Coronation Street and Bake Off stars join Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Christmas special

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It's a celebrity line up like no other...

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire will see some very famous faces from the world of television join the celebrity line up for a Christmas special.

The festive episodes, due to air on Boxing Day and the following day, will see Kym Marsh try her luck at winning a million for charity.

Kym is better known to soap fans as former Coronation Street favourite Michelle Connor and also for presenting Morning Live on BBC1 with Gethin Jones.

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Christmas celebrity special

Coronation Street's Kym Marsh and The Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith are just some of the celebrities appearing in the Christmas special (Picture: ITV)

The Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith has also been announced as one of the celebrity contestants who will be joining host Jeremy Clarkson on the quiz show.

More: Christmas TV Guide - the best shows to watch and when they're on 

Other famous faces hoping to raise money for their chosen charities are Good Morning Britain's Piers Morgan, actress Ronni Ancona and Diversity star Jordan Banjo.

Winning for charity 

Whether any of the five celebrities manage to make to the million pound jackpot is being kept well under wraps until the show is aired.

But host Jeremy has promised there will be all the usual Who Wants To Be A Millionaire tension that we know and love.

He said: "We have a great line-up of celebrities for these two special episodes. Even I had heard of most of them.

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Christmas celebrity special

Will Piers Morgan manage to raise a million pounds for his chosen charity? (Picture: ITV)

"There was Prue Leith who was so warm and wonderful and great fun, and Piers Morgan, who was... also on the show.

"Without giving too much away, there was some skilful game playing, some wild stabs in the dark and some moments of toe-curling embarrassment.

"So why not grab a mince pie, put your feet up and tune in!"

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Celebrity Specials air on Boxing Day ay 9.30pm and on December 27th at 9.15pm on ITV. 

Claire Crick
Assistant Managing Editor at What To Watch

Claire is Assistant Managing Editor at What To Watch and has been a journalist for over 15 years, writing about everything from soaps and TV to beauty, entertainment, and even the Royal Family. After starting her career at a soap magazine, she ended up staying for 13 years, and over that time she’s pulled pints in the Rovers Return, sung karaoke in the Emmerdale village hall, taken a stroll around Albert Square, and visited Summer Bay Surf Club in sunny Australia. 

After learning some tricks of the trade at websites Digital Spy, Entertainment Daily, and Woman & Home, Claire landed a role at What’s On TV and whattowatch.com writing about all things TV and film, with a particular love for Aussie soaps, Strictly Come Dancing and Bake Off

She’s interviewed everyone from June Brown — AKA Dot Cotton — to Michelle Keegan, swapped cooking tips with baking legend Mary Berry backstage at the NTAs, and danced the night away with soap stars at countless awards bashes. There’s not a lot she doesn’t know about soaps and TV and can be very handy when a soapy question comes up in a pub quiz! 

As well as all things soap-related, Claire also loves running, spa breaks, days out with her kids, and getting lost in a good book.