Holly Willoughby and Freddie Flintoff will be bringing a brand new show to ITV - and there are a few familiar faces taking part.
Twelve celebrities are preparing to strap on their trainers, pull on their swimsuits and get on their bikes for ITV’s new live series, The Games. It will see the group of famous faces having to step out of their comfort zones to be coached, trained and then compete, hoping to be crowned top of the medals table and will air this spring.
Hosted live by This Morning and Dancing On Ice host Holly and former cricketer turned Top Gear host Freddie, The Games will also see former professional footballer and presenter Alex Scott as a trackside reporter and former professional football player and presenter Chris Kamara as a commentator.
Coronation Street star Colson Smith, best known for playing the loveable Craig Tinker in the ITV soap, and Emmerdale's Rebecca Sarker, whose been having a tough time on-screen as Manpreet Sharma, are among the stars gearing up to take part.
Joining them is former Corrie star Ryan Thomas, ex-Strictly Come Dancing pro and leading man Kevin Clifton, model and autism ambassador Christine McGuiness, and The Wanted's Max George.
Completing the celeb line-up is former Love Islander and TV presenter Olivia Attwood, influencer and model Phoenix Brown, song writer Chelcee Grimes, Harry Potter actor Josh Herdman, newsreader Lucrezia Millarini, and musician and TV star Wes Nelson.
The six male and six female competitors will battle it out in the athletics arena, the swimming pool, gymnasium and velodrome. Each will put their sporting prowess to the test in events from the 100-meter sprint to diving, racking up points on the medals table.
As well as live coverage of the events, each episode will feature the celebrities' preparation as they're taught the sports from scratch by some of the UK’s top coaches. Following their gruelling training programme leading up to the competition, as they aim to reach their peak physical condition.
As the leader board takes shape with each night, the series will culminate in an exhilarating final showdown in which one male champion and one female champion will be crowned.
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