Olivia Attwood and Max George will star in ITV's The Real Games
21.03.2022 - 15:15
/ msn.com
Olivia Attwood, Max George and Christine McGuinness have been unveiled to be among 12 celebrities set to take part in sports reality TV show The Games. The former Love Islander, The Wanted singer, 33, and model Christine, 34, will go head-to-head in a series of sports in a bid to rank at the top of the medals table.
Reality TV star Olivia, 30, is no stranger to running as she previously competed in the sport as a teenager. They will be joined on the ITV series, to be released this Spring, by the likes of former Strictly professional Kevin Clifton, songwriter Chelcee Grimes and Love Island's Wes Nelson.
Also competing for the crown will be Harry Potter star Josh Herdman, Coronation Street actor Colson Smith, newsreader Lucrezia Millarini, Emmerdale's Rebecca Sarker, actor Ryan Thomas and model Phoenix Brown. The triathlon-style challenges will see the stars step out of their comfort zones as they are coached and trained in running, swimming and cycling before competing.
The six male and six female competitors will battle it out in the athletics arena, the swimming pool, gymnasium and velodrome, putting their sporting talents to the test in events from an 100-metre sprint and doubles diving. As well as live event coverage, each episode will also feature the celebrities' gruelling training for the challenges, as they are taught the sports from scratch by some of the UK's top coaches.
The celebrities will attempt to creep up the leaderboard, before the series will come to a head in a final showdown, which will see one male and one female champion crowned. The week-long event, produced by Initial, will be hosted live by Holly Willoughby and Freddie Flintoff, while Alex Scott will star as trackside reporter and Chris Kamara
.