Paul Gascoigne to appear on Channel 4 series set completely in the dark-Cydney Yeates-Entertainment – Metro

Gazza has been signed up to Scared Of The Dark (Picture: AFP)

Paul Gascoigne is set to star in a new Channel 4 reality series set in total darkness.

The retired England footballer is lined up to take on the upcoming show, titled Scared Of The Dark, which tests celebrities by denying them light for a week while also being tasked with ‘thought-provoking’ challenges.

Across six episodes, the celebrity contestants must undertake a number of tasks and those that fail will have to take on herculean games to save their place on the show.

Each celebrity will be motivated to conquer their fears because at the end only one will step out into the light as series winner.

‘This will be a real endurance challenge for Gazza – but that’s the whole point of the show,’ an insider said.

‘Along with the other celebrities taking part, he’ll have to survive in the darkness for seven days in a specially constructed space.

Gazza will have to live in total darkness for seven days (Picture: Getty)

‘During that time he’ll also have to complete a series of thought-provoking tasks in order to keep his place in the contest.’

The 55-year-old star is said to have ‘passed all his assessments’ in order to take part in the show.

The source added to The Sun newspaper’s TV Biz column: ‘Despite the scale of the challenge, Gazza passed all his assessments with flying colours and filming on the programme will start shortly.’

Gazza hasn’t appeared on an entertainment show in the UK since featuring on The Weakest Link, then hosted by Anne Robinson, in 2009.

Last year, he participated in Italy’s version of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!.

The former England ace and close friend David Seaman are hoping to star in another TV show about fishing (Picture: Getty)

His kids have also been seen on the small screen, with his daughter Bianca appearing on Italy’s version of Strictly Come Dancing, while her brother Regan won Dancing On Ice earlier this year.

Meanwhile, Gazza and his former England teammate David Seaman are looking to make a TV show about fishing.

David recently revealed: ‘I have been speaking to his agent about a TV pilot.

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‘Gazza enjoys his fishing even though his line spends more time out of the water than in it – because if he doesn’t get a fish in a minute, he changes his fly.

‘He has these issues but underneath he has a heart of gold and hopefully he will be on the straight and narrow when we work together… It will be hilarious because he is a handful when he is fishing, trust me.’

Metro.co.uk has contacted Gazza’s rep for comment.

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