It’s reboot season!Deal or No Dealis coming back, celebrated hostHowie Mandelannounced Tuesday morning.
“Having been in this business for 40 years, I’ve been involved in every kind of production,” Mandel toldPopculture, “Nothing changed my life, career and perception of humanity more than one project, and that wasDeal or No Deal. I am excited to re-embark on the most thrilling, life-changing show.”
The primetime bargaining show, which features 26 models possessing cash amounts ranging from a single penny to $1 million, forces contestants into deciding between forgoing the potential briefcase riches in exchange for an unknown “Banker’s” offer, or stick to their instincts and risk earning some dimes and nickels.
Garnering attention for launchingMeghan Markle’s on-screen career, the series also featured model and celebrity chefChrissy Teigen, who earlier this year confirmed her overlap with the duchess in the show’s 2007 airings.
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In Teigen’s February appearance ofthe Ellen Show, the model spoke upabout meeting the royal duringher short-lived game show stint, joking that if she’d known the briefcase models could go on to the British throne, she would’ve taken a different path. “That could be me, I could be Princess Harry, or no, what is it?” she told a laughingEllen DeGeneres.
In a taping ofWatch What Happens Livethe previous month, theLip Sync Battleco-host recalled Markle’s warm personality. “It was a very blurry time in my life,” Teigen teased, adding, “I remember her being just very quiet and sweet. Just really kind, and I don’t say that about anybody.”
The show’s other smaller-known stars includeFired Up!actress Hayley Marie Norton, andThe Real Housewives of Atlantastar Claudia Jordan.
The newDeal or No Dealwill premiere Dec. 5 on CNBC.
source: people.com
