Happy Mondays star Bez will compete on Celebrity Mastermind, and his specialist subject is... beekeeping.
The rocker, 55, who left school with no GCSEs, is said to be “delighted” to use the BBC1 quiz to show off his knowledge.
Bez is famed for shaking his maracas with the Salford chart-toppers, whose biggest hit was Step On, featuring the classic “twisting my melon” lyric.
He will appear alongside ex-footballer Darren Bent, top florist Elizabeth McKenna and Line of Duty’s Maya Sondhi. Contestants answer questions on a specialist subject, followed by a general knowledge round.
Bez chose bees for his topic as he has kept them for the past five years.
A source said: “He finds the whole thing hilarious. It’s not about winning for Bez, it’s the taking part that counts.”
The episode, in which he also shows his rivals how to shake maracas, will air over Christmas.
Last year, Bez was disqualified from BBC1’s Bargain Hunt for cheating. But bosses told him that he had to behave while on Mastermind.”
