Chris Tarrant almost “quit” television, but will return if certain rules are followed

“Even with shows that I like, I think, ‘I can’t be bothered’. I’m just not interested.”

Chris worked around the clock for decades, starring on a string of iconic shows including Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and Tiswas.

There was also a gruelling stint as the host of Capital FM’s breakfast show that involved very early starts.

He said: “For 17 years, I was getting up at 5am and crawling into a studio for a 6am start. I did stuff like that for donkey’s years.