The contestants in Who Dares Wins are said to have earned thousands of dollars for just a few minutes on the screen, and three of the contestants are said to have reclaimed their full money even if they quit.
Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins stars will reportedly still get their full fee even if they quit the show early. The Channel 4 military-style reality series returned to screens last week with the likes of X Factor legend Lucy Spraggan, footballer Troy Deeney and former drugs mule Michaella McCollum amongst a host of others being put through their paces by the show’s tough directors.
However, viewers watched as pop star Hannah Spearritt quit the show just minutes into the first episode, and dancer Louie Spencer later realised he could not hack it either so decided to remove his armband and walk off. In episode two, Love Island stars Tasha Ghouri and Chloe Burrows quit on the spot as well. Insiders have claimed that some of the stars are being paid up to £20,000 as an appearance fee and insisted that they will still receive payment in full, no matter what stage of the competition they actually reach.
A source told The Sun: “Hannah Spearitt, Chloe Burrows and Tasha Ghouri will all have been paid over £10k – some as much as £20k – but unlike other reality shows, they do get paid if they pull out. So even though Hannah only lasted one minute, she’ll still get paid over £10k for that minute.” It comes after reports of all the celebrities rumoured to be joining BBC Strictly Come Dancing 2025.
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Even though it may be “embarkatory” for celebrities to leave so quickly, the source continued, “well worth stars signing up even if they don’t think they can finish the show just for the payday – it might be embarrassing taking their armband off early in the show, but it’s good money”!
Hannah who shot to fame as part of S Club 7 before going on to an acting career with roles in shows such as Primeval and EastEnders, was seen struggling. She was sitting on the way to a mission when she told her fellow recruits that she was ‘feeling faint’. And just moments later, it was confirmed that the Reach singer had become the first to leave the course as her co-stars speculated that she had suffered a panic attack.
However, in a confessional aired seconds beforehand, Hannah, who last year refused to join her bandmates for their reunion tour, had seemed confident in herself as she said: “I am pretty determined. I wouldn’t say I give up easily but whether I get to the end or not…I don’t think I’ll go on the first day because I just wouldn’t forgive myself.” She went onto tell instructors: “Sorry – I’m done. Sorry. I’ve reached a point.”
And she wasn’t the only star to fall at the first hurdle, as Pineapple Dance Studios star Louie also dramatically left the show as the tough scenes unfolded. He initially told the cameras as part of his own confessional segment: “If there was a world war and they decided they were gonna call everyone up, would I be the first to jump up and say ‘Yes me?’ Being surrounded my thousands of soldiers, I might just jump at it. I’d be the home guard like on Dad’s Army. We’ll have a gay Dad’s Army.
They wouldn’t want to “messe up with the gays,” to be honest. However, moments later, Chris Fox described the group’s effort as “abysmal” despite his confidence despite the most recent task. He suggested that the recruits take matters “seriously” and that they should consider their reasons for being there.
Louie piped up, “I want to withdraw right away. He said as he removed his armband, “I just don’t have the conviction and I feel like I’m not dedicated enough.” Louie objected when Chris told him to put his armband back on, so Chris said, “Get your kit!”
In a previously filmed confessional, Louie, 56, stated, “I’m a survivor, I would keep fighting to survive.” I believe that choosing to leave the course would be the worst choice I have. That would really turn me off,” but it was later revealed that he had indeed left the show.
And following their exits, Chloe took to Instagram to rant about why she had quit as she said: “”I was f*****g exhausted and wanted my own bed and a cuddle from my mum. Forgive a girl for being so naive, but jumping at opportunities I’d never thought possible,” whilst Tasha is yet to address her exit.
