A Belfast MMA fighter is set to push contestants to their limits on a new BBC series.
Go Hard or Go Home is a new adrenalin-fuelled challenge reality series where eight people who feel lost in life (the Trainees) pair up with eight fitness pros (the Warriors) to compete in epic challenges designed to push their minds and bodies to the absolute limit.
The Warriors have all used sports and fitness to overcome demons in their own lives, and now they're ready to put their reputations on the line to prove they can do the same for their trainee too.
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Professional fighter Leah McCourt is one of the eight 'Warriors' who will have to push their Trainee through a hardcore 28-day regime, along the way battling it out alongside them in a series of spectacular challenges.
Hosted by Jordan North, a description of the show reads: "Prepare to be on the edge of your seat to see the brave Trainees pushed physically as they take on brutal challenges, create relationships which are tested to their limits and undergo incredible transformations – are you ready to Go Hard or Go Home?"
Leah is a professional MMA fighter ranking #8 in the Bellator Women's pound-for-pound Rankings and #4 in the Bellator Women's Featherweight Rankings.
Describing Leah, the BBC said: "No stranger to overcoming challenges in her life, Leah became a mum at 18 and says she knows what it's like to feel trapped and helpless
"For the past six years, she's trained women in MMA and self-defence and she loves seeing people grow in confidence."
Leah said viewers can expect "drama, laughs and inspiration" if they tune into Go Hard or Go Home.
On why she wanted to take part, she said: "I loved the concept and felt through my own life experiences I would be able to offer key advice and practical help to young people who are struggling so I had to be a part of the show.
"The show is a positive concept with great character and role models as Warriors.
"I felt a lot of young people could relate to the problems others were facing on the show."
She said she would describe the show as "mentally, physically, and emotionally challenging" but it was all worth it.
Leah continued: "I feel most goals in life are 90 percent mental. If you can get your mind right you can achieve anything."
Watch Go Hard or Go Home every Sunday at 9pm on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer
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