The New Year brings a footballer, a mathematician, a pop star, a Money Saving Expert and a sitcom legend. 

With it’s most recent series concluded, and Junior Taskmaster out of the blocks on Friday nights, Taskmaster is eyeing 2025.

Channel 4 have announced the line up for Taskmaster’s New Year Treat 2025, now an annual tradition, with the special bringing in an interesting mix of characters.

Which of these stars, each renowned in their fields, will impress the Taskmaster the most and ring in the new year grabbing Greg’s golden eyebrows, the most coveted prize in all of showbiz?

The five participants in Taskmaster’s New Year Treat 2025 are;

●  Former England and Liverpool footballer David James MBE

●  Mathematician, science presenter & academic Professor Hannah Fry (The Secret Genius of Modern Life)

●  Singer-songwriter and All Saints star Melanie Blatt

●  Financial Journalist and broadcaster, ‘Money Saving Expert’ Martin Lewis CBE

●  Actor Sue Johnston OBE (The Royle Family, Crime Traveller)

They’re a varied bunch to be sure. However, with her work studying patterns in human behaviour, surely the smart money is on the Prof?

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