Simon Cowell’s new game show Red or Black made one very lucky man a millionaire on the first show of the series last night.
Nathan Hageman was reduced to tears and could barely speak to presenters Ant and Dec, only to say: “Is this real, thank you, is this happening?”
Speaking afterwards, the 31-year-old bricklayer said: “I didn’t think I would get through, I couldn’t believe it.
"I have never had any luck, apart from the family I’ve got. It means everything to me; I can change mine and my family’s life.”
For the 1,000 contestants, the chances of winning the jackpot are very slim with the finalists whittled down until there were only two remaining.
Hageman was left to compete against Angel McKenzie, a Russian born boxer who appeared in Big Brother.
Introducing herself onscreen, McKenzie said that being a celebrity is “like paradise on earth. You've got everything, you've got money.”
She also told the cameras that if she were to win the money she would make a film about female boxing, with her in the starring role.
The finale saw a tense Hageman spin a giant roulette wheel and hit gold when he landed on red.
The fast-paced TV show, which is the most expensive TV gameshow in British history with an estimated budget of £7million, also saw celebrities David Hasselhoff, Louis Walsh and Leona Lewis involved in various stages of the competition.
