Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox SAS Who Dares Wins star Billy Billingham has praised a Manchester contestant ahead of the new series.
The Channel 4 show returns on Sunday (May 9) with 12 new members of the public being put through their paces in an SAS selection-style process.
Among those competing in the competition is 32-year-old Holly, who is the programme's first transgender recruit. Holly grew up as a boy but always felt uncomfortable with who she was and how she looked.
Now, she wants to use the experience to show the transgender community and wider audience that not all transwomen have to look the same and to inspire others to not feel ashamed about being different.
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