Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls | |
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Starring | Bear Grylls |
Narrated by | Bear Grylls |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Rod Williams |
Producer | John Joe Bardsley |
Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
Production companies | Shine Television Bear Grylls Ventures |
Original release | |
Network | Channel 4 |
Release | 18 September 2016 – 7 October 2018 |
Related | |
The Island with Bear Grylls |
Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls is a spin-off series of The Island with Bear Grylls . It was first broadcast on Channel 4 as part of a charity campaign for Stand Up to Cancer UK in September 2016. [1] The show has the same format as The Island with Bear Grylls, in which the participants are left on a remote uninhabited Pacific island with only limited water, some basic tools and training and are expected to find their own food, water and shelter. The celebrities however stayed on the island for a shorter period of two weeks. [2] A second series began airing on 29 August 2017. [3] The second series saw the celebrities stay on the island for a longer amount of time, four weeks.
It was announced in July 2018 that a third and final series would be produced, and it aired starting on 9 September 2018. [4]
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 4 | 18 September 2016 | 9 October 2016 | |
2 | 6 | 29 August 2017 | 26 September 2017 | |
3 | 6 | 9 September 2018 | 7 October 2018 | |
At the end of the third series, a celebrity series was confirmed, and was broadcast in September and October 2016 in aid of Cancer Research UK's Stand Up to Cancer campaign. The first series consisted of four 60 minutes episodes. The series saw 10 celebrities live on the island for two weeks. Aston Merrygold could not cope with living on the island and left in the first episode, [5] while Thom Evans left the following after finding the lack of food difficult. [6]
The ten celebrities participating on the series were: [7]
Name | Known for |
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Aston Merrygold (walked) | Former JLS singer |
Dr. Dawn Harper | Presenter of Embarrassing Bodies |
Dom Joly | Comedian and star of Trigger Happy TV |
Josie Long | Stand up comedian and presenter |
Karen Danczuk | Television personality |
Lydia Bright | The Only Way Is Essex star |
Mark Jenkins | Star of The Hotel |
Ollie Locke | Former Made in Chelsea star |
Thom Evans (walked) | former rugby Player and model |
Zöe Salmon | Former Blue Peter presenter |
It was confirmed on This Morning on ITV that a second series of Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls would be produced. The second series started airing on 29 August 2017 on Channel 4. [8] The second series is longer with the celebrities staying on the island for 4 weeks, 2 weeks more than series one.
In the second episode, RJ Mitte decided to quit after the safety team arrived to help the group cope with torrential rain. Mitte was unhappy with the disorganisation of the group, suggesting that the other participants would be "eaten" within days had the survival situation been "real". [9] Both Sharron Davies and Jordan Stephens left in the following episode unable to cope with the conditions on the island. [10] Mark Watson left after suffering from severe chest pains and insomnia in the final episode, and claimed after the show that he almost died and that his stay on the island had left him in a poor state. [11]
Name | Known for |
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Iwan Thomas | The One Show reporter and retired sprinter |
Jordan Stephens (walked) | Rizzle Kicks member |
Lucy Mecklenburgh | Model and former The Only Way Is Essex star |
Mark Watson (walked) | Comedian and author |
Melody Thornton | Former The Pussycat Dolls singer |
RJ Mitte (walked) | Actor and former Breaking Bad star |
Ryan Thomas | Former Coronation Street actor |
Dr. Sara Kayat | This Morning doctor |
Sharron Davies (walked) | Retired swimmer |
Shazia Mirza | Stand-up comedian |
It was confirmed on This Morning on ITV that a third series of Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls would be produced. The series was also now not part of Stand Up to Cancer, but a standalone series. Roxanne Pallett left in the first episode (day 5) after a panic attack due to smoke from the camp fire that reminded her of a childhood house fire. [12] Next to leave was Paris Lees after she was criticised for her effort on the island as well as conflict with Eric Roberts. [13] Montana Brown then left not being able to cope, criticising Bear Grylls and other participants. [14] The rest stayed until the end, although Pete Wicks refused to allow his fellow participants eat a pig, and he was bitten on his finger by a nurse shark he had caught in his net. [15]
Name | Known for |
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Anthony Ogogo | Former professional boxer |
Eric Roberts | Actor |
James Cracknell | Olympic rower |
Jo Wood | Model & ex-wife of Ronnie Wood |
Martin Kemp | Former EastEnders actor & Spandau Ballet bassist |
Montana Brown (walked) | Former Love Island star |
Paris Lees (walked) | Journalist |
Pete Wicks | The Only Way Is Essex star |
Roxanne Pallett (walked) | Former Emmerdale actress |
Saleyha Ahsan | Doctor & journalist |
All figures are the total including +1. [16]
Total | No. | Title | Original air date | UK viewers (Millions) |
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1 | 1 | Episode 1 | 18 September 2016 | 3.16 |
2 | 2 | Episode 2 | 25 September 2016 | 2.98 |
3 | 3 | Episode 3 | 2 October 2016 | 2.55 |
4 | 4 | Episode 4 | 9 October 2016 | 2.74 |
Total | No. | Title | Original air date | UK viewers (Millions) [16] |
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5 | 1 | Episode 1 | 29 August 2017 | 2.66 |
6 | 2 | Episode 2 | 5 September 2017 | 2.50 |
7 | 3 | Episode 3 | 12 September 2017 | 2.49 |
8 | 4 | Episode 4 | 19 September 2017 | 2.29 |
9 | 5 | Episode 5 | 26 September 2017 | 2.35 |
10 | 6 | Surviving the Island | 26 September 2017 | 1.13 |
Total | No. | Title | Original air date | UK viewers (Millions) [17] |
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11 | 1 | Episode 1: Arrival | 9 September 2018 | 2.59 |
12 | 2 | Episode 2: Conflict and Storms | 16 September 2018 | 2.47 |
13 | 3 | Episode 3: Meat or Fish? | 23 September 2018 | 2.21 |
14 | 4 | Episode 4: Hunger & a Pig | 30 September 2018 | 2.21 |
15 | 5 | Episode 5: The End | 7 October 2018 | 2.47 |
16 | 6 | Episode 6: Surviving The Island | 7 October 2018 | N/A |
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