Career: Osman has worked behind the scenes as an executive producer on a number of TV programmes, including Deal or No Deal, 8 Out of 10 Cats, and 10 O'Clock Live. As the UK creative director of TV production company Endemol, he pitched the quiz Pointless to the BBC. As a way of explaining the rules, he played the co-host during a run-through. He was asked to do the role for real when the show was commissioned. Pointless started on BBC Two in 2009 and was an immediate hit. It quickly made the switch to BBC One. Since being in the spotlight on Pointless, he has made guest appearances on QI, Have I Got News for You and Would I Lie to You? He also guest presented an episode of The One Show alongside Alex Jones.

Career: Offiah joined Widnes in 1987 and in his debut season, he was the league's top try scorer. He ended up scoring 181 tries in 145 games over four seasons for Widnes. He joined Wigan in January 1992 for a then world record fee of £440,000. In his first season for Wigan, he scored 30 tries in just 15 games. During a distinguished rugby league career, he played in four Challenge Cup wins, five Championship teams, three Regal Trophy wins and one Lancashire Cup victory. He ended his playing career in 2002 after a season turning out for rugby union side Wasps. Since retiring, Offiah has worked as a commentator and a player agent. In 2004, he appeared as a contestant on Strictly Come Dancing. In January 2014, he was a contestant on ITV reality series Splash!