Love Island hunk Chris Taylor signs up for huge reality show after Dancing On Ice and All Stars stints
LOVE Island star Chris Taylor has signed up for another reality show - and it's set to be his most challenging one yet.
The 34-year-old will be taking part in the
next
series of Celebrity Hunted, which will see him try to evade capture from the hunters and beat off competition from other celebrities.
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Chris Taylor will be appearing in Celebrity Hunted
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He was last seen on Dancing On Ice at the start of the year
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An insider said: 'Chris has done his fair share of reality shows over the years but Celebrity Hunted might be the toughest one he has done yet.
"It's no mean feat to stay off grid and avoid being captured, and it makes the stress of the Love Island villa recouplings look like a walk in the park.
"Chris really wanted to do it as it's unlike anything he has done before and he's always up for a new challenge.'
The last series of Celebrity Hunted was won by
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Chris competed in Dancing on Ice this year and became the
The Leicester lad rose to fame in season five of the dating show and starred in the 2024 Love Island All Stars series.
The former
business
development manager, who now works as an influencer, dated Maura Higgins in March 2021, but split six months later.
As well as appearing on Love Island twice, Chris has also been on Celebs Go Dating.
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He did look set to turn his back on reality TV briefly when he landed a small part in the hit Barbie
film
.
The star previously told
future
, saying: 'I want to do more acting and I have an acting coach and I am having lessons.
'I doubt I'd get the call, but if there's a Ken spin-off or a Barbie 2, I would well be up for it.'
Dancing On Ice's Chris Taylor reveals new romance four years after Maura Higgins split
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He has been on Love Island twice
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