the website reads. New episodes of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? begin on ITV1 and ITVX on Sunday, May 4 at 8pm.
