Celebrity SAS star Shannon Courtenay admits never seeing the show before signing up

Celebrity SAS star Jennifer Ellison has shared the terrifying moment her house was shot at by a man wielding an AK-47. The former Brookside actress, 39, recalled her ordeal on the popular show as she was confined with the instructors about some of the traumatic events that have happened in her life. She first spoke about a “volatile” relationship she was in with someone she felt was “connected” to a “gangland world”.

Celeb SAS: Who Dares Wins star Shannon Courtenay revealed how she needed two operations on her leg after taking part in the Channel 4 show.The professional boxer, 29, explained how she had sustained major injuries in the ring prior to her reality show stint but decided to hide her “agonising” injury from the ex-special forces instructors.Now, in an exclusive interview with Daily Star, the blonde bombshell explained how she powered through the gruelling six-week stint in the Jordanian desert.READ MORE:SAS star Fatima Whitbread, 61, unrecognisable as she pours curves into bikiniShe revealed: “I actually had a severe injury that needed two operations going into the show that I never told the producers about.”The starlet managed to mask her injury from the telly bosses for the majority of her time on the show as she powered through the show without complaint.Shannon continued: “I told them that I had a little niggle in my knee, but the truth is I had a ruptured ACL and I if I’d have told them they would never have let me do the show so I made out that it was a little pain.“If you watch the show, you’ll see that my right leg is bulkier than my left because I’m wearing a big strap on my knee.”However, the boxer couldn’t hide her pain for too long, after she was later caught out by one of the instructors who went on to call her an “idiot” for signing up to the show.She admitted: “It was very stupid of me to do the show but luckily, I managed to do it but I was in agony doing it.“You see as the show evolves that one of the DS actually notices that there’s a lot more wrong with my leg than I let on.”For more of the latest showbiz and TV news from the Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.It was at this

We've all been gripped to this series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins which kicked off earlier this month, with the likes of Ashley Cain, Ferne McCann and Maisie Smith all taking on the extreme challenge in the Jordanian desert. This year's celebs have made no secret of how tough the military style process is, and OK! can now reveal the latest star said to be taking on the gruelling challenge is former TOWIE star James 'Arg' Argent.

Gareth Gates, will be taking part in the next series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares To Win, with filming already being scheduled for next month, according to reports.The latest series of the gruelling show has so far seen celebrities one star kicked out and another forced to withdraw after being knocked out in the sea. While the current series of the Channel 4 show has only just returned to screens, the next batch of celebs will head to an unconfirmed location next month, according to sources. Pop Idol star turned West End actor, 37, is thought to be among them with an insider stating: "Gareth loves the show and is always looking for new challenges so when the opportunity came up he couldn't turn it down.

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins star Shannon Courtenay has said that she never got to say goodbye to Amber Gill when she made her sudden exit from the show on Sunday. During the latest episode, the Love Island star, 25, was forced to quit after failing to complete a physical challenge on the beach after jumping from a helicopter with Shannon in a helocast task.

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins star Shannon Courtenay has said that she was "in bits" seeing Pete Wicks knock himself unconscious on the show, resulting in him being medically withdrawn. During the latest episode on Sunday, The Only Way Is Essex star, 33, was seen floating face down in the sea after jumping from a helicopter with reality star Ashley Cain in a helocast task. Rescue swimmers raced to help Pete, who also broke his ribs, and flipped him over in the water as the reality star then made his way to medics on the shore, where he was told he needed a chest X-ray and was medically withdrawn.

Pete Wicks says he is angry at himself and left with "more than just a bitter taste" in his mouth after his early exit from Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.The 33 year old The Only Way Is Essex star was forced to leave the Channel 4 show after knocking himself unconscious and breaking his ribs during a challenge on Sunday 11 September night's episode. He was seen floating face down in the sea after jumping from a helicopter in the shocking scenes, which resulted in him being medically withdrawn due to injury. Pete has broken his silence about his forced departure, admitting he was "absolutely gutted" to leave under those circumstances.

Pete Wicks said he was “truly gutted” to be medically withdrawn from Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins after he knocked himself unconscious and broke his ribs during a challenge. The Only Way Is Essex star was seen floating face down in the sea in the shocking scene which aired on Sunday, after jumping from a helicopter with reality star Ashley Cain in a helo-cast task. Rescue swimmers raced to help the 33-year-old, flipping him over in the water as the concerned recruits were heard saying from the shoreline: “Someone’s struggling.

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins returned to Channel 4 on Sunday night (September 11) for its second episode. On what is considered one of the toughest shows on TV, 14 celebrities are put through their paces in a series of military-style challenges.

CELEBRITY SAS: Who Dares Wins recruit Shannon Courtenay needed two operations after taking part in the show - with bosses telling her she should have quit. The professional boxer, 29, sustained the injuries in the ring before filming but hid her agony from the ex- special forces staff. "I didn’t tell anyone, any of the producers, but I went in with a ruptured ACL and a torn meniscus.

Pete Wicks has opened up about having to drop out of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, saying he was "truly gutted" to have to leave the show early. The TOWIE favourite, 33, had to be medically withdrawn from the brutal Channel 4 show after he knocked himself unconscious and broke his ribs during a challenge.

Pete Wicks said he was “truly gutted” to be medically withdrawn from Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins after he knocked himself unconscious and broke his ribs during a challenge.The Only Way Is Essex star was seen floating face down in the sea in the shocking scene which aired on Sunday, after jumping from a helicopter with reality star Ashley Cain in a helo-cast task. Rescue swimmers raced to help the 33-year-old, flipping him over in the water as the concerned recruits were heard saying from the shoreline: “Someone’s struggling.” After swimming to shore, Wicks told a medic: “I winded myself and passed out, all my ribs are quite painful and my head is banging.” He later said: “I had no worries about that challenge, which is the weirdest thing. My strongest thing is probably swimming.

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins was full of dramatic scenes on Sunday night as Amber Gill left the Channel 4 show while Pete Wicks was medically withdrawn. During the latest instalment, Love Island star Amber, 25, was asked to leave after failing to complete a physical challenge on the beach. However, the drama didn't stop there as Pete, 33, knocked himself unconscious and broke his ribs during a challenge, resulting in him being medically withdrawn.The Only Way Is Essex star was seen floating face down in the sea in the shocking scenes after jumping from a helicopter with reality star Ashley Cain in a helocast task.

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins on Sunday night (September 11).Jumping out of a helicopter, the stunning TV personality left fans holding their breath when she dived into the ocean feet first.Seamlessly finishing the task, Ferne safely landed in the sea and made it back to shore with her task partner Calum Best. READ MORE: TOWIE's Pete Wicks in tears as he's forced to punch Jennifer Ellison on Celebrity SAS But when the 32-year-old star was back on the shore, she suffered a slight wardrobe malfunction that involved the TOWIE babe "removing her bra".After emerging from the water victoriously and being praised by her task partner Calum, Ferne could be seen fiddling with her khaki t-shirt. Fiddling with her top, the stunning TV personality looked frustrated as she appeared to say: "I need to take my bra off," before it cut to the next duo of celebrities about to jump from the aircraft.After her incredible performance, Ferne could be seen doing a piece to camera where she opened up about appearing on the tough no-nonsense show."Giving birth was the most painful thing I experienced," she recalled.Before adding: "I bossed it, I hope I can channel that while doing this course."Elsewhere on the show fans called for Ant Middleton to refer after fearing that show is becoming "Americanised".One person took to Twitter to say: "Who’s this American Marine on #SASWhoDaresWins ?? Gone right downhill without @antmiddleton.

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins was full of dramatic scenes on Sunday night as Pete Wicks knocked himself unconscious and broke his ribs during a challenge, resulting in him being medically withdrawn. The Only Way Is Essex star, 33, was seen floating face down in the sea in the shocking scenes after jumping from a helicopter with reality star Ashley Cain in a helocast task.

Express.co.uk, The Only Way Is Essex star admitted that she “didn’t expect" Lorri to get down on one knee during a recent trip to France.While the couple had only been together for a few months at the time of the proposal, Ferne did not hesitate to say yes to her beau.When asked whether she knew what was coming, Ferne teased: “Well I can’t say too much on that because you’ll have to watch my show.“But no, I didn’t expect it. I’m still on cloud nine from it all and feeling immensely grateful.”The reality TV star also revealed that there are no set plans yet, but she will discuss her ideas with her four-year-old daughter Sunday, who will “get excited” closer to her wedding day.Ferne explained: “Sunday’s at an age where she doesn’t fully understand.“I’m sure nearer the time she’ll get excited.“There’s no date set though, maybe when there is and there’s talk of plans and dresses etc.

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins star Amber Gill has shared a series of bikini snaps as she declares that "consensual photos are sexy".The 2019 Love Island winner, 25, took to social media to upload several pics and selfies taken on a boat during a holiday in Mykonos with a group of friends. In the post on Instagram, Amber told her 2.7 million followers: "Here’s another 10,000 photos of me on a boat.

Channel 4 show returned to screens on Sunday (September 4) and welcomed a new group of celebrities who prepared to take on a series of physical and mental challenges. One of these included jumping out of a helicopter, but things went horribly wrong for the TOWIE star when he attempted the harrowing challenge.READ MORE: Celebrity SAS star 'knocked out' after helicopter jump in dramatic preview clipThe reality star launched out of the helicopter, only for his 25-pound backpack full of essentials to knock him out as he hit the water.Pete was left with a broken rib while he floated face down in the water, leaving him scarily close to death as production staff screamed and rushed to help him.Reflecting on the terrifying incident, the Essex lad told The Sun: "I got it wrong, I got it very wrong.

IT’S the brutal telly show where recruits are put through their paces to see if they have what it takes to make it in the Special Forces. The extreme challenges contestants have faced in SAS: Who Dares Wins include jumping backwards into freezing water and crawling across canyons on a tightrope - and even the celebrities in the star-packed version aren’t safe.