Anton Du Beke left the studio audience in shock after making ‘history’ on a celebrity special episode of the popular game show.

The Strictly judge, 58, is set to appear on ITV’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire on Sunday evening, hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, 64.

Anton flew through the first rounds with ease but surprisingly struggled on a dance-related question.

Jeremy Clarkson told The Mirror: ‘When that cropped up, I thought well ‘this was tailor made for you’ and then it wasn’t. It’s a bit like me not knowing a Nico Rosberg question.’

The tricky question was worth £32,000 and put money for his selected charity, The Sick Children’s Trust, at risk.

A show source revealed what happened was unparalleled and said: ‘Anton does something we have never seen before on the show and high stakes are involved.

Anton Du Beke, pictured, is set to appear on ITV ‘s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire on Sunday evening

Anton flew through the first rounds with ease but surprisingly struggled on a dance-related question on the show, hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, pictured

‘He seemed shocked at the end of his game and the studio audience were too.’ 

What exactly unravelled will be shown on the episode. 

It comes after another shocking moment on the show last month when one guest burned through two lifelines within the first five questions.

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The episode, hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, featured stars Jools Holland, Nina Wadia, and Ugo Monye aiming to win big for charity.

But music legend Jools struggled early on, using both his ‘ask the audience’ and ‘phone a friend’ lifelines by the time he reached the £1,000 question.

At the fourth question, where he would earn £500, Jools was left baffled when asked: ‘In March 2020, who began hosting online fitness workouts for children under the тιтle ‘P.E. with Joe’?’ 

Jools relied on the audience, who correctly identified fitness influencer, Joe Wicks.

Moments later, Jools called a friend to help with a £1,000 question about Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho tagline from the infamous shower scene, eventually landing on: ‘Check in. Unpack. Relax. Take a shower.’

The tricky question was worth £32,000 and put money for his selected charity, The Sick Children’s Trust, at risk

A show source revealed what happened was unparalleled

Despite the shaky start, Jools later faced a music-related question about The Spice Girls, where he was asked: ‘The maiden name of which Spice Girl was also the name of two US presidents?’

However the music legend, who did appear in the pop groups 1997 film SpiceWorld The Movie, still seemed unsure, asking if there was a ‘President posh’.

He admitted that once sat in the chair, all the things he thought perfectly well disappeared from his mind, with Jeremy agreeing that it ‘turns your brain to mush’. 

Jools enlisted help again – this time from the show’s host – and when the two worked out the correct answer, the pianist pretended to wipe his brow and fall off his chair in exasperation. 

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Celebrity Special airs on Sunday night at 8pm on ITV and is available to stream on ITVX.