BANK BALANCE NEW WED-FRI / BBC1 / 9PM / EPS 1-3 of 9 / GAME SHOW
Gordon Ramsay has a temper as fiery as a hot chilli pepper. But can the Michelin-starred chef keep a lid on it when he makes his debut as a game-show host with a new series for BBC1?
Devised by Gordon’s production company, Bank Balance starts this Wednesday and sees contestants trying to stack gold bars on different zones of a pivoting, pyramid-shaped structure in a quest to win up to £100,000.
The zones are selected at random and players will need luck, poise and precision to ‘balance’ the bank – too much weight on one side could see the fortune they’ve built come crashing down!
Here, Gordon, 54, tells us why he thinks the show has all the ingredients to create a recipe for success…
How does it feel to be the host and executive producer of a new game show?
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