CJ de Mooi, a former panellist on Eggheads, has been arrested over an alleged killing that happened nearly 20 years ago.
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The BBC star, real name Joseph Connagh, 46, has been taken into custody after a European warrant was issued for his arrest. He will appear at Westminster Crown Court on suspicion of murder on 22 September.
A Scotland Yard spokesman told OK!
He rose to fame after securing a place on BBC Two show Eggheads, after winning a series of game shows.
CJ’s arrest appears to be linked to the claims he made in his 2015 autobiography CJ: My Journey From The Streets To The Screen, in which he spoke about his experience of living homeless in Amsterdam – and how he once had to defend himself from a knife-wielding mugger.
House of horrors People still live in these ten homes where gruesome murders were carried out. but could you stay in them? The 46-year-old trivia expert added: “I fully suspect I killed him”.
De Mooi, who now lives in South Africa, has made no official statement on the matter.
“He caught me on the wrong day and I just snapped”, he wrote. “I’ve no idea what happened to him”.
The Metropolitan Police confirmed de Mooi’s arrest in a statement.
He said he was barred from appearing on Eggheads while police probed the incident. However, no charges were filed against De Mooi following the investigation.
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The professional quizzer is originally from Barnsley, South Yorkshire but he changed his surname to “de Mooi” which means “handsome” in Dutch when he was 19.
