Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins Series 7 Press Pack
Category: Press PackTaking part in this year’s condensed version of the toughest environments faced by Special Forces operatives are; Ex-Footballer and Broadcaster, Adebayo “The Beast” Akinfenwa (43); Ex-Premier League Footballer, Troy Deeney (35); Professional Boxer, Conor Benn (27); TV Personalities, Louie Spence (55) and Tasha Ghouri (25); The Traitors Winner, Harry Clark (23); Singer and Actress, Hannah Spearritt (43); TV Personality and Yoga Teacher, Rebecca Loos (46); TV Personality and Influencer, Chloe Burrows (28), Drag Artist and DJ, Bimini (31); one of the "Peru Two,” Michaella McCollum (30); Musicians, Lady Leshurr (36) and Lucy Spraggan (32); and Love Islander and Reality TV Star, Adam Collard (28).
The famous faces will be directed through this condensed version of SAS Selection by an elite team of ex-Special Forces soldiers - Chief Instructor Billy Billingham and his team of Directing Staff (DS) – Foxy (Jason Fox), Rudy Reyes and Chris Oliver – in Wales – the home of the first phase of SAS Selection, where they will be stripped of their home comforts, families, agents and social media. Together the DS will push the celebrity recruits even further and teach them key skills to survive. There will be no room for mistakes as these celebrity recruits face the hardest course yet, in the most gruelling stages of SAS selection.
There will be no special treatment for any of the celebrities, as they confront surprising truths about themselves, to discover their true selves. Not everyone will have what it takes to make it to the end of this course. The DS don’t care how famous the recruits are, how many social media followers they have or what they have done before this. As soon as they enter the selection process, their celebrity status and luxuries are stripped away.
No other test asks as much or means as much to the few who make it through and no allowances or exceptions will be made for this group of celebrities.
Commenting on this year’s group of celebrity recruits, Chief Instructor, Billy said: “This course is not an attendance course, the bar is set high and will not waiver. Every recruit is a volunteer who chose to step into our arena. Although many will start, very few will finish and even less will pass. This is not for the weak minded or faint hearted.”
DS Foxy said: "The world is now a complex and dangerous place with threats coming from all angles. Because of that, we as a country need to be ready. We want to show these celebrity recruits what it takes to prepare for war, but do they have what it takes, far away from their privileged lives?”
DS Rudy commented: “SAS: Who Dares Wins is brutal, revealing and a testament to human perseverance. Punishing elements, relentless pace, and standards that make war fighters proud to give these recruits a hard reset to find their true self. And in that truth, an insight into the human experience for us all.”
DS Chris added: “This isn’t just about physical strength; it’s about mental resilience too. The recruits will be pushed to their limits, both individually and as a unit. Trust in each other will be our greatest asset. When the waves are high and the wind is howling, they will need to rely on the training and instincts if they are going to succeed.”
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins is a Minnow Films production for Channel 4. The Executive Producers for series seven are Liam Humphreys and Joe Wildman, the Series Producer is Amy Willets and Channel 4’s Commissioning Editor for Science, Travel and Adventure is Jonah Weston.
