A MAN once dubbed “the fool from Poole” by The Weakest Link’s Anne Robinson is set to return to the nation’s TV screens.

Leighton Haberfield, 52, of Coy Pond in Poole, will appear on Pointless this week.

In 2002, Leighton won the Weaklest Link and earnt the nickname “the fool from Poole”, and in October 2019 he filmed an episode of Pointless with friend and actor Steve Aintree from Stockport.

Leighton told the Daily Echo: “They had us in a Travel Lodge and took us over to the studio which is Elstree which is famous for the Star Wars films.

“It’s pretty much like they do on any show, you get a breakdown of what you are supposed to do.

“You don’t get to meet Alexander Armstrong or Richard Osman beforehand and you are not allowed to watch the other shows because they want to see your surprise when they announce the prize money.

“You can imagine our shock when they said it was £15,000.”

Leighton said he went on with his friend Steve who, as well as being an actor appearing in Little Britain and Come Fly With Me, was once a contestant on Countdown.

“The day was excellent,” Leighton continued.

“Alexander (Armstrong) thought it was brilliant because they’d never had a contestant called Leighton on the show before.

“Richard (Osman) was very funny. I think they will cut a lot of what we said because some of the stuff was risqué.

“The first round was tricky because Steve answered first which meant I answered last. As the round went on people kept stealing my answers.

“You don’t want to be the first pair out so I was pretty nervous. We literally scraped into round two.

“We had a good combination of Steve’s knowledge of words and sport and my knowledge of music and history.”

Leighton didn’t reveal if he and Steve won the show but encouraged people to tune in and watch.

He added: “It was really fun doing the show.

“It is the first show I’ve done with someone and I teamed up with someone I have known for a while.”

Leighton has since applied for Who Wants to be a Millionaire and Tipping Point, as well as being asked to join a team applying for Tenable.

And to watch how he got on on Pointless, tune into BBC One at 5.15pm on Thursday October 8.