The line-up for the upcoming series of Celebrity Hunted has been confirmed with EastEnders legends and Celebrity Come Dancing favourites joining the cast.
Next month the show will return to Channel 4 in aid of Stand Up To Cancer and will see six pairs of celebrity fugitives go on the run as they evade capture by the Hunters.
Joining the cast this year is Strictly Come Dancing stars and professional dancers Amy Dowden MBE and Carlos Gu alongside Love Island duo Chris Taylor and Toby Aromolaran.
Eastenders icon Brian Conley will also be on the show, partnered up with his comedian and actor daughter Lucy Conley. Elsewhere, TV presenters JJ Chalmers and Sophie Morgan, who is also a disability advocate, join the line-up.
Rounding off this series’ cast is TV presenters, property experts and siblings Scarlette and Stuart Douglas, and comedians Jen Brister and Laura Smyth.
Each pair of celebrities must go on the run and vanish into mainland Britain, cutting themselves off from the social network and fame they’ve always relied upon. For two weeks they must stay hidden, think fast and trust no one or else risk getting caught by Hunted HQ.
Pursuing them is Ray Howard and his elite team of Hunters drawn from policing, military and intelligence backgrounds. Armed with resources like CCTV, ANPR technology, Facial Recognition, helicopters, drones, tracker dogs, and nationwide publicity campaigns, Hunted HQ makes it almost impossible for celebrities to slip through their net.
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Matt Bennett, Director of Programmes for Shine TV, says: “Celebrity Hunted is the only TV series, alongside its cousin, Hunted, which continues to remind us of the powers of the state in an entertaining and engaging way.
“This is our most ambitious series yet, beginning with a breathtaking aerial launch amongst the skyscrapers of London, then a daring escape at the end of the run for any who evade capture… with a great deal of entertaining mischief in between.”
A first-look trailer teases what the upcoming series has to offer, including tears, being spat at by a llama and an appearance from Craig Revel Horwood covered in glitter.
Celebrity Hunted returns to Channel 4 in early August.
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