Charles Ingram

Quick Facts

Full Name	Charles Ingram
Occupation	Reality Star
Date Of Birth	Aug 6, 1963(1963-08-06)
Age	61
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Leo

Charles Ingram Biography

Charles Ingram is one of the most popular and richest Reality Star who was born on August 6, 1963 in England, United Kingdom. English reality contestant who is famously notorious for cheating on the Who Would You Like To Get A Millionaire? reality show.

He was also a part of the show Hell’s Kitchen, which was hosted by Gordon Ramsay.

Charles William Ingram (born 6 August 1963) is an English former army major, who gained infamy for cheating on the television game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? in 2001. Ingram managed to win the show’s maximum prize of one million pounds, until staff discovered he had cheated using an elaborate method and stripped him of his winnings. Following a lengthy trial at Southwark Crown Court, he was convicted on a single count of procuring the execution of a valuable security by deception. He was subsequently convicted of an unrelated offence involving insurance fraud in 2003, and ordered to resign his commission as a major by the Army Board.

Ingram met his wife, Diana, while she was training to be a teacher at Barry College in Wales. The two became engaged during his first posting with the Royal Engineers in Germany. They were married in November 1989 and have three children.

Three daughters were born to him and Diana Ingram.

Charles Ingram Net Worth

Charles Ingram is one of the richest Reality Star from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Charles Ingram 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was awarded a master’s certificate with a degree in Civil Engineering and was a member of NATO during six months.

The judge found him guilty of deceit in 2003, and ordered to forfeit $1,000,000 of his winnings.

Charles Ingram was born on 6 August 1963 in Shardlow, Derbyshire, the son of retired RAF wing commander John Ingram and his wife, theatre set designer Susan. His father’s Wellington bomber, operating with 103 Squadron from RAF Elsham Wolds, had been shot down around 20 or 21 September 1941; he was taken as a POW, while two of his crew were killed. Ingram’s parents divorced when he was young and he spent most of his education years boarding privately at Oswestry School in Oswestry, Shropshire. There he was a member of the Combined Cadet Force and completed the Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award. He went on to obtain a BSc in civil engineering from Kingston University.

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Who is Charles Ingram Dating?

According to our records, Charles Ingram married to Diana Ingram. As of December 1, 2023, Charles Ingram’s is not dating anyone.

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Following a trial at Southwark Crown Court lasting four weeks (including jury deliberation for three-and-a-half days), Ingram, his wife, and Whittock were convicted by a majority verdict of their offences on 7 April 2003. Both of the Ingrams and Whittock were given prison sentences, suspended for two years – the Ingrams were sentenced to eighteen months; Whittock was sentenced to twelve months – and each both fined £15,000 and ordered to pay £10,000 towards prosecution costs. Within two months of the verdict and sentence, the trial’s judge ordered the Ingrams to pay additional defence costs, which left them repaying a total of £115,000.

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Charles Ranked on the list of most popular Reality Star. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Charles Ingram celebrates birthday on August 6 of every year.

On 19 May 2004, the Court of Appeal denied Ingram leave to appeal against his conviction and upheld his sentence, but agreed to quash his wife’s fine and prosecution costs. On 5 October, the House of Lords denied Ingram leave to appeal against his fine and prosecution costs, and he appealed to the European Court of Human Rights. On 20 October, the original trial judge reduced Ingram’s defence costs order to £25,000 and Diana’s defence costs order to £5,000. Ingram’s defence costs were later further reduced to £5,000 on appeal.

How many years did Charles Ingram get?

Both of the Ingrams and Whittock were given prison sentences, suspended for two years—the Ingrams were sentenced to eighteen months ; Whittock was sentenced to twelve months—and each fined £15,000 and ordered to pay £10,000 towards prosecution costs.

Did major Ingram keep the money?

After Charles Ingram won the £1million, the cheque was held for eight days to be processed , but after Smith discovered blatant cheating had taken place, he called the police and de-authorised payment of the cheque to Ingram.

Are Charles and Diana Ingram still together?

Yes, Charles and Diana Ingram are still married. The couple have certainly experienced their ups and downs following the cheating scandal.

Did Charles Ingram win the million?

In episodes recorded in September 2001, Ingram correctly answered fifteen questions to win the show’s maximum prize of £1 million, becoming the third recorded contestant to ever do so. However he was denied the winnings due to being accused of cheating throughout most of his run.

What does Charles Ingram do now?

Where is Charles Ingram now? After he was sentenced, the Army Board forced Ingram to resign as major after 17 years of service. Despite this, he went on to remain a TV personality and made several appearances on competition reality shows.