Olly Murs clip resurfaces showing star on Deal or No Deal as he reveals heartbreaking reason for wan

Before he was famous, Olly Murs appeared on Deal or No Deal in an attempt to win some money. In 2007, Olly participated in the game of luck and hoped to pick one of the boxes containing big money. The X Factor star danced his way on to the stage with his mystery box as

Before he was famous, Olly Murs appeared on Deal or No Deal in an attempt to win some money. In 2007, Olly participated in the game of luck and hoped to pick one of the boxes containing big money.

The X Factor star danced his way on to the stage with his mystery box as he prepared to win big. He showed off an adorable good luck card written by his parents as they reminded him to "be nice to the banker" - the game's hidden operator.

After a tense episode where Olly refused the banker's offer of £26k, he was left with only £10 as his final prize. Now, he's sat down with Heart Bingo as their Brand Ambassador to reminisce about his experience.

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"Yeah, I became a bit of meme," he said. "It is very funny. If you have five minutes free, you should watch it on YouTube. In Noel Edmonds’s words, 'it was the worst run of boxes in deal or no deal history'.

"I basically had the best game and turned down 26 grand." Olly also revealed the heartbreaking reason he went on the show in the first place: "My mum was going through quite a lot at the time and had some health issues.

"I wanted to pay for her to go to America to get some additional treatment. I said to her, I' will go on a gameshow, mum, I will win some money to help you out.' And she goes, 'yeah, sure, go ahead'.

"I ended up going on there and obviously only won a tenner. "Noel Edmonds is such an amazing guy. And he said something to me which has always stuck with me when we finished the show.

"He says on camera, 'I’m going to miss you Olly“' And he said to me, 'you haven’t got failure written all over you'. And afterwards when we finished the show, he said, 'I’ve got a feeling I’m going to meet you again, Olly. I have got a certain vibe from you'. And then I was the first player in the history I went back and played it four years later [in the celebrity version]."

Olly also revealed the money he won didn't go very far: "I don’t remember what I did with the £10 I won, and I don’t think it even covered my train fare!" Since his stint on the show, Olly Murs has become a household name.

He came second in the 2009 series of The X Factor and his subsequent music releases have become global hits. Away from the spotlight, the singer recently got engaged to long-term partner Amelia Tank.

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