Alan Carr would be an embalmer if he wasn't a TV presenter.
Alan Carr
The 41-year-old star would love to have become a pathologist or someone who preserves human remains by treating them if he hadn't forged a career in the entertainment industry.
When asked what career he would've gone into had he appeared on the small screen, he replied: "Something to do with death - pathologist, or maybe an embalmer."
While Alan has gone on to have a successful TV presenting career, he had to do various jobs during his early years, including being a factory sweeper and a shampoo packer, which were part of the reason he signed up to host new game show 'I Don't Like Mondays'.
The Channel 4 show sees contestants compete to win a year off work with their wages paid in full for that year, but the catch being they have to quit their job on the programme, and Alan was attracted to the programme because of its original idea.
He said: "It was just such a unique idea, I hadn't really fancied doing a game show - but it was such a good idea I just had to say yes - especially as I have had the worst jobs going so I knew it was a prize that would excite the people in the audience - and the viewers at home hopefully.
"I swept up in factories, packed shampoo, worked in call centres, been a drivers mate - believe me, I would have been a regular on 'I Don't Like Mondays'."
The 'Chatty Man' presenter rubbed shoulders with several celebrity guests on the show, including Jonathan Ross and Amanda Holden, but his most embarrassing moment came when he got stuck in a cement mixer due to his "back fat".
Speaking to the Channel 4 website, he added: "I bubble wrap sumo wrestle with Jonathan Ross, I do a water cooler ski jump with Amanda Holden and on one show due to my back fat, I got stuck in a cement mixer.
"I think even people in the audience were saying 'I think I'll stick with my job.' "
When asked if he was ever tempted to resign from his job during the show, he replied: "Only when I got stuck in the cement mixer."
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