Start date for Bear Grylls and Holly Willoughby's new show Celebrity Bear Hunt
It will be available to stream on Netflix
Last updated 10th Dec 2024
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 will present a brand new competition show called Celebrity Bear Hunt in 2025, 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 earlier this year, 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)
More details have now been announced about the brand new show, so here's everything you need to know about Celebrity Bear Hunt.
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.'
When is it out?
Celebrity Bear Hunt will land on Wednesday 5th February.
Who is presenting the show?
Holly Willoughby will present the show alongside survival expert Bear Grylls.
What channel is it on?
Celebrity Bear Hunt will be available to stream on Netflix.
How many episodes?
There will be eight episodes in total.
Which celebs are taking part?
Netflix bosses are yet to unveil which famous faces are taking part in the new show, but reports are rife Una Healy, Shirley Ballas, Mel B, Danny Cipriani, Boris Becker and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen all signed up.
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:
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