Celebrity SAS star Harry Clark furiously hits out at Channel 4 after brutal axing

Daily Mirror

4 days ago

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins star Harry Clark has hit out at Channel 4 after he was booted off the programme when it was revealed that he had been 'cheating'
A Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins star has lashed out after being axed from the programme. Harry Clark, who won The Traitors, was kicked off the programme after it came to light he'd been "lying and cheating."
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Harry, 24, who served in the British Army as an engineer, joined the likes of Lucy Spraggan, Rebecca Loos, Bimini, Adam Collard and Conor Ben on the programme. While Tasha Ghouri, Chloe Burrows, Louie Spence, Hannah Spearritt and Adebayo 'The Beast' Akinfenwa, were also on the cast list but withdrew from the programme.
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But Harry was dramatically kicked off the show after staff discovered he'd been lying behind their back and cutting corners. He and Loos were tasked with leading a team on a gruelling race, which involved moving a heavy rubber dinghy. But his lack of help resulted in Akinfenwa taking the majority of the bulk, sparking a flare-up with his knee issues.
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"If we get an indication that a recruit isn't pulling their weight, we will find out," said Jason Fox earlier in the show, before Harry was pulled in for a telling off. He was confronted after failing to complete a set of 20 burpees earlier in the challenge, instead completing just ten, and was accused of lying to their faces.
Harry has now spoken about his axing from the programme. Speaking about the scandal, he said: "Obviously I was so disheartened and so annoyed, but at the same time in the back of my head I was like, 'but it's all right though because I've made that switch, I'm here to stay'."
He added to The Sun: "I did exactly what I would do in the military, and that's what annoyed me so much because it was like I just hit that switch, but they'd kicked me off for it." Now though, he admits that he has recognised his issues and has matured since the incident, while being thankful he's left the show.
Harry continued: "So it was like, well then how can I prove to you now that I've changed? But then at the same time, when I look back on it and I've matured a lot now, they've probably done me a favour because I know that the next big stage was the interrogation phase."
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He explained that he was in a bad way, mentally and physically and would have "broken down easy" during the intense interrogation scenes. Kicking him off the show, he says, was probably a favour as he needed to "sort" himself out. Harry says that he didn't enjoy the experience and felt as though those on the show didn't like him.
"I absolutely hated it while I was there," he added. During his intense axing, Chris Oliver, who served in the forces for 17 years fumed to Harry: "Are you f***ing trying to pull the wool over my eyes?!" adding that Harry had been treating him "like an idiot".
Mark 'Billy' Billingham MBE QCB, Chief Instructor, added: "No, you lied, you cut corners, I asked you three times about honesty and integrity, and what did you do?" before Harry confirmed he'd been lying.
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Jason Fox explained: "I was putting pressure on six (Harry) because he wasn't really applying himself. He was saying the odd word and I was just applying pressure, applying pressure."
Billy confessed: "He was there but not really as a leader and he didn't contribute anything. He made me feel you he was just f****** bluffing it. I gave him burpees and I stood right behind him and I started counting and he deliberately did ten." An exasperated Chris interjected: "And he stood up there smiling like a Cheshire Cat after doing half the reps. I think he is taking the p*** out of us."
Billy concluded: "His integrity and honesty stinks, to the point for me it's unexpectable. That's how I feel right now."