WHO Wants To Be A Millionaire? contestant Richard Scott is giving his wife a second honeymoon after winning £16,000 on the show.

Richard Scott, a civil engineer, from Eston, Middlesbrough, told the TV audience that he wanted the money to take his Egyptian-born wife Gehan back to her country on holiday.

They have been married for 18 months and in that time she has not seen her family.

He went on to the show hoping to win at least £8,000, and was thrilled when he doubled that total.

Richard, 29, said: "It has all been a bit of a whirlwind really. I am absolutely delighted.

"We had to have our honeymoon in the UK, so money will go towards what will be our second honeymoon and the rest we will spend on a house.

"Gehan is over the moon and although we won't go until the summer, she can't wait. It is a dream come true for both of us."

Mr Scott was prompted to call the show after regularly playing the game at home and reaching the dizzy heights of £64,000 and £125,000.

He said: "I had thought anybody could get on the show and quite easily answer the questions, but once you are sat on that seat with Chris Tarrant opposite you it is very difficult.

"When he starts to set doubts in your mind you do begin to fret and question yourself, but you have to be very sure and confident."

The thing that perhaps crossed Mr Scott's mind the most, apart from his holiday of his lifetime, was returning to Teesside a laughing stock.

He said: "I was really worried that I might not get to £1,000, which meant I would have not gone home with anything and I would have become a laughing stock in the pub.

"Once that was banked, it did seem to get a little bit easier."