Survivalist Bear Grylls has abseiled down a London building to get to the premiere of his Netflix reality TV series.
The 50-year-old television personality and former SAS soldier hunts down celebrities – including Spice Girl Melanie Brown, Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas, and former tennis player Boris Becker – in new show Celebrity Bear Hunt, presented by Holly Willoughby.
On Tuesday, Grylls abseiled with a rope system to the jungle-set show’s red carpet, which included him kicking a poster for the TV series to allow him the space to get down to the ground.
After arriving to the Odeon Luxe West End in Leicester Square in relaxed clothing and his harness still attached, he soon posed with Willoughby who was wearing a simple and stylish, well-fitting black dress.
The cinema’s building, which reopened in 2021 as part of a £300 million development of The Londoner Hotel, has 16 storeys, according to its website.
In his various programmes, Grylls regularly abseils and has taught many celebrities including former England manager Gareth Southgate to descend from heights.
Celebrity Bear Hunt sees famous faces dropped into the jungle of Costa Rica to become “prey” for Grylls as the celebrities face challenges each week until they’re eliminated with one being declared the winner.
The 12 contestants also include retired rugby player Danny Cipriani, TV host Steph McGovern, TV cook Big Zuu, model Lottie Moss, The Saturdays star Una Healy and The Inbetweeners actor Joe Thomas.
Brown wore a mini-skirt and patterned top with a hat, while Moss went for an all-white dress on the red carpet.
Celebrity Bear Hunt is on Netflix from February 5.
