A CELTIC fan is to appear on Mastermind answering questions on his beloved team.
John Savage, 52, faced quizmaster John Humphrys and was grilled on the Glasgow giants.
The show will be screened tomorrow on BBC2 at 8pm and Mr Savage travelled to Manchester in September to record it.
He competed against contestants whose specialist subjects were the singer Ian Dury, the Red Army 1941-1945 and the life and work of Gerald Durrell.
Mr Savage, of Polmont, Falkirk, said he was allowed to pick Celtic as he was creating history for the popular quiz show.
He said: "The only reason I got to do Celtic as a broad subject was because it's never been done before in 40 years of Mastermind."
The tool salesman revealed he wore Celtic cufflinks on the show.
He added: "Unfortunately I wasn't allowed to wear the Hoops. You're not allowed to wear any football top or anything with a logo on it.
"But I had a pair of Celtic cufflinks and also a replica medal of Lisbon, which I wore on a chain under my shirt, for good luck."
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