I'm A Celeb star bags eye-watering sum on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire special

star Tony Bellew stormed to an impressive win on during a special celebrity episode. On Thursday (May 22), the famous boxer was in the hot seat and had the chance to win up to £1million for a charity of his choice. Earlier in the programme, actress Julie Hesmondhalgh won a whopping £64,000 for charity.

Tony then sat opposite host and was determined to beat his boxing ring rival David Haye's previous £8,000 win. The boxer-turned-reality star easily secured £2,000, but then the host asked Tony if he wanted to set a safety net at £4,000.

Tony confessed: "I can't do that yet. You know what, I'm not going to lie, I think I shouldn't really tell you my thinking process out loud because it lets everyone know how stupid I really am."

Tony then chuckled and added: "I've got an excuse for being stupid, I've been punched in the face for 25 years. You lot have got no excuse like that. You can't get away with it. I've got a great excuse, you haven't. I'm just not the brightest, I'm not the sharpest."

The boxer was aiming to raise money for Alder Hey Children's Hospital, and despite claiming his lack of intelligence, Tony impressively bagged £64,000 and correctly answered his last question without any lifelines left.

After phoning a friend on the £32,000 question, Tony faced the all-important £64,000 question moment by himself. The boxer was quizzed over which player won both the UEFA European Championship and the UEFA Champions League in the same year.

After a toss-up between Zinedine Zidane and Cristiano Ronaldo, Tony settled on Ronaldo, and he was correct. When asked if he wanted to continue playing, he laughed and stated: "Final answer, see you later, I've had enough!"

Fans who tuned into the repeat episode had a mixed reaction to Tony's win, with one person saying, " They've swiftly adapted the questions to the level of the candidate."

A second also commented: "Loving Tony Bellew on 'I know this'..." as a third added: "Tony bellew just an absolute class bloke ."

A fourth chimed in with: "Wonderful, such a lovely guy, over the moon for Tony Bellew - £64k for Alder Hey children's charity."

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire airs on ITV on Thursdays at 9pm.