Deal or No Deal's Mystery Banker Revealed as Iconic Coronation Street Star

The identity of Deal or No Deal's mysterious banker has been a secret for years, but it has finally been revealed that Glenn Hugill, a Coronation Street star, took on the role in the show's original run on Channel 4 from 2005 to 2016. Hugill, best known for his role as Alan McKenna on Coronation Street from 1996 to 1997, held the position of banker for a decade, but his replacement for the new ITV version hosted by Stephen Mulhern remains unknown.

Key Takeaways:

• Glenn Hugill, a Coronation Street star, was the original banker on Deal or No Deal from 2005 to 2016.
• Hugill held the role for a decade, but his replacement for the new ITV version hosted by Stephen Mulhern is unknown.
• Hugill is best known for his role as Alan McKenna on Coronation Street from 1996 to 1997.
• Hugill appeared in 86 episodes of Coronation Street as detective Alan McKenna, who dated Fiona Middleton.
• Hugill also appeared in shows like Dalziel and Pascoe, The Upper Hand, and Chandler & Co.
• In 2001, Hugill took on a presenter role for the 2001 series The Mole.
• In early 2023, Glenn sold his production company, Possessed, to ITV and became C.C.O. of Wheelhouse, the media empire founded by American talk show host Jimmy Kimmel.
• Hugill scored a 207 in a national IQ test designed for under 16s when he was 10 years old, which was the highest recorded result in the country.
• Stephen Mulhern, the new host of Deal or No Deal, revealed that he didn't even know who the current banker is, and that Hugill would ring in with instructions and nicknames for the contestants.

Statistics:

• Glenn Hugill scored a 207 in a national IQ test designed for under 16s, the highest recorded result in the country.
• Hugill held the position of banker on Deal or No Deal for a decade.
• Hugill appeared in 86 episodes of Coronation Street as detective Alan McKenna.

Sources:

• The Northern Echo