Paul O'Grady was a regular guest presenter, with
ITV bosses being so impressed with his performance, that they gave him his own show - ''
The Paul O'Grady Show (the show later moved to Channel 4 from 2006 to 2009 before returning to ITV in 2013). Other guest presenters include Dale Winton of Supermarket Sweep, Bradley Walsh of Wheel of Fortune and the first-ever Countdown'' host
Richard Whiteley OBE also covered for Des on occasion.
Jenny Powell – who contributed a regular Friday feature describing various tasks for the show that she had undertaken that week, which was dropped a while into the show's run – occasionally covered for Mel. On 3 November 2008 and 8 April 2009, both Des and Mel filled in as guest hosts on ''The Paul O'Grady Show'' whilst Paul had time off. O'Grady had requested their use in this capacity as he felt indebted to the pair for playing a role in him being awarded his own show. == References ==