Celebrity Hunted has returned to Channel 4 with a brand new line-up of famous faces hoping to evade detection. Olympic snowboarder Aimee Fuller, This Morning's Nik and Eva Speakman and former Coronation Street actress Nicola Thorp are among those set to take part in the new season in aid of Stand Up to Cancer.
The new series will see 10 celebrities run around the country as fugitives, trying to avoid a no-nonsense team of surveillance experts. There's been some big Welsh names who have taken part in the show before, including rugby star Gavin Henson in 2018 and UK sprint record holder Iwan Thomas last year. For more showbiz and television stories get our newsletter here.
A synopsis reads: "Ten celebrities are tasked with going on the run across mainland UK while an elite team of Hunters tries to track them down. Comedians James Acaster and Ed Gamble, Strictly professional dancer Katya Jones and snowboarding Olympian Aimee Fuller, Actors Nicola Thorp and Nikesh Patel, Mathematician Bobby Seagull and Social Media Star Saffron Barker and TV Therapists Nik and Eva Speakman must evade capture for 14 days, while the Hunters throw all their resources at catching them.
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"The Hunters are a handpicked team of police and military personnel, are armed with the powers of the state – CCTV and ANPR cameras, drones, dogs, mobile phone tracking and social media publicity campaigns. Can these celebrity fugitives escape the glare of the spotlight and remain under the radar for 14 days? The celebrities are taking part for Stand Up To Cancer, the joint national fundraising campaign from Cancer Research UK and Channel 4." Here's everything you need to know.
When does Celebrity Hunted 2023 start?
Celebrity Hunted starts on Tuesday, March 28, on Channel 4. The hour-long episode kicks off at 9pm on Channel 4.
There are six episodes in the new series with instalments airing weekly.
Channel 4's Celebrity Hunted 2023 line-up
- Comedians James Acaster and Ed Gamble
- Strictly professional dancer Katya Jones and snowboarding Olympian Aimee Fuller
- Actors Nicola Thorp and Nikesh Patel
- Mathematician Bobby Seagull and Social Media Star Saffron Barker
- TV Therapists Nik and Eva Speakman
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