Fun House’s Pat Sharp, 63, reveals VERY surprising fact about his stint hosting the iconic 90s kids show and admits ‘mouthy’ young contestants would often poke fun at his memorable mullet

Pat Sharp has revealed a very surprising fact about his 11 years hosting iconic 90s kids show Fun House, which made him a household name.

The broadcaster and DJ, 63, spoke exclusively to MailOnline and said that despite the series appearing on screens for over decade, he actually filmed his entire run at the helm in just a matter of weeks. 

Fun House, with its catchy theme tune, saw two teams of school kids go head to head in a series of challenges before the final round let them entering the Fun House to bag their prize.

Pat said: ‘People think I was there for 11 years of my life doing that show, but I actually only made Fun House for 11 weeks of my life’.

‘I did one week a year, I took a week off Capital Radio, went to Glasgow for ITV and we made the whole series in seven days.

Adding: ‘So I have only ever made 10 weeks of my life making Fun House’. 

The broadcaster spoke to MailOnline and revealed that despite the series appearing on screens for over decade, he filmed his entire run in just a matter of weeks (pictured 1990)

Pat also recalled how his memorable mullet was often be the butt of the young contestants’ jokes, but said when the cameras began rolling they were quick to change their tunes.   

‘The kids were quite mouthy in rehearsals and were quite good at going “ugh look at your hair, you look silly”‘.

‘But when it came to filming they were really quiet and waiting for instructions because they were on TV and it was a different ball game’.

Pat also revealed that he’s still close with Fun House’s resident cheerleading twins Melanie and Martina Grant.

Speaking on behalf of Butlin’s Big Weekenders he said: ‘They are great friends of ours, with my wife, our kids, we saw them quite recently, we do keep in touch, we more or less keep in touch every week’. 

Before going on to surmise that Fun House would not be as successful today due to the changing TV landscape,  just days after Blue Peter was axed after nearly seven decades

‘There is no children’s TV on the mains channels, everything has to move on, Fun House was scrapped after 11 years because it had had it’s time, and i guess now if there are no kids available to watch Blue Peter anyone then once again it comes down to money or produce it, its had it’s time’.

He continued: ‘Kids have got different things now, they have accesses to YouTube and the internet and smart phones and different forms of social media that they can indulge in perhaps more kids TV’.

Pat also recalled how his memorable mullet was often be the butt of the young contestants jokes, but said when the cameras began rolling they were quick to change their tunes

Pat also revealed that he’s still close with Fun House’s resident cheerleading twins Melanie and Martina Grant (pictured 1990)

He said: ‘They are great friends of ours, with my wife, our kids, we saw them quite recently, we do keep in touch, we more or less keep in touch every week’

‘Perhaps thats why theres no kids TV on the main channels, theres no kids TV on ITV and BBC, there’s cooking shows, things change’.

Pat was promoting Butlins’ study which revealed ABBA’s Dancing Queen topped the charts as the song Brits are most commonly singing incorrectly without even knowing.

With Queen’s We Will Rock You at number two and Blank Space by Taylor Swift coming in third place.

Pat said: ‘The joys of music, whether that’s dancing along with your friends on holiday, singing in the car, or just listening on your own in your room, brings everyone together.

‘I’ve been fortunate enough to work in the industry for 43 years and have witnessed the rise of some truly unbelievable songs and acts, which are still adored by everyone to this day.

‘Seeing Dancing Queen take the crown as the most misheard song to me is testament to how iconic it is. Whether you know the words or not, it’s a universally loved tune you can’t not sing along to’.

Pat plays the hits at Butlin’s adult only Big Weekender with different musical era themes throughout the year, including live performances from other big name acts like as Blue, Peter Andre and Jason Donovan.