Gordon Ramsay's 'Bank Balance' has been axed after one series.

Gordon Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay

The BBC has confirmed the game show, which aired nine episodes in February and pulled in 2.7 million viewers at the height of its success, isn't getting a second series on BBC One.

A Beeb spokesperson told Metro.co.uk: "There are no current plans for another series of 'Bank Balance'."

The show, which was filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic, isn't over for good though, as the 54-year-old TV chef's Studio Ramsay is in talks with Fox to bring the programme to the US.

'Bank Balance' saw contestants try to answer questions correctly in order to gain stacks of gold bars and ultimately win a jackpot of up to £100,000.

Gordon previously admitted he "needed room to breathe" as the host of the game show.

He explained: "I didn't go up there all cocksure about becoming a phenomenal game show host, I wanted to be me.

"And I think, on the back of that level of support from the BBC, and not [putting me] in a straitjacket, I needed room to breathe.

"And so there's something pretty dynamic about being given a show at 9pm."

And the 'Hell's Kitchen' star insisted he was "driven" for the contestants on the show to do well.

He added: "These are real people who are experiencing some awkward, difficult, traumatic times. And £100,000 is quite life-changing money. There's nothing wrong with telling them, 'I want you to do well ... but I'll be really [annoyed] if you don't win.' It's a tough show to launch, and there are so many moving parts, so you've got to be this multi-faceted, caring, firm but fair, and driven to get the contestants some money. And if they don't do well, I feel bad, I take it personally."


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