EastEnders' Maisie Smith, Love Island star and TOWIE favourites join SAS line-up

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EastEnders star, Maisie Smith, have joined the star-studded line-up for the latest series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. The pair will be joined by fellow big-name celebs including Love Island winner Amber Gill and model Calum Best as they take part in the hit Channel 4 physical endurance show in its biggest season yet.

The series will boast seven 60 minute episodes and see 14 celebs put through their paces in the desert in Jordan.READ NEXT: Maisie Smith 'dating Strictly co-star Max George as pair spotted snogging on plane'Talking about taking part in the show Ashley - who became a household name when his baby daughter Aazaylia was battling leukaemia and tragically died aged just eight months in April 2021 - admitted relishing the opportunity to step outside his comfort zone.The original SAS: Who Dares Wins sees civilians put through military training exercises to test their physical and mental strength, and the celebrity spin-off launched in 2019.He said: “Losing my daughter was the most difficult experience of my life.

I think to combat trauma you need to step outside your comfort zone and see who you really are.“There’s no better way to do that than on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, so when the opportunity came, I took it with both hands!” Meanwhile, Maisie - who already found reality TV success when she won Strictly Come Dancing in 2020 - admitted wanting to put her mental and physical strength to the test.

She said: “I’ve seen the show before and I really wanted to put my mental strength to the test.“I’ve always pushed myself but this was beyond limits I didn’t even know I had.