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'''''Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls''''' is a spin-off series of ''[[The Island with Bear Grylls]]''. It was first broadcast on [[Channel 4]] as part of a charity campaign for [[Stand Up to Cancer UK]] in September 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-05-03/dom-joly-zoe-salmon-and-ollie-locke-sign-up-for-celebrity-the-island-with-bear-grylls |title=Dom Joly, Zoe Salmon and Ollie Locke sign up for celebrity The Island with Bear Grylls |author=Emma Daly|date= 3 May 2016 |work=Radio Times }}</ref> The show has the same format as ''The Island with Bear Grylls'', in which the participants are left on a remote uninhabited Pacific island with only limited water, some basic tools and training and are expected to find their own food, water and shelter. The celebrities however stayed on the island for a shorter period of two weeks.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rts.org.uk/article/celebrities-take-bear-grylls-island |title=Celebrities take on Bear Grylls' Island |first= Ed |last=Gove |date=3 May 2016 |work=Royal Television Society }}</ref> A second series began airing on 29 August 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ok.co.uk/tv/1162075/celebrity-island-with-bear-grylls-start-date-when-who-is-in-line-up-stand-up-to-cancer-pictures |title=Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls start date confirmed as full star-studded line-up is revealed including Lucy Mecklenburgh, Ryan Thomas and Jordan Stephens |first= Natasha |last=Sporn |date= August 29, 2017 |work=OK Magazine}}</ref> The second series saw the celebrities stay on the island for a longer amount of time, four weeks.
'''''Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls''''' is a spin-off series of ''[[The Island with Bear Grylls]]''. It was first broadcast on [[Channel 4]] as part of a charity campaign for [[Stand Up to Cancer UK]] in September 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-05-03/dom-joly-zoe-salmon-and-ollie-locke-sign-up-for-celebrity-the-island-with-bear-grylls |title=Dom Joly, Zoe Salmon and Ollie Locke sign up for celebrity The Island with Bear Grylls |author=Emma Daly|date= 3 May 2016 |work=Radio Times }}</ref> The show has the same format as ''The Island with Bear Grylls'', in which the participants are left on a remote uninhabited Pacific island with only limited water, some basic tools and training and are expected to find their own food, water and shelter. The celebrities however stayed on the island for a shorter period of two weeks.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rts.org.uk/article/celebrities-take-bear-grylls-island |title=Celebrities take on Bear Grylls' Island |first= Ed |last=Gove |date=3 May 2016 |work=Royal Television Society }}</ref> A second series began airing on 29 August 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ok.co.uk/tv/1162075/celebrity-island-with-bear-grylls-start-date-when-who-is-in-line-up-stand-up-to-cancer-pictures |title=Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls start date confirmed as full star-studded line-up is revealed including Lucy Mecklenburgh, Ryan Thomas and Jordan Stephens |first= Natasha |last=Sporn |date= August 29, 2017 |work=OK Magazine}}</ref> The second series saw the celebrities stay on the island for a longer amount of time, four weeks.


It was announced in July 2018 that a third series would be produced, and it aired starting on 9 September 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/the-island-with-bear-grylls/news/a860936/celebrity-island-with-bear-grylls-2018-line-up/|title=Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls reveals new line-up|last=Anderton|first=Paul|date=4 July 2018|publisher=Digital Spy}}</ref>
It was announced in July 2018 that a third and final series would be produced, and it aired starting on 9 September 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/the-island-with-bear-grylls/news/a860936/celebrity-island-with-bear-grylls-2018-line-up/|title=Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls reveals new line-up|last=Anderton|first=Paul|date=4 July 2018|publisher=Digital Spy}}</ref>

It has been confirmed that Celebrity the Island with Bear Grylls would return for a fourth series in 2020. However in April 2020 it was confirmed that due to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic that both the celebrity and civilian series would both be postponed until 2021<ref>https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/438643-new-series-of-celebrity-island-with-bear-grylls-postponed-due-to-coronavirus.html</ref>


==Series overview==
==Series overview==
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==Series 1 (2016)==
==Series 1 (2016)==
At the end of the third series, a celebrity series was confirmed, and was broadcast in September and October 2016 in aid of [[Cancer Research UK]]'s [[Stand Up to Cancer]] campaign. The first series consisted of four 60 minutes episodes. The series saw 10 celebrities live on the island for two weeks. [[Aston Merrygold]] could not cope with living on the island and left in the first episode,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/news/a808328/aston-merrygold-already-wants-out-of-celebrity-island-with-bear-grylls/ |title=Aston Merrygold ALREADY wants out of Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls |first=Louise|last= McCreesh |date=18 September 2016 |work=Digital Spy}}</ref> while [[Thom Evans]] left the following after finding the lack of food difficult.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/celebrity-island-bear-grylls-aston-thom-evans_uk_57e8fc9ee4b0db20a6e9b768 |title=‘Celebrity The Island With Bear Grylls’ Loses TWO Celebrities In One Episode |date=26 September 2016 |work=Huffington Post |first=Daniel |last=Welsh }}</ref>
At the end of the third series, a celebrity series was confirmed, and was broadcast in September and October 2016 in aid of [[Cancer Research UK]]'s [[Stand Up to Cancer]] campaign. The first series consisted of four 60 minutes episodes. The series saw 10 celebrities live on the island for two weeks. [[Aston Merrygold]] could not cope with living on the island and left in the first episode,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/news/a808328/aston-merrygold-already-wants-out-of-celebrity-island-with-bear-grylls/ |title=Aston Merrygold ALREADY wants out of Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls |first=Louise|last= McCreesh |date=18 September 2016 |work=Digital Spy}}</ref> while [[Thom Evans]] left the following after finding the lack of food difficult.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/celebrity-island-bear-grylls-aston-thom-evans_uk_57e8fc9ee4b0db20a6e9b768 |title='Celebrity The Island With Bear Grylls' Loses TWO Celebrities In One Episode |date=26 September 2016 |work=Huffington Post |first=Daniel |last=Welsh }}</ref>


===Celebrities===
===Celebrities===
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| [[Ollie Locke]] || Former ''[[Made in Chelsea]]'' star
| [[Ollie Locke]] || Former ''[[Made in Chelsea]]'' star
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| [[Thom Evans]] (walked) || Rugby Player and model
| [[Thom Evans]] (walked) || former rugby Player and model
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| [[Zöe Salmon]] || Former ''[[Blue Peter]]'' presenter
| [[Zöe Salmon]] || Former ''[[Blue Peter]]'' presenter
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==Series 2 (2017)==
==Series 2 (2017)==
It was confirmed on ''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]'' on ITV that a second series of ''Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls'' would be produced. The second series started airing on 29 August 2017 on Channel 4.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/08/28/what-is-bear-grylls-celebrity-island-and-when-is-it-on-6878972/ |title=What is Bear Grylls’ Celebrity Island and when is it on? |first=Aisling|last= Moloney|date= 28 Aug 2017|work=Metro }}</ref> The second series is longer with the celebrities staying on the island for 4 weeks, 2 weeks more than series one.
It was confirmed on ''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]'' on ITV that a second series of ''Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls'' would be produced. The second series started airing on 29 August 2017 on Channel 4.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://metro.co.uk/2017/08/28/what-is-bear-grylls-celebrity-island-and-when-is-it-on-6878972/ |title=What is Bear Grylls' Celebrity Island and when is it on? |first=Aisling|last= Moloney|date= 28 Aug 2017|work=Metro }}</ref> The second series is longer with the celebrities staying on the island for 4 weeks, 2 weeks more than series one.


In the second episode, [[RJ Mitte]] decided to quit after the safety team arrived to help the group cope with torrential rain. Mitte was unhappy with the disorganisation of the group, suggesting that the other participants would be "eaten" within days had the survival situation been "real".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/the-island-with-bear-grylls/news/a837335/breaking-bad-rj-mitte-quits-celebrity-island-with-bear-grylls/|title=Breaking Bad's RJ Mitte QUITS Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls |work=Digital Spy |date=5 September 2017|first= Rianne |last=Houghton}}</ref> Both [[Sharron Davies]] and [[Rizzle Kicks|Jordan Stephens]] left in the following episode unable to cope with the conditions on the island.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/the-island-with-bear-grylls/news/a837905/celebrity-island-bear-grylls-jordan-stephens-sharron-davies-depart-show/ |title=Sharron Davies and Jordan Stephens both leave Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls |work=Digital Spy |first= Louise|last= McCreesh |date=12 September 2017}}</ref> [[Mark Watson]] left after suffering from severe chest pains and insomnia in the final episode, and claimed after the show that he almost died and that his stay on the island had left him in a poor state.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/the-island-with-bear-grylls/news/a838743/celebrity-island-with-bear-grylls-mark-watson-claims-he-almost-died/ |title=Celebrity Island star Mark Watson claims he almost died on Bear Grylls' show|work=Digital Spy |date=22 September 2017|first= Rianne |last=Houghton}}</ref>
In the second episode, [[RJ Mitte]] decided to quit after the safety team arrived to help the group cope with torrential rain. Mitte was unhappy with the disorganisation of the group, suggesting that the other participants would be "eaten" within days had the survival situation been "real".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/the-island-with-bear-grylls/news/a837335/breaking-bad-rj-mitte-quits-celebrity-island-with-bear-grylls/|title=Breaking Bad's RJ Mitte QUITS Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls |work=Digital Spy |date=5 September 2017|first= Rianne |last=Houghton}}</ref> Both [[Sharron Davies]] and [[Rizzle Kicks|Jordan Stephens]] left in the following episode unable to cope with the conditions on the island.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/the-island-with-bear-grylls/news/a837905/celebrity-island-bear-grylls-jordan-stephens-sharron-davies-depart-show/ |title=Sharron Davies and Jordan Stephens both leave Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls |work=Digital Spy |first= Louise|last= McCreesh |date=12 September 2017}}</ref> [[Mark Watson]] left after suffering from severe chest pains and insomnia in the final episode, and claimed after the show that he almost died and that his stay on the island had left him in a poor state.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/the-island-with-bear-grylls/news/a838743/celebrity-island-with-bear-grylls-mark-watson-claims-he-almost-died/ |title=Celebrity Island star Mark Watson claims he almost died on Bear Grylls' show|work=Digital Spy |date=22 September 2017|first= Rianne |last=Houghton}}</ref>
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==Series 3 (2018)==
==Series 3 (2018)==
It was confirmed on ''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]'' on ITV that a third series of ''Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls'' would be produced. The series was also now not part of Stand Up to Cancer, but a standalone series. [[Roxanne Pallett]] left in the first episode (day 5) after a panic attack due to smoke from the camp fire that reminded her of a childhood house fire.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45472209 |title=Roxanne Pallett leaves Celebrity Island in panic |work=BBC |date=10 September 2018}}</ref> Next to leave was Paris Lees after she was criticised for her effort on the island as well as conflict with [[Eric Roberts]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/the-island-with-bear-grylls/news/a866323/paris-lees-leaves-celebrity-island-eric-roberts-feud-transgender/ |title=Paris Lees quits Celebrity Island following Eric Roberts feud|first=Simon |last=Fearn |date=17 September 2018 |work=Digital Spy}}</ref> [[Montana Brown]] then left not being able to cope, criticising Bear Grylls and other participants.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/09/17/montana-brown-brands-bear-grylls-a-tt-after-quitting-celebrity-island-as-she-tears-into-fellow-contestants-7953918|title=Montana Brown brands Bear Grylls a ‘t**t’ after quitting Celebrity Island as she tears into fellow contestants |first=Adam |last=Miller|date= 17 September 2018|work=Metro }}</ref> The rest stayed until the end, although [[Pete Wicks]] refused to allow his fellow participants eat a pig, and he was bitten on his finger by a [[nurse shark]] he had caught in his net.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/10/07/celebrity-island-fans-are-unsympathetic-as-pete-wicks-gets-bitten-by-an-actual-shark-8015155/ |title=Celebrity Island fans are unsympathetic as Pete Wicks gets bitten by an actual shark |first=Tobi |last=Akingbade|date=7 October 2018|work=Metro }}</ref>
It was confirmed on ''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]'' on ITV that a third series of ''Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls'' would be produced. The series was also now not part of Stand Up to Cancer, but a standalone series. [[Roxanne Pallett]] left in the first episode (day 5) after a panic attack due to smoke from the camp fire that reminded her of a childhood house fire.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45472209 |title=Roxanne Pallett leaves Celebrity Island in panic |work=BBC |date=10 September 2018}}</ref> Next to leave was Paris Lees after she was criticised for her effort on the island as well as conflict with [[Eric Roberts]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/the-island-with-bear-grylls/news/a866323/paris-lees-leaves-celebrity-island-eric-roberts-feud-transgender/ |title=Paris Lees quits Celebrity Island following Eric Roberts feud|first=Simon |last=Fearn |date=17 September 2018 |work=Digital Spy}}</ref> [[Montana Brown]] then left not being able to cope, criticising Bear Grylls and other participants.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/09/17/montana-brown-brands-bear-grylls-a-tt-after-quitting-celebrity-island-as-she-tears-into-fellow-contestants-7953918|title=Montana Brown brands Bear Grylls a 't**t' after quitting Celebrity Island as she tears into fellow contestants |first=Adam |last=Miller|date= 17 September 2018|work=Metro }}</ref> The rest stayed until the end, although [[Pete Wicks]] refused to allow his fellow participants eat a pig, and he was bitten on his finger by a [[nurse shark]] he had caught in his net.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://metro.co.uk/2018/10/07/celebrity-island-fans-are-unsympathetic-as-pete-wicks-gets-bitten-by-an-actual-shark-8015155/ |title=Celebrity Island fans are unsympathetic as Pete Wicks gets bitten by an actual shark |first=Tobi |last=Akingbade|date=7 October 2018|work=Metro }}</ref>


===Celebrities===
===Celebrities===
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| [[Anthony Ogogo]] || Wrestler & former boxer
| [[Anthony Ogogo]] || Former professional boxer
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| [[Eric Roberts]] || Actor
| [[Eric Roberts]] || Actor
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| [[James Cracknell]] || Rower
| [[James Cracknell]] || Olympic rower
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| [[Jo Wood]] || Model & ex-wife of [[Ronnie Wood]]
| [[Jo Wood]] || Model & ex-wife of [[Ronnie Wood]]
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| [[Martin Kemp]] || Former ''[[EastEnders]]'' actor & [[Spandau Ballet]] bassist
| [[Martin Kemp]] || Former ''[[EastEnders]]'' actor & [[Spandau Ballet]] bassist
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| Montana Brown (walked) || ''[[Love Island (2015 TV series)|Love Island]]'' 2017 contestant
| Montana Brown (walked) || Former ''[[Love Island (2015 TV series)|Love Island]]'' star
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| [[Paris Lees]] (walked) || Journalist
| [[Paris Lees]] (walked) || Journalist
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| Pete Wicks || ''[[The Only Way Is Essex]]'' person
| [[Pete Wicks]] || ''[[The Only Way Is Essex]]'' star
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| [[Roxanne Pallett]] (walked) || Former ''[[Emmerdale]]'' actress
| [[Roxanne Pallett]] (walked) || Former ''[[Emmerdale]]'' actress
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| Saleyha Ahsan || Doctor & journalist
|[[Saleyha Ahsan]] || Doctor & journalist
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===Series 4 (2021)===
It has been confirmed that Celebrity the Island with Bear Grylls would return for a fourth series in 2020. However in April 2020 it was confirmed that due to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic that both the celebrity and civilian series would both be postponed until 2021<ref>https://tellymix.co.uk/reality-tv/438643-new-series-of-celebrity-island-with-bear-grylls-postponed-due-to-coronavirus.html</ref>


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Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls
Titles cards from the second series
StarringBear Grylls
Narrated byBear Grylls
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerRod Williams
ProducerJohn Joe Bardsley
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production companiesShine Television
Bear Grylls Ventures
Original release
NetworkChannel 4
Release18 September 2016 (2016-09-18) –
7 October 2018 (2018-10-07)
Related
The Island with Bear Grylls

Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls is a spin-off series of The Island with Bear Grylls. It was first broadcast on Channel 4 as part of a charity campaign for Stand Up to Cancer UK in September 2016.[1] The show has the same format as The Island with Bear Grylls, in which the participants are left on a remote uninhabited Pacific island with only limited water, some basic tools and training and are expected to find their own food, water and shelter. The celebrities however stayed on the island for a shorter period of two weeks.[2] A second series began airing on 29 August 2017.[3] The second series saw the celebrities stay on the island for a longer amount of time, four weeks.

It was announced in July 2018 that a third and final series would be produced, and it aired starting on 9 September 2018.[4]

Series overview

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Series Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 4 18 September 2016 9 October 2016
2 6 29 August 2017 26 September 2017
3 6 9 September 2018 7 October 2018

Series 1 (2016)

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At the end of the third series, a celebrity series was confirmed, and was broadcast in September and October 2016 in aid of Cancer Research UK's Stand Up to Cancer campaign. The first series consisted of four 60 minutes episodes. The series saw 10 celebrities live on the island for two weeks. Aston Merrygold could not cope with living on the island and left in the first episode,[5] while Thom Evans left the following after finding the lack of food difficult.[6]

Celebrities

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The ten celebrities participating on the series were:[7]

Name Known for
Aston Merrygold (walked) Former JLS singer
Dr. Dawn Harper Presenter of Embarrassing Bodies
Dom Joly Comedian and star of Trigger Happy TV
Josie Long Stand up comedian and presenter
Karen Danczuk Television personality
Lydia Bright The Only Way Is Essex star
Mark Jenkins Star of The Hotel
Ollie Locke Former Made in Chelsea star
Thom Evans (walked) former rugby Player and model
Zöe Salmon Former Blue Peter presenter

Series 2 (2017)

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It was confirmed on This Morning on ITV that a second series of Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls would be produced. The second series started airing on 29 August 2017 on Channel 4.[8] The second series is longer with the celebrities staying on the island for 4 weeks, 2 weeks more than series one.

In the second episode, RJ Mitte decided to quit after the safety team arrived to help the group cope with torrential rain. Mitte was unhappy with the disorganisation of the group, suggesting that the other participants would be "eaten" within days had the survival situation been "real".[9] Both Sharron Davies and Jordan Stephens left in the following episode unable to cope with the conditions on the island.[10] Mark Watson left after suffering from severe chest pains and insomnia in the final episode, and claimed after the show that he almost died and that his stay on the island had left him in a poor state.[11]

Celebrities

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Name Known for
Iwan Thomas The One Show reporter and retired sprinter
Jordan Stephens (walked) Rizzle Kicks member
Lucy Mecklenburgh Model and former The Only Way Is Essex star
Mark Watson (walked) Comedian and author
Melody Thornton Former The Pussycat Dolls singer
RJ Mitte (walked) Actor and former Breaking Bad star
Ryan Thomas Former Coronation Street actor
Dr. Sara Kayat This Morning doctor
Sharron Davies (walked) Retired swimmer
Shazia Mirza Stand-up comedian

Series 3 (2018)

[edit]

It was confirmed on This Morning on ITV that a third series of Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls would be produced. The series was also now not part of Stand Up to Cancer, but a standalone series. Roxanne Pallett left in the first episode (day 5) after a panic attack due to smoke from the camp fire that reminded her of a childhood house fire.[12] Next to leave was Paris Lees after she was criticised for her effort on the island as well as conflict with Eric Roberts.[13] Montana Brown then left not being able to cope, criticising Bear Grylls and other participants.[14] The rest stayed until the end, although Pete Wicks refused to allow his fellow participants eat a pig, and he was bitten on his finger by a nurse shark he had caught in his net.[15]

Celebrities

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Name Known for
Anthony Ogogo Former professional boxer
Eric Roberts Actor
James Cracknell Olympic rower
Jo Wood Model & ex-wife of Ronnie Wood
Martin Kemp Former EastEnders actor & Spandau Ballet bassist
Montana Brown (walked) Former Love Island star
Paris Lees (walked) Journalist
Pete Wicks The Only Way Is Essex star
Roxanne Pallett (walked) Former Emmerdale actress
Saleyha Ahsan Doctor & journalist

Episodes

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All figures are the total including +1.[16]

Series 1 (2016)

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Total No. Title Original air date UK viewers
(Millions)
11Episode 118 September 2016 (2016-09-18)3.16
22Episode 225 September 2016 (2016-09-25)2.98
33Episode 32 October 2016 (2016-10-02)2.55
44Episode 49 October 2016 (2016-10-09)2.74

Series 2 (2017)

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Total No. Title Original air date UK viewers
(Millions)[16]
51Episode 129 August 2017 (2017-08-29)2.66
62Episode 25 September 2017 (2017-09-05)2.50
73Episode 312 September 2017 (2017-09-12)2.49
84Episode 419 September 2017 (2017-09-19)2.29
95Episode 526 September 2017 (2017-09-26)2.35
106Surviving the Island26 September 2017 (2017-09-26)1.13

Series 3 (2018)

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Total No. Title Original air date UK viewers
(Millions)[17]
111Episode 1: Arrival9 September 2018 (2018-09-09)2.59
122Episode 2: Conflict and Storms16 September 2018 (2018-09-16)2.47
133Episode 3: Meat or Fish?23 September 2018 (2018-09-23)2.21
144Episode 4: Hunger & a Pig30 September 2018 (2018-09-30)2.21
155Episode 5: The End7 October 2018 (2018-10-07)2.47
166Episode 6: Surviving The Island7 October 2018 (2018-10-07)N/A

References

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  1. ^ Emma Daly (3 May 2016). "Dom Joly, Zoe Salmon and Ollie Locke sign up for celebrity The Island with Bear Grylls". Radio Times.
  2. ^ Gove, Ed (3 May 2016). "Celebrities take on Bear Grylls' Island". Royal Television Society.
  3. ^ Sporn, Natasha (29 August 2017). "Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls start date confirmed as full star-studded line-up is revealed including Lucy Mecklenburgh, Ryan Thomas and Jordan Stephens". OK Magazine.
  4. ^ Anderton, Paul (4 July 2018). "Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls reveals new line-up". Digital Spy.
  5. ^ McCreesh, Louise (18 September 2016). "Aston Merrygold ALREADY wants out of Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls". Digital Spy.
  6. ^ Welsh, Daniel (26 September 2016). "'Celebrity The Island With Bear Grylls' Loses TWO Celebrities In One Episode". Huffington Post.
  7. ^ Deen, Sara (9 May 2016). "A TOWIE star, an ex-Labour councillor and…Mark Jenkins? The celebs doing The Island with Bear Grylls for Stand Up To Cancer". Metro.
  8. ^ Moloney, Aisling (28 August 2017). "What is Bear Grylls' Celebrity Island and when is it on?". Metro.
  9. ^ Houghton, Rianne (5 September 2017). "Breaking Bad's RJ Mitte QUITS Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls". Digital Spy.
  10. ^ McCreesh, Louise (12 September 2017). "Sharron Davies and Jordan Stephens both leave Celebrity Island with Bear Grylls". Digital Spy.
  11. ^ Houghton, Rianne (22 September 2017). "Celebrity Island star Mark Watson claims he almost died on Bear Grylls' show". Digital Spy.
  12. ^ "Roxanne Pallett leaves Celebrity Island in panic". BBC. 10 September 2018.
  13. ^ Fearn, Simon (17 September 2018). "Paris Lees quits Celebrity Island following Eric Roberts feud". Digital Spy.
  14. ^ Miller, Adam (17 September 2018). "Montana Brown brands Bear Grylls a 't**t' after quitting Celebrity Island as she tears into fellow contestants". Metro.
  15. ^ Akingbade, Tobi (7 October 2018). "Celebrity Island fans are unsympathetic as Pete Wicks gets bitten by an actual shark". Metro.
  16. ^ a b "Viewing data Top 30s [select appropriate week]". BARB.
  17. ^ "Four-screen dashboard". BARB. Select TV set, Channel 4 and date
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