Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins star 'forced to quit' before filming even starts
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, Channel 4's gruelling reality show, is notorious for causing injuries that force stars to withdraw from the competition.
However, a new record may have been set by a participant who was reportedly compelled to leave before filming even began.
Soap legend Patsy Kensit was slated to participate in the forthcoming series of the show. Yet, it seems her pre-show training left her too injured to compete.
Patsy, 57 - renowned for her roles as Sadie King in Emmerdale and Emma Harding in EastEnders - had been taking her commitment to the show seriously, hitting the gym hard to prepare for the challenges she would face on the programme, it's been reported.
Who Dares Wins subjects its contestants to physical and mental tests akin to those experienced by the armed forces, testing their grit and resolve.
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However, it has now emerged that Patsy was sent home when she arrived for the new series' filming, having sustained an injury before the cameras started rolling.
An insider revealed that the show's producers instructed the actress to return home to prevent any further harm.
A source confided to The Sun on Sunday: "Patsy had been running at pace on a treadmill while wearing a weighted backpack filled with books and weights as part of her intense training regime.
"The added weight caused her to lose balance and fall backwards off the machine, bruising her arm and shoulder in the process," reports the Mirror.
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They continued, revealing: "She even flew out to Morocco, where the filming was taking place, but production soon spotted the injury and she was sent home."
A spokesperson for Patsy told The Mirror: "The production company Minow who make Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins, were amazing the way they looked after Patsy. Their duty of care was second to none and very impressive. Patsy is on the mend and will of course make a full recovery."
At a gala performance of the Faulty Towers theatre show earlier this month in London's West End, Patsy was seen sporting an arm sling.
Upon being queried about her injury at that time, the celebrity disclosed: "I broke my shoulder in 3 places 3 weeks ago!!! I'm healing and a slight boogie with my besties I'm staying with this week will be a tonic for sure."
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Despite her setback, the star has been making the most of social opportunities, yet there's one event she's definitively given a pass – attending the Oasis reunion tour dates.
Patsy, who was married to Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher from 1997 to 2000, recently shared her thoughts on the band's reunion tour. The pair share a son, Lennon Gallagher, who is now 25 years old.
Speaking on Good Morning Britain, Patsy expressed her delight that her son would have the opportunity to see his father perform with the legendary band, which famously disbanded in 2009.
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She told the ITV programme: "My 24-year-old son, he'll be there and he'll have a lovely time. Great for him to see all of that and I'm happy for his dad, I think it's a wonderful thing. But I won't be attending."
The brothers will continue touring until late November, with a total of 41 dates scheduled over the coming months. The tour is set to culminate on 23 November in Brazil.
Edinburgh Live has approached Channel 4 for comment.
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins is available to watch on Channel 4.
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