The star-studded new programme features several familiar faces
The star-studded new programme features several familiar faces
ITV is launching a new celebrity reality show set to takeover Saturday nights. Celebrity Sabotage will feature a whole host of familiar faces as they undertake a mission to prank members for the public in order to win them secret cash prizes. The six part series features “celebrity saboteurs” Joel Dommett, Judi Love, Sam Thompson and GK Barry.
The new show launches next Saturday, when the four main “celebrity saboteurs” will be joined be a guest celebrity. There will be a new “guest saboteur” each week, including Jill Scott MBE, Fay Ripley, Olivia Attwood, Jo Brand, Guz Khan and Harry Redknapp.
Explaining the concept of the new show, ITV said: “In each episode a fresh set of unsuspecting contestants will arrive, believing they’re participating in a brand-new ITV show. These range from cooking challenges and relationship tests to business tasks and even murder mystery games. Little do they know that these shows are completely made up!
“To make it even more convincing, these fake shows will have believable hosts, including familiar faces such as Clare Balding, Matt and Emma Willis, Monica Galetti, Jason Fox, Sara Davies and Rylan Clark. Everyone involved, from the celebrity saboteurs and the crew to the famous hosts, is in on the secret.”
The celebrities are hidden away in a high-tech mission HQ, secretly watching the contestants’ every move.
ITV said: “They have props and disguises at their disposal, the question is: can the celebrities hold their nerve to successfully pull off some delightfully devious and convincingly cunning stunts, to win that big cash prize?
“The stakes are high for our celebrity saboteurs. Every successfully executed sabotage mission will add more money to a secret prize pot. At the end of each episode, this pot will be revealed and shared equally among all the contestants – a complete surprise for them!”
Speaking about the show, Joel Dommett said it is “absolute madness”. The Masked Singer presenter said: “This show is absolute madness. Turns out making a new fake reality TV show every week and secretly sabotaging the real contestants to win them money is REALLY FUN!
“It’s honestly the most I’ve laughed in ages. Such a lovely bunch of fellow saboteurs too – Sam, GK, Judi and me made some mischief that needs to be seen to be believed.”
Loose Woman Judi Love said: “I haven’t laughed this much in a while!” while I’m A Celeb winner Sam Thompson added: “Filming this show was like a military operation.”
Social media star GK Barry said: “This show is iconic. You get two shows for the price of one! It has everything you want in a new entertainment show – high stakes, high drama and LOTS of laughs. And we get to win members of the public money. What’s not to love? I can’t wait for everyone to see it.”
Celebrity Sabotage starts on Saturday March, 21 at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
