Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins returned to Channel 4 on Sunday night (September 11) for its second episode. On what is considered one of the toughest shows on TV, 14 celebrities are put through their paces in a series of military-style challenges.
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A brand new series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins is coming to Channel 4 next month with a huge line-up of celebrities set to take part. 14 famous faces will take on both physical and mental challenges as they are pushed to their limits in the Jordanian desert to raise money for cancer.
Love Island, Strictly Come Dancing and EastEnders stars are amongst those brave enough to attempt to pass the notoriously difficult SAS Selection test. Former 2019 Love Island winner Amber Rose Gill is part of the brand new line-up alongside former EastEnders actress Maisie Smith who played Tiffany Butcher and appeared as a contestant on Strictly in 2020.
Former footballer Ashley Cain will also take part in the military exercises for the all-important cause after losing his daughter, Azaylia Cain, at just eight-month-old after she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukaemia.
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Speaking about his decision to do the show, Ashley paid tribute to his daughter Azaylia who died in April last year, saying: "Losing my daughter was the most difficult experience of my life.
"I think to combat trauma you need to step outside your comfort zone and see who you really are. There’s no better way to do that than on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, so when the opportunity came, I took it with both hands."
Also taking part are Brookside actress Jennifer Ellison, TV personality Calum Best, as well as Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer AJ Pritchard and his brother Curtis Pritchard who appeared on Love Island in 2019.
The Only Way Is Essex stars Pete Wicks and Ferne McCann are also taking part in the new series that will air on September 4 .
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Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins returned to Channel 4 on Sunday night (September 11) for its second episode. On what is considered one of the toughest shows on TV, 14 celebrities are put through their paces in a series of military-style challenges.
Ferne McCann has shared unseen behind-the-scenes snaps from her time filming Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins in Jordan.The ex TOWIE favourite, 32, took to Instagram to share photos taken with "pocket rocket" EastEnders actress Maisie Smith and other celebrity contestants on the new Channel 4 series. It sees a line-up of 14 reality and soap personalities and sportspeople pushed to their physical limits as they attempt gruelling challenges.TOWIE star Pete Wicks, Love Island winner Amber Gill, former footballer turned reality star Ashley Cain, dancer brothers AJ and Curtis Pritchard are among the other names taking part.
TOWIE star Pete Wicks found himself tested and pushed further than ever before during the debut episode of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins as he was forced to take part in a melee fight against his teammate, former Brookside actress Jennifer Ellison. Living what was effectively his worst nightmare, the reality star, 33, explained his reservations about fighting a woman prior to the fight, with the prospect of raising his hand to a woman leaving him more than a little nauseous.
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins is back and welcomes 14 new celebrities into the fold as they are tested to their limits. The group this year includes Love Island winner Amber Gill , soap actress Maisie Smith and Ex on the Beach star Ashley Cain putting themselves through their paces on the Channel 4 show.The group will leave behind their comfortable homes and glamorous lifestyles for the Jordanian desert in what has been described as one of the “harshest training environments on the planet”.
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins is back with a lineup of 14 new celebrities taking on the gruelling challenges of the Channel 4 show. The celebrities will be put through their paces in the heat of the Jordanian desert and this year the biggest line-up of recruits yet includes Love Island winner Amber Gill, soap actress Maisie Smith and Ex on the Beach star Ashley Cain.The series is not only a test of physical strength but also mental too and during the series, there are many moments when the celebrity recruits are tested so far, it causes them to open up about aspects of their lives that they normally wouldn’t.
It is arguably the toughest show in telly and a fresh bunch of famous faces are set to take it on. Of course, we can only be talking about Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins which is making a much welcome return to Channel 4 on Sunday night (September 4).
Strictly Come Dancing's four new professionals are set to be introduced to viewers in a cinematic routine filmed alongside the returning cast. European cup winner Vito Coppola, Chinese national champion Carlos Gu, former Under-21 British national champion Lauren Oakley and Latin dance champion Michelle Tsiakkas complete the show's largest-ever line-up of 20 pros this year.They join the returning Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Graziano Di Prima, Amy Dowden, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Cameron Lombard, Gorka Marquez, Luba Mushtuk, Giovanni Pernice, Jowita Przystal, Johannes Radebe, Kai Widdrington and Nancy Xu.The introductory routine will form part of the Strictly Come Dancing launch show airing on BBC One and iPlayer on 17 September.
Maisie Smith has been spotted leaving rehearsals for the Strictly Come Dancing tour after revealing she had a "cat fight" with TOWIE's Ferne McCann during the filming of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.The 21 year old looked amazing as she rocked a pair of grey gym leggings and a cropped black zip-up top with a pair of pulled-up white socks and trainers. Her copper-coloured hair looked like it was fresh from a blow-dry and she wore a big smile that one could attribute to her new relationship with The Wanted 's Max George, 33. Maisie's appearance comes ahead of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins premiere on Channel 4 on Sunday, for which she has been filming in the Jordanian desert alongside a number of other celebrities who were put through their paces and tested to their physical limits, including Ferne McCann.
Maisie Smith has shared how she had a 'proper cat fight' with reality star Ferne McCann during filming for Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. A host of 14 famous faces were whisked off to the Jordanian desert as they signed up for the hit Channel 4 show which aims to raise money and awareness for cancer.
Love Island star Curtis Pritchard has spoken out against toxic masculinity, dubbing 'strength and toughness' as 'being able to cry' as he prepares for the premiere of his Celebrity SAS stint. Catching up with OK! and other press this week, part-time choreographer Curtis, 26 - who is set to embark on his big-name armed-forces journey with older brother and fellow dancer AJ, 27 - said he was glad that the series allowed him to show his emotions.
EastEnders star Maisie Smith has reported to having lost 'clumps' of her hair whilst filming for the Channel 4 armed forces reality series Celebrity SAS. Catching up with OK! and other press ahead of the premiere of the brand new series next week, the 21-year-old actress revealed how different the Jordanian desert was compared to her glitz and glam lifestyle in the UK.
We witnessed her powering through the most terrifying trials and tribulations that the Australian jungle could throw at her, and we've seen her tirelessly hold her own against some of Essex's most intimidating characters, but now TOWIE's Ferne McCann has faced her toughest challenge yet - Celebrity SAS. Joining a whole new line-up of famous faces, reality star Ferne, 32, embarked in the upcoming series of the Channel 4 hit, describing the experience as 'once in a lifetime', but admitting that leaving her daughter Sunday behind was the most difficult task of all.
Maisie Smith says she had a "proper cat fight" with Ferne McCann while filming Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. After the gruelling challenge of Strictly Come Dancing in 2020, the 21 year old took it to the next level on the new series as celebrities were put through their paces and tested to their physical limits in the heat of the Jordanian desert. Former EastEnders actress Maisie recently flaunted her washboard abs and muscular figure during a sweaty gym session ahead of the Channel 4 show's premiere at 9pm on Sunday.
Love Island star Amy Hart has revealed that she's expecting her first baby with her boyfriend Sam Rason. The reality TV favourite announced the joyous news on Loose Women after previously sharing her fertility issues on the ITV chat show.