Overview
- Channel 4 says the eight one-hour episodes will air in January 2026, with a specific launch date to be announced.
- The season features 14 recruits split into Team UK and Team Australia in a head-to-head format filmed in North Africa.
- Confirmed participants include Dani Dyer, Gabby Allen, Ben Cohen, Toby Olubi and Graeme Swann for the UK, with Jessika Power, Ryan Moloney, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Brad Hodge, Emily Seebohm, Mack Horton and Axle Whitehead for Australia.
- Dani Dyer, who withdrew from Strictly Come Dancing after an injury, says she joined to put herself to the test and expects to be outside her comfort zone.
- Chief Instructor Billy Billingham returns with directing staff Jason “Foxy” Fox, Rudy Reyes and Chris Oliver on a course where the DS decide who stays or recruits can withdraw.