{"id":478926,"date":"2026-03-16T17:26:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/478926\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T17:26:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:26:07","slug":"michael-sheen-to-replace-richard-osman-in-bbcs-house-of-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/478926\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Sheen to replace Richard Osman in BBC’s House of Games"},"content":{"rendered":"

The series sees four famous faces go head-to-head and test their general knowledge. <\/p>\n

Sheen said: “Quite literally very large shoes to fill but as a huge fan of the show I’m incredibly excited to be able to move into the House and at long last see my silhouette on a fondue set.”<\/p>\n

On Instagram, Osman promised to clean the place before the new presenter arrived. <\/p>\n

He said: “Beyond thrilled to be handing the #HouseOfGames keys over to the one and only Michael Sheen. I promise to put the hoover round before he arrives.<\/p>\n

“Best of luck Michael, you’re such a great choice, and I know you, and the viewers, will have an amazing time.”<\/p>\n

Caroline O’Neill, BBC commissioning executive, said: “We’re delighted to have Michael Sheen stepping into the House of Games. <\/p>\n

“His charisma and passion for playfulness will be a joy for audiences and we’ve no doubt he’ll relish throwing himself into a fiercely fought Answer Smash.” <\/p>\n

Earlier this year it was announced that Sheen is also set to present a BBC investigation series into chemical contamination in Wales<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Based on the Radio 4 podcast of the same name, Buried will see the Port Talbot star explore claims of chemical contamination in south Wales, close to where he grew up.<\/p>\n

While best known for his acting roles, Sheen has previously presented documentaries on the care system and high-interest debt and credit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The series sees four famous faces go head-to-head and test their general knowledge. Sheen said: “Quite literally very…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":478927,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[96,59,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-478926","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-gb","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478926","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=478926"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/478926\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/478927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=478926"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=478926"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=478926"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}