NEW Wheel of Fortune host Graham Norton knows what it's like to be left in a spin when it comes to solving word puzzles under pressure.
The Bafta-winning presenter admits he finds it hard to go head-to-head with his Scottish film-maker husband.
Jonathan "Jono" McLeod when they are both working to solve a puzzle at the same time.
So he feels empathy for contestants on The Wheel of Fortune as it makes its return to UK television for the first time in more than 20 years.
Graham, who tied the knot with Jono at Bantry House in County Cork in 2022, said: "The wheel is so iconic. It's weird - it's like it's in our DNA. People are born knowing about The Wheel of Fortune.
"Even people who haven't seen The Wheel of Fortune, think they have.
"The puzzle part of the game is like hangman - but it's not as simple as that.
It's weird as I feel with word puzzles you either get them quite quickly or you really are just bamboozled.
"When you are looking at the three players you kind of know when one of them has got it and they really want the wheel back as they know the answer.
"You feel like it's obvious and they still get it wrong because there is kind of a snow blindness that takes over.
"It's a bit like trying to parallel park when people are watching you.
"You are trying to do a word puzzle and people are not just looking over your shoulder, there are two banks of people and cameras all watching you.
"I like to do a crossword but if my husband is doing it at the same time on his phone, I don't like it.
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