Steve Redgrave to appear on Celebrity Millionaire

Steve Redgrave to appear on Celebrity Millionaire
Steve Redgrave to appear on Celebrity Millionaire (Image credit: PA Wire/Press Association Images)

Sir Steve Redgrave is hoping to continue his winning streak when he goes on Celebrity Who Wants To be A Millionaire? The five-times Olympic gold medallist will be taking part along with soap star Kelvin Fletcher and news presenter Dermot Murnaghan on the ITV1 show. Sir Steve, who will be joined by his 14-year-old son Zak and is appearing on behalf of the children's charity Sparks, said: "I am sure it will be a challenge, but I think we will be a strong team and we are looking forward to it. "It will be great to help raise money for my chosen charity." Kelvin, who plays Emmerdale's Andy Sugden, will be joined by his 15-year-old brother Brayden and is raising money for The Cardiomyopathy Association, for families affected by the heart muscle disease, and Debra, which helps people with the genetic skin blistering condition Epidermolysis Bullosa. He said of going on the show: "I'm really, really nervous... I don't want to sound too thick, hopefully we'll do well." Dermot is appearing with his daughter Molly, 15, and is representing Operation Florian, which raises funds for fire fighting and rescue equipment around the world. Celebrity Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? School's Out will be broadcast on ITV1 on Sunday August 26.

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.