Full line-up for new series of Celebrity Hunted revealed after Strictly Come Dancing stars complete cast
Channel 4's latest selection is
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Channel 4's latest selection for Celebrity Hunted is JJ Chalmers, who did a turn on Strictly in 2020
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JJ was partnered with pro Amy Dowden, who will also be on Celebrity Hunted
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Amy is taking part alongside her Strictly pal, Carlos Xu
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But on this show he is competing against Welsh wonder Amy, as she is also taking part alongside her Strictly pal,
It comes after the last series featured
Former Royal Marine and Paralympian JJ will be partnered with Sophie Morgan, which will be a Celebrity Hunted first as the presenter is a wheelchair user.
A TV insider said: 'JJ and Sophie will prove an interesting pairing because when they're forced to move around the country using various forms of transport it's going to highlight lots of accessibility issues.'
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Comedians Laura Smyth and Jen Brister complete this year's line-up.
I exclusively revealed yesterday how
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year.
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There is no hiding the fact that filming is already underway.
Chris and Toby have been snapped on the run by a fan, who took a selfie and posted it on Instagram.
Shock moment Christine McGuinness makes racy confession as she jokes about gagged and tied up on Celebrity Hunted
But as anyone who
watches
the show will know, it is probably a red herring to throw the hunters off their scent…
David makes mums Swet
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David Corenswet becomes the first Superman to read a CBeebies Bedtime Story, sending little ones — and their parents — off to sleep
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David makes his debut as Superman in cinemas on Friday
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The CBeebies Bedtime Story sofa has hosted some great guest stars over the years – but this week it gets its very first Superman.
Hollywood hunk David Corenswet, the latest actor to wear the iconic blue-and-red-caped suit for the big screen, will deliver a tale to help us all get off to sleep this week.
He will be delivering words from the book What Does Daddy Do? by Rachel Bright, which sees little girl Daisy wonder what her father does all day while she is at nursery.
Of course, David, who makes his debut as Superman in cinemas on Friday, isn't the first superhero actor to deliver a bedtime story.
Others have included
CBeebies Bedtime Story is on weekdays at 6.50pm on CBeebies and BBC iPlayer. David's story airs on Friday at 6.50pm.
But I've a feeling this will be another one of those where more mummies tune in than kids…
Big trio in team Gareth
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Jodie Whittaker, Jason Watkins and Daniel Ryan are to join the BBC's Dear England, a drama about Gareth Southgate's career
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The BBC has revealed three more big names for its adaptation of the stage play Dear
Former Doctor Who star
They join Shakespeare In Love's Joseph Fiennes who has already been announced as playing the former
Filming has started and it will air next year on BBC One.
Jodie plays the England men's team psychologist, Jason is FA chairman Greg Dyke and Daniel is former assistant manager for the team, Steve
Holland
.
Writer and exec producer James Graham said: 'I'm so grateful to the world-class cast and creative team we've assembled.'
Madge ignores Sir Bob
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Madonna has snubbed Live Aid At 40 documentary — meaning fans won't see the star interviewed despite her two iconic appearances
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If you caught the first two episodes of
There's a third and final episode to come on Sunday night on BBC Two – or you can watch them all on iPlayer now.
But the one thing you won't see on there is an interview with Madonna, even though she appeared at both Live Aid in 1985 and Live 8 in 2005.
Other megastars who took part did agree to interviews and they include the likes of Bono and
But even Sir Bob Geldof, who organised the original extravaganza four decades ago, couldn't get the veteran singer to come on the documentary.
Producer Tanya Shaw told Broadcast magazine this week: 'His email to 'Madge' sadly went unanswered.'
Perhaps he made the mistake of calling her Madge in the request?
Jared's Lunar lapse
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Jared Harris has cider-restricted memories of when man first landed on the moon
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He's very much a child of the 20th century space age, yet Jared Harris says he can't remember much about the landmark moment man first landed on the moon in 1969.
The actor, who is about to hit screens in the third outing of sci-fi epic Foundation, told the
Radio
Times: 'My older brother had discovered a bottle of cider and persuaded eight-year-old me to drink some.
'Only it wasn't cider, it was paraffin.
'So we were having our stomachs pumped when Neil Armstrong was walking on the Moon.'
I think he can be reasonably excused from missing the historic feat.
Jared, son of the late hellraising actor Richard Harris, resumes his role as mathematician Dr Hari Seldon in the latest instalment of Foundation, which drops on Apple TV+ on Friday.
The show, which first aired in 2021, is based on Isaac Asimov's novels.
GREAT British Sewing Bee judge Patrick Grant has revealed the BBC One show, which is back next Tuesday at 9pm, has a celebrity fan in the form artist Grayson Perry.
Patrick said: 'I know he's watched it – I've spoken to him about it and Philippa, his wife, certainly is a fan.'
Rachel adds up plunge
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Rachel Riley is taking part in Shark! Celebrity Infested Waters
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The Countdown maths whizz said: 'These creatures can swallow
suits
of armour… and a whole chicken coop complete with chickens.
'They're the queens of the ocean, so do what they want. On one of my dives, I did think, 'My God, what am I doing?' but I knew it was a chance of a lifetime, so I made the most of it. In the back of my mind, I knew my husband and kids would be screaming at me to get out of the water.'
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