A contestant on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire was flummoxed by a pop star question and was forced to use two lifelines to survive. 

Sunday’s instalment of the ITV show saw Jeremy Clarkson welcome Ian Harrison, from Rochdale, who attempted to win some cash.

The primary school teacher managed to get through the first few questions with ease up to £8,000, but eventually found himself struggling with one. 

Jeremy read the question: ‘Which singer, who was a trained gymnast as a child, is well known for using aerial dance and trapeze skills in her live shows?’

The options were A: Paloma Faith, B: Shakira, C: Katy Perry and D: Pink.

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Sunday’s instalment of the ITV show saw Jeremy Clarkson (right) welcome Ian Harrison (left), from Rochdale, who attempted to win some cash

The primary school teacher managed to get through the first few questions with ease up to £8,000, but eventually found himself struggling with one 

With three lifelines left, Ian admitted he was ‘far from certain’ and decided to use 50/50, which knocked out two of the wrong answers, leaving just Paloma Faith and Pink.

‘From what I can remember, Paloma Faith is older than Pink. I’ve seen her singing before and I can’t remember her jumping around on things,’ he reasoned.

However, Ian still didn’t feel confident and phoned a friend, David, for help instead.  

But David wasn’t much help either and admitted: ‘I’m not sure, if I had to guess I’d probably say Paloma Faith.’

He added: ‘Not sure at all to be honest, not one of my special subjects.’

After some deliberation Ian went against his friend and chose Pink which was the correct answer and bagged him £16,000.

In the end, Ian managed to make it much further along in the compeтιтion and won £125,000.

During the same episode Nicholas Bennett, from West Hampstead, attempted to bag some cash. 

Jeremy read the question: ‘Which singer, who was a trained gymnast as a child, is well known for using aerial dance and trapeze skills in her live shows?’

With three lifelines left, Ian admitted he was ‘far from certain’ and decided to use 50/50 before also phoning a friend for help

The University Challenge alum appeared to get through the first several questions with ease, and soon found himself playing for the £1 million jackpot. 

Jeremy read out the question: ‘Which of these words, each coined by a famous writer, was derived from the tale of of a fairytale about three princes?’

The options Nicholas had to choose from were A) Pandemonium, B) Serendipity, C) Utopia and D) Yahoo.

Unsure of the answer, Nicholas opted to use his Ask Jeremy lifeline, but the host was also not sure on the right answer.

He also decided to use the last lifeline – Phone A Friend – but his friend ended up not knowing the answer.

Before giving his final answer, Jeremy reminded Nicholas that £375,000 was on the line.

During the same episode Nicholas Bennett (pictured), from West Hampstead, attempted to bag some cash

He went for D) Yahoo, his initial thought, but it turned out the correct answer was B) Serendipity.

Despite the devastating loss, Nicholas optimistically said: ‘Still get £125,000.’

‘Oh my giddy aunt,’ Jeremy said afterwards, before wondering: ‘Is that the biggest loss in Millionaire history?’

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? airs on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX.