Professional boxer and reality TV star Tommy Fury has made a startlingly honest admission about his ongoing battle with self-esteem during an emotional appearance on BBC One's popular game show, Michael McIntyre's The Wheel.
An Unexpected Confession on National Television
In an exclusive preview of the upcoming episode, the former Love Island contestant was seen struggling with his confidence. When host Michael McIntyre welcomed him and asked how he was feeling about being on the show, Fury's response was starkly self-deprecating.
"I'll be honest, I'm going to wing it today and I don't know how I've ended up here, because I know nothing about nothing," Fury confessed. The admission clearly took McIntyre by surprise, prompting him to encourage the boxer to have more faith in his abilities.
Fury, however, doubled down on his lack of confidence, revealing deeper insecurities. "How can I? I'm not an academic person, I don't know anything about anything so I'm completely useless to anybody. I don't know why I'm sitting in the chair to be quite honest with you," he stated emotionally.
Host Michael McIntyre's Reaction and the Upcoming Episode
A visibly stunned Michael McIntyre addressed the camera, remarking, "Well I've never seen such overt self-esteem issues. We must all unify to help Tommy." The moment highlights a more vulnerable side to the public figure, who is typically known for his athletic prowess and reality TV fame.
Fury then attempted to lighten the mood with a joke about the low expectations he had set for himself. "Well now if I do well, it's going to be a big thing isn't it, because I've started off here, so if I do something, if I win somebody a fiver it's going to put me up here isn't it," he quipped. McIntyre responded in kind, saying, "Yeah, I think we're looking for more than a fiver but let's see how the game plays out."
The episode featuring Tommy Fury is scheduled to air on Saturday, November 22 at 8.05pm on BBC One and iPlayer. He will be joining the show as a celebrity expert alongside a star-studded panel including Clare Balding, Zoe Ball, Bill Bailey, Lou Sanders, Konnie Huq, Sam Thompson, and Pete Wicks.
Tommy Fury's Journey from the Villa to The Wheel
Tommy Fury first found fame on the 2019 series of Love Island, where he met his now-fiancée, Molly-Mae Hague. The couple's relationship has remained in the public eye ever since, with the pair welcoming their daughter Bambi, celebrating their engagement, and navigating a brief, well-documented breakup.
Despite his success as a professional boxer and his high-profile personal life, this candid moment on Michael McIntyre's The Wheel reveals the personal challenges that can persist behind a public persona. In the high-pressure game show format, where contestants rely on the experts' knowledge to win life-changing sums of money, Fury's vulnerability adds a compelling human element to the entertainment.
