Justin Lee Collins Signs Deal with Five

LONDON: Five has signed TV personality Justin Lee Collins to an exclusive two-year deal to front a string of new entertainment and factual shows over the coming months.

The first series will be Five’s new prime-time game show Heads or Tails, which features one coin, one player and one call to win £1 million. Head or Tails is an Eyeworks UK production for Five. More projects will roll out over the months to come.

Collins joins Five’s stable of stars that includes Ian Wright, Kate Walsh, Melinda Messenger, Natasha Kaplinski, Alex Polizzi, Ross Noble, Paul Merton, Robson Green and Louise Redknapp.

Richard Woolfe, Five’s channel controller, said: “Justin is undoubtedly a unique TV phenomenon who is equally at home in a big studio, out on location or being around the public or celebrities. He exudes warmth, passion and guarantees to put a smile on everyone’s face. He is indeed the new face of Five."

Woolfe continued: “I’m delighted to have secured Justin at such a pivotal point for Five. We have just celebrated 14 weeks of continued growth—the only terrestrial to do so. Five continues to attract big names and Justin is a key player in our great autumn lineup.”

Collins added: “I am thrilled to bits to be working exclusively with Five and to be making shows that I’m really passionate about.”