Watch out celebrities, sabotage is about…
Joel Dommett, Judi Love, Sam Thompson and GK Barry, alongside a whole host of celebrities, get ready to shock the nation in an entertainment reality game show, Celebrity Sabotage, set to air on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player later this year.
Joel Dommett: “This show is absolute madness. Turns out making a new fake reality TV show every week and secretly sabotaging the real contestants to win them money is REALLY FUN! It’s honestly the most I’ve laughed in ages. Such a lovely bunch of fellow saboteurs too – Sam, GK, Judi and me made some mischief that needs to be seen to be believed.”
Judi Love: “I haven’t laughed this much in a while! From the first day of filming to the very last moment, it was an unforgettable experience. I loved working with my co-conspirators — Joel, GK and Sam. We got to dress up in some unique costumes, pull off hilarious pranks and all for a good cause — which is exactly my kind of fun.”
Produced by Lifted Entertainment – part of ITV Studios – Celebrity Sabotage will see Joel, Judi, Sam and GK team up to playfully sabotage unsuspecting contestants. Their mission? To complete daring and funny stunts in order to win a secret cash prize for the participants.
Each week our gang of celebrity saboteurs will be joined by a NEW guest saboteur, including Jill Scott MBE, Fay Ripley, Olivia Attwood, Jo Brand, Guz Khan and Harry Redknapp. Who will join in on all the action and cause even more mischief and mayhem.
In each episode a fresh set of unsuspecting contestants will arrive, believing they’re participating in a brand-new ITV show. These range from cooking challenges and relationship tests to business tasks and even murder mystery games. Little do they know that these shows are completely made up! To make it even more convincing, these fake shows will have believable hosts, including familiar faces such as Clare Balding, Matt and Emma Willis, Monica Galetti, Jason Fox, Sara Davies and Rylan Clark. Everyone involved, from the celebrity saboteurs and the crew to the famous hosts, is in on the secret.
Sam Thompson: “Filming this show was like a military operation. Think mission impossible (and I’ll let you in on a little secret, sometimes our missions felt impossible) but with more laughs. Working alongside Joel, Judi and GK was so much fun, and getting the chance to win money for the contestants more than made up for the times I had to dress up as a bush and stand in a field for hours!”
GK Barry: “This show is iconic. You get two shows for the price of one! It has everything you want in a new entertainment show – high stakes, high drama and LOTS of laughs. And we get to win members of the public money. What’s not to love? I can’t wait for everyone to see it.”
The celebrities are hidden away in their very own high-tech mission HQ, secretly watching the contestants’ every move. With props and disguises at their disposal, the question is: can the celebrities hold their nerve to successfully pull off some delightfully devious and convincingly cunning stunts, to win that big cash prize?
The stakes are high for our celebrity saboteurs. Every successfully executed sabotage mission will add more money to a secret prize pot. At the end of each episode, this pot will be revealed and shared equally among all the contestants – a complete surprise for them!
Katie Rawcliffe, Director of Entertainment & Daytime Commissioning ITV:
“Celebrity Sabotage is a unique combination of hidden camera, reality and gameshow, delivering big laughs with a fantastic celebrity cast. We are delighted to bring this exciting new format to the ITV audience.”
