The first iteration of Your Face or Mine featured Jimmy alongside June Sarpong and ran for 50 episodes in 2002-3 (here).

Despite not being popular with critics it won a Silver Rose at the May 2003 Gold D’Or Awards in Switzerland, in the category Best Gameshow.

This is a bigger deal than your average “voted for by the public” type awards as it covers the TV output from 56 countries.

Back in 2003 there were only 6 categories and each category had a Silver Rose for the winner, with an overall winner (from the 6) then being awarded a Golden Rose. Confusing, eh?

Chortle has a full list of the 2003 winners here.

Other nominations (for Jimmy’s shows) are listed here. See Awards for full career details, here.

Background

The Rose d’Or awards started in 1961 and are described as defining “the gold standard for excellence and achievement in International TV and Audio programme making” and their website is here.

The ceremony used to be held in Montreux and some may remember it as being called the Golden Rose of Montreux.