Celebrity Bear Hunt with Bear Grylls and Holly Willoughby is out now

Following her exit from This Morning at the back end of 2023, Holly Willoughby has now landed her next major gig, joining Netflix alongside survival expert and adventurer Bear Grylls.

Holly presents a brand new competition show called Celebrity Bear Hunt, where a host of British celebrities are dropped into the Central American jungle.

The news was initially announced just days after Holly presented the live Dancing On Ice final in 2024. with Netflix bosses writing online: 'Introducing Bear Hunt – this new action-packed competition show sees a group of unlikely British celebrities dropped into the Central American jungle as prey for one of the world’s most fearsome predators... @beargrylls! Hosted by @hollywilloughby – coming to Netflix in 2025. #NextOnNetflix' (sic)

After months of waiting, the show has now landed, so here's everything you need to know about Celebrity Bear Hunt, including the cast, the format, and how to watch the new show.

What is Celebrity Bear Hunt?

Netflix say of the new show: 'Holly Willoughby hosts this action-packed competition show that sees a group of unlikely British celebrities dropped into the Central American jungle as prey for one of the world's most fearsome predators – Bear Grylls. Bear believes there’s an action hero inside us all - even the celebs - but how strong is their will to survive?

'As Bear puts them through their paces, those who fail to impress will face the dreaded ‘Bear Hunt’ – a brutal game of cat and mouse where they’ll be hunted down by Bear himself and, if captured, eliminated from the show.'

Watch the trailer for Celebrity Bear Hunt below:

When is it out?

Celebrity Bear Hunt landed on Wednesday 5th February.

Who is presenting the show?

Holly Willoughby presents the show alongside survival expert Bear Grylls.

What channel is it on?

Celebrity Bear Hunt is available to stream on Netflix.

How many episodes?

There will be eight episodes in total.

Which celebs are taking part?

Netflix bosses unveiled the full cast on Tuesday 14th January, including Spice Girl Mel B, Strictly judge Shirley Ballas, and The Inbetweeners star Joe Thomas.

Check out the full line-up below:

Where was it filmed?

Although there's no exact filming location, we do know it was filmed in the Costa Rican jungle.

Check out the first look photos from Celebrity Bear Hunt below:

Celebrity Bear Hunt is available on Netflix now.

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