{"id":896,"date":"2025-07-22T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/draplenvuxio.com\/?p=896"},"modified":"2025-07-23T09:44:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T09:44:26","slug":"whos-in-the-celebrity-sas-2025-cast-line-up-confirmed-including-00s-pop-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/draplenvuxio.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/22\/whos-in-the-celebrity-sas-2025-cast-line-up-confirmed-including-00s-pop-legend\/","title":{"rendered":"Who\u2019s in the Celebrity SAS 2025 cast? Line-up confirmed including 00s pop legend"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here\u2019s our first look at the newest recruits for Channel 4\u2019s Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins (Picture: Channel 4\/ PA Wire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fourteen famous faces from the world of music, entertainment and sport are being called upon to take part in the latest series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The elite team of ex-Special Forces soldiers \u2013 Chief Instructor Billy Billingham and his team of Directing Staff (DS) \u2013 Foxy (Jason Fox), Rudy Reyes and Chris Oliver \u2013 will be taking the celebrities to Wales<\/a>, the home of the first phase of SAS Selection.<\/p>\n

There, they will be stripped of their home comforts, families, agents and social media<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Together the DS will push the celebrity recruits even further and teach them the key skills to survive.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

There will be no room for mistakes as these celebrity recruits face the hardest course yet, in the most gruelling stages of SAS selection.<\/p>\n

So, without further ado, let\u2019s take a look at who will be made to suffer in Channel 4<\/a>\u2019s hit series.<\/p>\n

Adebayo \u201cThe Beast\u201d Akinfenwa<\/h2>\n
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Adebayo Akinfenwa is one of the stars who has signed up (Picture: Channel 4\/ PA Wire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Former footballer Adebayo Akinfenwa will certainly be looking to put his \u2018beast nickname\u2019 to the test on the show.<\/p>\n

Speaking ahead of the series, he said: \u2018I\u2019ve asked myself time and time again \u2013 am I built for the Special Forces? <\/p>\n

\u2018One of the reasons why I\u2019m doing this is to find out.\u00a0 I would like to think that, put me in most situations, most environments, I\u2019ll be able to put my best foot forward, get out of my comfort zone, hit my responsibilities and do what I need to do! <\/p>\n

\u2018I think that\u2019s what I want to get out of taking part on this course.\u2019<\/p>\n

Troy Deeney<\/h2>\n
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Former footballer Troy Deeney will also be participating (Picture: by Matthew Lewis\/ Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fellow former footballer Troy Deeney<\/a> will also be taking part in the series.<\/p>\n

The ex-Watford striker said: \u2018I\u2019m at a crossroads in my life, so I\u2019m hoping the course can highlight the good and bad in me and hopefully we\u2019ll see at the end, that the good outweighs the bad.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m sure the DS will get me irritated very quickly but they will also know how to nurture and to reshape and probably help me along the way.\u2019<\/p>\n

Conor Benn<\/h2>\n
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Professional boxer Conor Benn will take on the challenge (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Conor Benn<\/a> is renown for his brutal punches in the ring, how will he fare in the SAS challenge?<\/p>\n

The sportsman said: \u2018Although boxing is hard, I feel like this is going to be a completely different challenge and I always want to challenge myself.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u2018I just want to see and experience the toughness and the grittiness you need to pass this course.\u2019<\/p>\n

Louie Spence<\/h2>\n
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Louie Spence has been a reality TV icon (Picture: Justin Goff Photos\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Louie Spence<\/a> is an icon of reality television, but how will this translate to the intensity of SAS: Who Dares Wins?<\/p>\n

Asked ahead of the series, he revealed: \u2018This course I hope can walk away feeling I\u2019ve actually really achieved something here, that I\u2019ve really pushed myself to the edge of my boundaries and put myself in a position which is beyond something I could have even imagined a year ago.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

\u2018This is a course that is really going to challenge me. This is different to anything I\u2019ve ever been part of before.\u00a0 There\u2019s no fluff, there\u2019s no glitter, there\u2019s no getting myself out of a situation with a quick bit of wit. It\u2019s really refreshing for me to do something like this\u2026and, hopefully come out a much better person, both physically and mentally.\u2019<\/p>\n

Tasha Ghouri<\/h2>\n
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Former Love Islander Tasha Ghouri is swapping glamour for the test (Picture: Channel 4\/m PA Wire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Former Love Islander Tasha Ghouri<\/a> is set for a dramatic change from her daily life as she takes on the course.<\/p>\n

Discussing the opportunity, she commented: \u2018I\u2019m very excited to actually take on the course and just go for it, push myself and really challenge myself. But I also want to show people that having a disability makes you no less able \u2013 we can also push ourselves, and do crazy challenges if we put our mind to it.<\/p>\n

\u2018I really want to be able to actually walk away from the course feeling like I\u2019ve accomplished what I wanted to do and I want to look back and think, wow, I did that, I\u2019m proud of myself. I\u2019ll be doing this for the people who have doubted me. I want prove to them that they can\u2019t bring me down. I can fight my way to the end.\u2019<\/p>\n

Harry Clark<\/h2>\n
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The Traitors winner will be making another appearance on the show (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Traitors winner Harry Clark<\/a> has already featured on Celebrity SAS, so how will he fare this time round?<\/p>\n

\u2018Growing up, I\u2019d watch people close to me be in the SAS, which always inspired me,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

\u2018This show was a different experience to what I had imagined but I always love a challenge and it proves you\u2019re always learning new things about yourself.\u2019<\/p>\n

Hannah Spearritt<\/h2>\n
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The singer was an original S Club member (Picture: Ken McKay\/ITV\/Shutterstock)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hannah Spearritt<\/a> was an original member of the pop group S Club and is known for playing Kandice Taylor in EastEnders.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Channel 4, she said: \u2018I hope to take out of this experience, strength. I want to feel stronger again, mentally and physically, because there\u2019s always improvement there. There are always dips that happen along the way with motherhood or whatever but I think when you just experience different stuff, it changes you.\u00a0 I have no idea what to expect, but I do know it will be an experience and it\u2019s something that I will have for life.<\/p>\n

\u2018However the experience goes, I am going to learn about myself. Maybe I\u2019ll find out I am a bit of a mess or I might find out that I\u2019m stronger than I think I am\u2026it\u2019s finding out things about yourself that you would never, ever find out. <\/p>\n

\u2018We live in this world where it\u2019s so easy to live in our comfort zone, so this is an opportunity to get outside of that and\u2026for me anyway, growth and expansion is one of the most important things, and that is something that hopefully I can pass on to my kids.\u2019<\/p>\n

Rebecca Loos<\/h2>\n
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The former model will be heading to Wales (Pictureby Justin Goff Photos\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Former glamour model and media personality Rebecca Loos<\/a> sees SAS as a once in a lifetime opportunity.<\/p>\n

She claimed: \u2018I honestly don\u2019t know whether I am mentally strong enough but one of the reasons I want to do this course is because I want to find out whether I\u2019m able to stick it through mentally. <\/p>\n

\u2018I think it\u2019s going to be really, really tough. This is by far the toughest thing I\u2019ve ever done.\u00a0 But I want to do this course because it\u2019s a once in a lifetime opportunity to do an SAS training course. It\u2019s going to be really interesting to see how far I can go and how strong I\u2019m able to keep myself.\u2019<\/p>\n

Bimini<\/h2>\n
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Drag Queen Bimini Bon-Boulash pictured at the BAFTA\u2019s (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Drag Queen Bimini Bon-Boulash<\/a> has been a staunch advocate for LGBTQ+ rights.<\/p>\n

Talking about how this translates to SAS, she explained: \u2018I want to do this just to prove to myself that I\u2019m capable of anything I put my mind to. I want to prove to myself that I can do it. No glam, no red carpets, no magazine covers. This is literally just going to be me to my core and I am excited about it but I don\u2019t think the course is ready for Bimini.<\/p>\n

\u2018People in the UK love to debate gender like it\u2019s a concept, not a lived experience. It gets reduced to headlines and toilet talk. I\u2019m doing this to remind them that behind every opinion is a human being. <\/p>\n

\u2018The course, the SAS and the Army have got a very masculine stereotype and I\u2019ve got both elements of masculine and feminine and that\u2019s my superpower. Vulnerable, raw, and stronger than ever.\u2019<\/p>\n

Adam Collard<\/h2>\n
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Adam Collard is one of three former Love Islanders taking part (Picture: Channel 4\/ PA Wire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Adam Collard<\/a> is one of three Love Islanders taking part in Celebrity SAS.<\/p>\n

Ahead of the series, he said: \u2018Hopefully during the course, the DS will peel back a few layers because I\u2019m stubborn as hell. And maybe I need to be broken down to then go and sort some stuff out.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019m doing it for the little boy who hated himself and couldn\u2019t do anything and was the last to get picked in everything.\u00a0 And from an emotional point of view, I\u2019m hoping that this spits out a better person.<\/p>\n

\u2018I love a challenge. And I really think this course is exactly what I want to really tap into my fitness, the mental strength, the resilience, and see if I\u2019ve got the grit to finish and go all the way.\u2019<\/p>\n

Michaella McCollum<\/h2>\n
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Michaella McCollum has turned her life around since being a drug mule (Picture: Instagram)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Michaella became famous for being a drug mule, but now as an author she has a further point to prove about herself.<\/p>\n

Speaking ahead of the show, she said: \u2018The level of resilience I learned from being in prison in Peru and knowing how important that mindset is, will definitely help get me through the course, so I\u2019m going to need to use my mental strength to help me along the way.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

\u2018In Peru, I was completely stripped back to the rawest version of myself\u2026and I know in this course, it will have a similar effect. I will get to see the real me again and I want to challenge myself to see how capable I am. I don\u2019t know if I\u2019m physically fit enough to complete the course but I have good mental strength.\u2019<\/p>\n

Lucy Spraggan<\/h2>\n
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Singer Lucy Spraggan pictured on stage (Picture: Luke Brennan\/ Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lucy Spraggan<\/a> is used to rocking on stage, but how will she fare on the course?<\/p>\n

\u2018I hope I have the mental grit to get to the end of the course,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n

\u2018I have been through quite a lot in my life, and I\u2019ve done a lot of work to navigate what that left behind, and I really hope that I can apply it to the course, and make it all the way to the end.<\/p>\n

\u2018I\u2019ve always wanted to do this course, and what I love about this course is the sheer pressure it puts on a human being, that you will just not get anywhere else in life. And I\u2019ve had pressure, I\u2019ve had so many forms of pressure, nothing like this, so I really just genuinely want to see how far my brain can go.\u2019<\/p>\n

Lady Leshurr<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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The British rapper could be in for a tough time (Picture: Christie Goodwin\/Redferns)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

British rapper Lady Leshurr<\/a> is another celebrity who is looking forward to how the course is going to change her.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Channel 4, she told: \u2018I think this course is not only going to make me become the best version of myself, but it\u2019s going to make me the strongest I\u2019ve ever been. It\u2019s going to make me realise so much about myself that I\u2019ve kept in. <\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s going to push, motivate and inspire me. It\u2019s really going to make or break me. But regardless, it\u2019s going to teach me a lesson about myself that I can definitely work on.\u2019<\/p>\n

Chloe Burrows<\/h2>\n
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Reality star Chloe Burrows pictured in SAS gear (Picture: Channel 4\/ PA Wire)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As the third former Love Island star to take on the course, could Chloe Burrows<\/a> reign supreme in Wales?<\/p>\n

Commenting on the challenge ahead of her, she said: \u2018On SAS: Who Dares Wins, everything is completely stripped back. You have absolutely nothing. And I want the course to kind of remind me of that, because I\u2019ve got a bit lost in myself and the industry. I want to feel a little bit grounded. I want to get a sense of it. I want to push myself, and I want to get a sense of achievement. I want to feel proud of myself for whatever I put into it.<\/p>\n

\u2018I think the course is going to give me a bit of confidence.\u00a0 If I even achieve half of the course, then I can walk out and be like, yeah, guess what? I did that on my own. No makeup, no hot shower. I\u2019m very capable\u2026I would love to come out and just feel really pleased with myself and really confident in myself.\u2019<\/p>\n

Airing across eight one-hour episodes, the seventh series of Celebrity SAS can be streamed or watched live every Sunday and Monday on Channel 4, starting on August 3.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff<\/a> page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n


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