Charles and Diana Ingram made all of the headlines in 2001 (Image: Getty/PA/ITV)
Married couple Charles and Diana Ingram grew to become the topic of nationwide obsession because of their look on ITV game-show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?.
Diana and her brother Adrian had already appeared on the present, scooping a cool £30,000 every throughout their respective stints.
But it surely was Charles – a serious within the British military – who grew to become one of many rare contestants to scoop the £1 million jackpot.
However issues weren’t as they appeared. The episode the place Charles gained was pulled from the air and he was arrested over suspicions that he cheated his strategy to his winnings, because of well-timed coughs from plants within the studio viewers pointing him to the proper reply.
However what was Charles charged with, and what’s he doing at this time?
What had been Charles and Diana Ingram charged with?
The pair had been each discovered responsible after being placed on trial (Image: PA)
Each Charles and Diana had been arrested and placed on trial for the dishonest claims, alongside supposed co-conspirator Tecwen Whittok.
They had been each discovered responsible on one single rely of procuring the execution of a invaluable safety by deception and given suspended jail sentences of virtually two years.
Additionally they needed to pay hefty authorized charges, with the couple coughing up £115,000.
The place are Charles and Diana Ingram at this time?
The couple have stayed out of the general public eye for a lot of years (Image: ITV)
For some time, the couple courted fame, with appearances on a number of actuality exhibits together with Celeb Spouse Swap, Hell’s Kitchen, Celeb Poker Membership and Worry Issue UK.
They had been final seen on our screens in 2006, the place they took half in a star {couples} model of The Weakest Hyperlink.
Now, the couple reside in Bathtub, the place Diana makes and sells her personal jewelry in native market stalls and over the web.
Based on Diana’s web site, the merchandise are ‘long-established utilizing Murano glass beads, Swarovski crystals, seawater and freshwater pearls or crystals and different semi-precious gems in essentially the most stunning kinds.’
At their 2003 path, the Ingrams pleaded not responsible to the cost of procuring the execution of a invaluable safety by deception.
The couple would later enchantment their courtroom fines, with Charles’ enchantment being denied however his spouse’s accepted as she was dominated to don’t have any monetary independence.
Who Desires To Be A Millionaire?: The Million Pound Query is on tonight on ITV at 9pm.
