Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins full cast line-up

The Only Way is Essex's Amber Turner is saying goodbye to the glitz and glamour of Essex and saying hello to gruelling challenges and interrogations in Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.

On starring in the series, she said, "It was the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life, the most physically and emotionally demanding experience I’ve ever but the best experience all in one.

"I loved every moment of it (except having that bag over my head) and wouldn’t think twice about doing it again!”

James Argent, AKA Arg from The Only Way is Essex (who is Gemma Collins' ex-boyfriend, BTW!) will also be heading into the jungle for the new series of the survival show.

“It's the type of show that pushes you to breaking point and it's something I'll never forget," he said. "It was a once in a lifetime opportunity.”

Yes, that is the former Health Secretary, Matt Hancock. The Conservative MP will pushed to his limits by the ex-Special Forces operatives for the fifth series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.

“Being on SAS was like nothing else I’ve ever experienced. It's one of the toughest physical and mental things I've ever done," he said.

"It really opens your eyes and makes you look into yourself. After coming through the most challenging period as Health Secretary during the pandemic, I wanted to push my limits. It’s safe to say the course tested my resilience!”

The Wanted star Siva Kaneswaran, who recently starred in Dancing On Ice, is one of the 16 celebrities heading to the jungle for Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.

“If you dig being tortured for a few days and being dragged out your comfort zone, then this is the show for you!" he said.

"In a weird way, it was very fulfilling in the sense that you face your fears and you come out of it a new person, a new improved person.”

Singer-songwriter Gareth Gates, who shot to fame after competing in the first series of the ITV talent show Pop Idol in 2002, will be put through his paces in the survival series.

"This was an experience like no other," he said. "I learnt very quickly that there is a difference between being gym fit and battle fit. I was so looking forward to doing this show, to test myself, to see what courage, grit and determination I really had.

"I would encourage anyone who wants one of the ultimate, physical and mental challenges to give this a go. It was an amazing, brutal, unique experience!”

Model and reality TV star Danielle Lloyd is one of the 16 celebrities travelling to Vietnam to be put through the most gruelling stages of SAS selection in Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.

"This experience was just life changing. It's made me positive and ready to take on the world," she said of her time on the series.

Jermaine Pennant is an former professional footballer who played for the likes of Arsenal and Birmingham City. But, he's leaving the football pitch for the jungle in the new series of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.

“I wanted to push myself to my limits, but you underestimate how brutal it actually is until your body's going through it!” he said.

Jon-Allan Butterworth is a British paralympic cyclist, who won silver and gold when he represented Britain at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Paralympics.

He lost his left arm when serving as a weapons technician with the Royal Air Force, and on his experience during Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins, he said: “My military career was cut short, so I wanted to see whether I have what it takes to survive in a world the DS think is normal.”

Melinda Jane Messenger is a TV presenter and model who is leaving the glamour behind for the jungle in Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.

"It was incredible, the most intensely physically challenging thing I've done," she said of her time on the survival series. "I would say it was surreal, but I'd also say it was way harder than it looks on TV!"

Michelle Heaton is an singer, actress and TV presenter, best known as member of the pop group Liberty X who sang tracks like 'Just A Little' and 'Got To Have Your Love'.

"I loved being on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins because it put me in situations that I would never put myself in normally," she said. "It got me to think outside the box. It got me uncomfortable. It’s only then you learn where your real limits are."

Gareth Thomas is a former professional rugby player and one of 16 celebrities competing on Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.

"There's not many experiences that allow you the opportunity to look inside yourself and see what you're truly made of," he said. I just knew I had to say yes to this so I could work out who I really am, and it totally lived up to my expectations."

Perri Shakes Drayton is a former track and field athlete who represented Britain at the Olympics. and is one of the recruits in the latest season of Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.

"It was an incredible experience from start to finish," she said. There are so many words I can use to describe it. I loved every minute of it."

Zoe Lyons is a comedian and TV presenter who is going to be put to the test by the ex-Special Operatives in Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins.

"It was the worst ‘all-inclusive break’ I’ve ever been on," she said. "There's a bit of me that feels incredibly fortunate that I got to participate in the show because it does test you, and there's quite a bit of fun to be had if you don't mind losing a few toenails!"

Last but not least, Hollyoaks actor Kirsty-Leigh Porter will be heading to the jungle for the latest season of the survival series.

"Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins was absolutely brutal but the most amazing experience and dare I say it, one I wish I could do again!" she said.

"The DS are actual real-life superheroes – the strength they hold is unnatural. They are absolutely amazing!"