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Harry Clark breaks silence on his Celebrity SAS axing with stinging swipe at Channel 4 show - after being booted off for 'lying and cheating'
Harry Clark has broken silence on his Celebrity SAS axing with a stinging swipe at the Channel 4 show - after being booted off for 'lying and cheating'.
The former British Army engineer, 24, was one of the famous faces taking part in the current series of the popular Channel 4 show.
The course proved too much for the likes of S Club's Hannah Spearritt, TV personality Louie Spence, and Love Islanders Chloe Burrows and Tasha Ghouri.
Another two have left, including the star - who won The Traitors in 2024 - who decided to do 10 burpees after being instructed by Billy Billingham and Jason Fox to do 20.
Earlier this week it was revealed that Harry was booted from the course during episode four by furious staff after being caught cutting corners.
Speaking to The Sun about his shocking departure, Harry 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".
'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.
'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.'
The reality star went on to admit that he 'hated' the experience.
'I didn't like the experience that much, personally, it made me angry at them and myself that I wanted to get better,' he added.
'I felt like they didn't like me. I absolutely hated it while I was there. I just want people to be able to look at me now and think that is a completely different person.'
The fourth episode's theme focused on trust and integrity, but tensions exploded as former Traitors winner Harry Clark, 24, was booted from the course by furious staff after being caught cutting corners.
Harry – whose skills in deception helped him scoop the Traitors crown – found his tactics backfired when his Celebrity SAS teammates branded him one of the least trustworthy recruits.
Alongside Rebecca Loos, he was put in charge of a team for a gruelling race involving hauling a heavy dinghy.
But as ex-Special Forces instructors Mark 'Billy' Billingham, Jason 'Foxy' Fox, Rudy Reyes, and Chris Oliver watched on, Harry appeared to avoid his share of the workload.
His lack of effort left former football hardman Adebayo 'The Beast' Akinfenwa taking on the bulk of the weight – triggering a flare-up of his long-term knee injury.
In pain and out of energy, Adebayo had no choice but to withdraw from the show entirely.
Earlier in the show Jason Fox could be heard saying: 'If we get an indication that a recruit isn't pulling their weight, we will find out' so when back at camp, Harry was hauled in for a no-nonsense grilling.
When confronted over failing to complete an earlier set of burpees, the staff accused him of lying straight to their faces.
'Are you f***ing trying to pull the wool over my eyes?!' Chris raged, before adding the star was treating him 'like an idiot'.
Moments later, the ex army corporal was marched out in front of the rest of the recruits, and admitted that he had 'cut corners' and not completed all the burpees.
Mark then shouted: 'No, you lied, you cut corners, I asked you three times about honesty and integrity, and what did you do?'
Harry replied: 'I lied, staff.'
His dismissal was immediate, with the DS ordering him to hand over his armband and leave, while his stunned co-stars looked on.
