The ITV series brings together a host of popular famous faces as they try to prank members of the public
ITV viewers have branded Celebrity Sabotage ‘utter rubbish’ after being left unimpressed by its first episode of the new prank series.
Premiering on Saturday night (March 21) after Britain’s Got Talent, ITV are hoping the the new series brings in younger viewers. It features I’m A Celebrity 2023 winner Sam Thompson, The Masked Singer host Joel Dommett, and Loose Women duo Judi Love and YouTuber GK Barry as part of a team.
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Each episode sees members of the public unwittingly take part in a fake ITV show. Complete with a famous host, the team of celebrity saboteurs watch from nearby and attempt to cause chaos at every turn, without getting caught.
The fake shows include Couple Goals, hosted by husband and wife Matt and Emma Willis, The Applicant, hosted by former Dragons’ Den star Sara Davies and The Backstabber, hosted by Rylan Clark, who rose to fame on The X Factor.
For each successfully executed sabotage mission, money will be added to a secret cash prize pot. With up to £30,000 up for grabs, which isn’t revealed until the end of each episode when it is distributed equally among all the contestants.
Teasing what to expect from the series, Joel told PA this week: “We had so much fun making it, and all I can hope is that the fun comes across on screen. We worked really hard to make it as fun as possible and to give some money to some really deserving people.
“Genuinely, this show has been one of the highlights of my career! You never really know what a new show will be like. I really hope people watching it enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it.”
Episode one saw the stars entering their secret HQ, which was located behind in a bookcase in a lavish country home. Joining them as a guest saboteur this week was UK comedy legend Jo Brand.
The first fake show to be put under the spotlight was The Applicant, with Sara Davies showing off some of her business skills. Viewers saw a host of contestants explaining why their business skills would make them a worthy victor.
Highlights from the episode included when Judi knocked off a tower of glasses and blamed it on a contestant and Sam switching a USB full of business images for an empty one. The latter did this without getting caught by hiding in a knight’s armour.
Those who tuned in to Celebrity Sabotage’s first episode were left divided as they took to X, previously known as Twitter, to share their frustrations with its series premiere.
@Kazzie_P_60 said: “How do programmes like these ever get commissioned? Utter rubbish #celebritysabotage.” @Pickitflickit added: “There’s a great idea in there but it is a right old mess #Celebritysabotage.”
@philm2244 wrote: “How has Saturday night entertainment come to this? #celebritysabotage.” @Terrismith32115 stated: “Who is the target audience for this my 8yo hasnt so much as smirked and im just about ready to turn it off #celebritysabotage
@AlexPaterson0 argued: “Just what we need on a Saturday night, just a good light hearted show #CelebritySabotage.” @TGherewego: “#CelebritySabotage I’m going to assume all the fake shows are rip offs of other shows, and that’s kinda love that.”
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