Deal or No Deal return confirmed but without Noel Edmonds as new host revealed

Get ready to see those red boxes again as Deal Or No Deal is set to return. It has been announced that ITV is reviving the gameshow, which became famous for its eye-catching boxes ranging in cash prizes from 1p to the £250,000 jackpot, after it was axed by Channel 4 seven years ago.

Reports claimed back in January that ITV, who is already reviving Big Brother, would be bringing the show, which ran from 2005 to 2016.

The new series, for which casting is currently underway, will see "a brand-new setting with brand-new prize boxes and a new batch of contestants," according to ITV. But the revived series will be without the show's famous host, Noel Edmonds.

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When it returns to screens, it will instead be Stephen Mulhern on hosting duties. The Catchphrase and In For a Penny host said of his new gig: "Wow what an opportunity, I’m beyond excited to be hosting the brand-new series. I’ve always been such a huge fan of the show, so much so, I’ve been practising at home with small cereal boxes!"

The 45-year-old added: "It looks so simple but it’s an incredibly compelling game for both those playing and the viewers watching at home. It’s one of the greatest shows of all time and to be the new host is an honour. I can’t wait to get started.”

The show will see a contestants faced with 22 sealed boxes, each one hiding a different amount of money. Unaware of the amount of money in each box, the contestant must eliminate the boxes, which are opened one at a time to reveal how much money is inside.

Meanwhile, the show’s Banker, whose identity was kept a secret in the original series, will try to tempt the contestant to