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The Games rules: How does the ITV reality show work?
ITV’S THE Games is back for another series with a whole host of celebrities taking part
Here’s what we know about how the show – which kicks off on May 9, 2022 – works, and what the prize will be.
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How does The Games work?
ITV’s The Games sees celebrities competing in a series of games with the hopes of being crowned top of the medals table.
The show will see six male and six female competitors battle it out.
They will take on the athletics arena, the swimming pool, gymnasium and velodrome.
Each contestant will put their sporting skills to the test in activities such as a 100-meter sprint and diving in order to climb the medals table.
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What prize does the winner of The Games get?
As well as live coverage of the events, each episode of The Games will feature the celebrities’ preparation as they’re taught the sports from scratch by some of the UK’s top coaches.
Following their gruelling training programme leading up to the competition, as they aim to reach their peak physical condition.
As the leader board takes shape with each night, the series will culminate in an exhilarating final showdown in which one male champion and one female champion will be crowned.
The prize is simply the honour of winning the show.
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Which celebrities will be on The Games on ITV?
The Games will be hosted live by This Morning’s Holly Willoughby and sportsman Freddie Flintoff.
Former professional footballer and presenter Alex Scott will also star on the show as the trackside reporter.
Alex is joined by fellow football player and presenter Chris Kamara as a commentator.
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The male celebs include Coronation Street’s Colson Smith and Ryan Thomas, former Strictly star Kevin Clifton, The Wanted’s Max George, Love Island’s Wes Nelson and Harry Potter actor Josh Herdman who is now known as a MMA fighter.
Meanwhile, the female stars are: Emmerdale’s Rebecca Sarker, newsreader Lucrezia Millarini, songwriter and podcast host Chelcee Grimes, Love Island’s Olivia Attwood, model Phoenix Brown, and Paddy McGuinness’s wife Christine McGuinness.
