Midland funnyman Jasper Carrott was all smiles today after netting £10.8m for his stake in Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

The 61-year-old Brummie and his wife Hazel will get the windfall for their share in the hit show’s maker Celador International.

Dutch firm 2waytraffic, started by the team behind Big Brother, is paying an initial sum of £106m for the consortium of media companies behind Millionaire.

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Midland funnyman Jasper Carrott was all smiles today after netting £10.8m for his stake in Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

The 61-year-old Brummie and his wife Hazel will get the windfall for their share in the hit show’s maker Celador International.

Dutch firm 2waytraffic, started by the team behind Big Brother, is paying an initial sum of £106m for the consortium of media companies behind Millionaire.

2waytraffic will also pick up Celador International’s library, which includes You Are What You Eat and Mr & Mrs.

Millionaire’s main creator Paul Smith said: “When we were seeking a buyer for Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? and Celador International, our considerations were not purely financial.

“Millionaire is very much our baby so it was a matter of who best to look after it, share our philosophy and believe in it as passionately as we do. I am confident that company is 2waytraffic.”

Chris Pye, chairman of 2waytraffic, added: “This is a transformational deal.”