Overview

• Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins launched its seventh season on August 3 in Wales with 14 celebrities facing authentic SAS selection drills under ex-Special Forces instructors.
• The opening episode put recruits through a 26-foot sea plunge and swim to intercept a speedboat before a grenade-led hostage rescue exercise.
• S Club 7 singer Hannah Spearritt and dancer Louie Spence both withdrew within the first hour, highlighting the show’s “no room for mistakes” ethos.
• Viewers have criticised Channel 4’s decision to include former drug mule Michaella McCollum, arguing her participation glamorises criminal behaviour.
• With two departures, 12 recruits remain as the series continues to test the celebrities’ physical grit and mental resilience.