Adam Thomas opens up about taking part in Don't Rock The Boat

It wasn't all plain sailing

Adam Thomas
Author: Anna Sky MagliolaPublished 6th Nov 2020
Last updated 6th Nov 2020

It's FriYAY and also the last day of ITV's Don't Rock the Boat, which features 12 celebrities including Hits Radio Breakfast's Fleur East, along with Victoria Pendleton, Shaun Wallace and Kimberly Wyatt, who we've caught up with this week.

Now, it was the turn of former Emmerdale actor and Fleur's teammate Adam Thomas to join us on Hits Radio. The TV series was originally filmed over three weeks back in the summer, and as Adam revealed, rewatching it months later was tough to do!

"We got through it," Adam said, "And you know what, I couldn't have done it without you Fleur, so thank you darling."

Adam went on to reveal, "It brings back some good memories, but also some really horrible memories as well, because that seasickness was real. You know, I think everyone went through it and it was really tough."

In yesterday's (5th November) episode, viewers got to see the blue team close the red team's massive lead with the help of double Olympic gold medalist, James Cracknell. After starting the day around three hours behind the red team, the blue managed to reduce their lead to just one hour and 22 minutes!

Pretty impressive!

So, after closing the gap, Matt and James were really keen to find out which team won overall. Despite trying to get out of Adam and Fleur who wins the series, both of them were keeping quiet, but all will be revealed in tonight's episode.

The last episode of Don't Rock The Boat airs tonight (6th November) on ITV at 9pm.

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Now take a look at who is taking part in Don't Rock The Boat:

Singer Fleur East

Fleur East started out on The X Factor, subsequently having a Number 1 single with 'Sax', followed by I'm a Celebrity in 2018. She is now a radio presenter, as well as continuing to release her own music.

British politician and author Tom Watson

Tom Watson is a British politician and author, he was elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party in 2015, before standing down in 2019.

In March 2020 he was appointed chair of UK Music.

English supermodel and broadcaster Jodie Kidd

Model and racing driver Jodie Kidd has been a model for many years, modelling for companies such as Chanel, Monsoon and Yves Saint Laurent. She's also been a racing driver for many years, once appearing on Top Gear completing the fastest Celebrity Lap in 2003.
Jodie has also taken part in other TV shows such as Strictly Come Dancing in 2008 and The Jump in 2015.

Actor Craig Charles

Craig Charles is best known for his roles in Red Dwarf (Dave Lister) and Lloyd Mullaney in Coronation Street, however now he is a successful DJ.

Olympic, World and European Champion Victoria Pendleton CBE

British jockey and former track cyclist, Victoria Pendleton CBE is an Olympic, World and European Champion.

Victoria is one of Great Britain's most successful female Olympians having won two Olympic gold and one silver medal.

Actor and presenter Adam Thomas

Former Emmerdale actor Adam Thomas is no stranger to TV. Not only has he appeared in Doctors, Casualty, and Waterloo Road, earlier this year Adam joined his brothers for Absolutely India: Mancs in Mumbai. It was a six-part series where the brothers, who are 1/4 Indian, embarked on a trip of self-discovery.

Sports presenter and Olympic gold medalist Denise Lewis OBE

Denise Lewis won the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and is also a Commonwealth Games champion, European Champion and won at the World Championships.

Love Island winner Jack Fincham

Jack Fincham won Love Island back in 2018, with Dani Dyer. After winning the show, the couple briefly split in 2018, before announcing they'd gone their separate ways in April 2019.

Coronation Street actress Lucy Fallon

Lucy Fallon is best known for playing Bethany Platt in Coronation Street, winning several awards for her role, including a British Soap Award for Best Female Dramatic Performance in 2018.

The Pussycat Dolls member Kimberly Wyatt

Kimberly Wyatt is best known for being part of the very popular girl group, The Pussycat Dolls, before she left in 2010. As part of the group she had hits such as 'Don't Cha', 'Stickwitu' and 'Beep'. After leaving the group she won Celebrity MasterChef in 2015, before rejoining the girls for their 2019 reunion on The X Factor.

The Chase’s Dark Destroyer Shaun Wallace

Barrister Shaun Wallace is better known as The Chase's Dark Destroyer. In 2004 he won Mastermind and has also appeared in several other TV shows including being a finalist on Are You an Egghead?.

YouTuber Joe Weller

YouTuber Joe Weller has 5.4 million subscribers to his channel, which has more than 1 billion views since he started it in 2012. His videos cover all types of topics, from boxing to challenges, how to cut your hair to music.

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