SAS star Fatima Whitbread, 61, unrecognisable as she pours curves into bikini

Matt Hancock has been approached to appear on the next series of ‘Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins’. The former Health Secretary could be the first sitting MP to take part in the star-studded military endurance Channel 4 show, which is currently airing and featuring a diverse array of contestants, such as Olympic javelin thrower Fatima Whitbread, actress Jennifer Ellison and television personality Amber Gill. The 43-year-old Conservative politician is said to have met with producers earlier this month and could use the opportunity to reshake his image after he was caught kissing his aide Gina Coladangelo amid the COVID-19 pandemic, when social distancing guidance was in place.

Gareth Gates is reportedly the latest star to have joined the line-up of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. The current season of the survival show has been dramatic, with Love Island star Amber Gill leaving after failing to complete a physical challenge on the beach, while Pete Wicks was forced to leave when he knocked himself unconscious during a challenge. However, the former Pop Idol star has not been deterred by the accidents of the current cast, which also includes EastEnders star Maisie Smith, and will join the next cohort of celebrities to be put through their paces by ex-US Marine Rudy Reyes, according to a source.

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

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 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.

became the second recruit to leave the latest edition of the Channel 4 series, following Love Island’s Amber Gill, and medically withdrew shortly after being seen floating face down in the sea. In shocking scenes that aired on Sunday night, disaster struck not long after Pete jumped from a helicopter with reality star Ashley Cain in a helo-cast task. Rescue swimmers raced to help the 33-year-old and quickly flipped him over in the water as the concerned recruits were heard saying from the shoreline: ‘Someone’s struggling.

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 fans have been left seriously impressed by the oldest ever contestant taking part. Olympian Fatima Whitbread was seen tackling the tough SAS-style challenges last weekend in the first episode of the new series.

Fatima Whitbread wants to prove she's "still got it" on 'Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins. ' The 61-year-old athlete - who broke the world record for Javelin throwing back in 1986 and went on to win two Olympic medals - is the oldest celebrity contestant ever on the Channel 4 survival show and "loved every minute" of her military-style training. She said: "I want to prove this old biddy’s still got it.

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.

Jennifer Ellison proudly showed off her three stone weight loss at the Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins launch party on Sunday. The former Brookside actress, 39, who was forced to fight The Only Way is Essex star Pete Wicks in last night's opening episode, could be seen displaying her three stone weight loss as she showed up to a party to launch the Channel 4 show. She cut a chic figure in a black co-ord, which featured a cropped blazer with ties fastened around her tummy.

filmed in the Middle East. Jonathan described how he had a 'couple of ribs broken' during filming. "The thing is if you've got no evidence of lung puncture, it's pretty much like you are good to go.

Curtis Pritchard was left mortified after breaking a bone, two days before he was due to join Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.The former Love Island contestant and dancer, 26, is set to take part in the new series of the reality show.He will be joined by his former castmate from the villa, Amber Gill, as well as his brother AJ and other stars including sporting legend Fatima Whitbred and EastEnders' Maisie Smith.READ MORE: Love Island's Curtis Pritchard admits he and Tommy Fury barely speak anymoreThe Channel 4 show will see 12 celebrities head to the desert where they will be put through arduous tasks, designed to push their physical and mental limits.However, Curtis, managed to cause damage to himself before filming even began.The dancer opened up about his embarrassing incident, saying: "I did have a small hiccup just before going in."Two days before going in, I accidentally stubbed my little toe and broke it. I was that embarrassed, I couldn't make a facial expression, couldn't make a noise, I just kept walking on it.His brother AJ said: "It was like a scene from Friends."For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking hereCurtis continued: "As everything was going through my head I thought 'I can't believe you've just done this before going on to a TV programme to do SAS Who Dares Wins.'"In addition, he was already worried about a previous shoulder injury, saying: "I had to make sure I kept stretching my rotator cuff had a slightly weak rotator cuff.

Ferne McCann has shared unseen behind-the-scenes snaps from her time filming Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins in Jordan.The ex TOWIE favourite, 32, took to Instagram to share photos taken with "pocket rocket" EastEnders actress Maisie Smith and other celebrity contestants on the new Channel 4 series. It sees a line-up of 14 reality and soap personalities and sportspeople pushed to their physical limits as they attempt gruelling challenges.TOWIE star Pete Wicks, Love Island winner Amber Gill, former footballer turned reality star Ashley Cain, dancer brothers AJ and Curtis Pritchard are among the other names taking part.

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins is back and welcomes 14 new celebrities into the fold as they are tested to their limits. The group this year includes Love Island winner Amber Gill , soap actress Maisie Smith and Ex on the Beach star Ashley Cain putting themselves through their paces on the Channel 4 show.The group will leave behind their comfortable homes and glamorous lifestyles for the Jordanian desert in what has been described as one of the “harshest training environments on the planet”.

Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins is back with a lineup of 14 new celebrities taking on the gruelling challenges of the Channel 4 show. The celebrities will be put through their paces in the heat of the Jordanian desert and this year the biggest line-up of recruits yet includes Love Island winner Amber Gill, soap actress Maisie Smith and Ex on the Beach star Ashley Cain.The series is not only a test of physical strength but also mental too and during the series, there are many moments when the celebrity recruits are tested so far, it causes them to open up about aspects of their lives that they normally wouldn’t.

CELEBRITY SAS: Who Dares Wins stars have revealed they were injured during filming but kept their “agony” a secret. The Channel 4 series returns tonight with 14 famous recruits leaving their glamorous lives behind to be put through the most gruelling stages of the special forces selection process. Olympian athlete Fatima Whitbread, 61, and British Paralympian Jonathan Broom-Edwards, 34, have revealed the filmed in the Middle East was so tough both sustained injuries.